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Erika Fluke wrote:
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> Hi RTs,
>
> Integrated Financial Solution provides software to export data from DTN
> to other software. (like MS).
> I was wondering if anybody is using their services, their Connect 3.5
> program, their charting software?
>
> What is your experience in usability of the software? (easy to use,
> flexible, etc.)
> How many people tried it?
> What is the company response for problems and how well their software
> works in windows environment?
> Why they are worth the price they ask for their "modular" pieces?
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> Any response is appreciated.
>
> Everybody have a nice LONG weekend!!!!
>
> ***** Erika ***** :-)
Ericka,
I have used IFS's things for years.
It is set up by screens, and will make daily or intraday files for you.
The intraday screens have one understandable limitation a symbol can
only be entered once.
Thus if you are really into different intraday time periods then you
have to have a separate screen for each time period. I have a screen
for 3 min, 15 min 30 minutes.
It saves your data in many formats. Metatstock, computrac, 5 and 7 field
ascii, ...
The charting package is pretty basic a better solution is, TradeSmart,
by Stratagem1 software. This is a software in spreadsheet format. It
frankly,is very sophisticated and easily programable,Has alarm
functions, testing.. it is limited tho to 2000 bars..
I use it for intraday. IFS and Stratagem1's products interact. One can
get a screen to update at a period you specify.. The limitation is that
each time you request an update,
the program re-reads the file and re-draws the screen.. If you have 8
files that need to be read for a particular screen this can take 20
seconds of read and calculation time.
The trade off is that when I bot the two pieces of software it cost
$600.00, support has never been a problem, Rich the support guy at
Stratagem1 is an experienced programer. He has written things for me
gratis.. They also have solutions posted on thier website of popular
algorhythems{sp?} published in TASC.
Unless you need one minute bars on a tick by tick basis this is a
pretty good solution, that is a cheap research tool. Once you have done
your research, then go to TradeStation.
Don
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