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Hi Eliot,
I suggest you send your email to TASC as a Fax./letter, pointing out that
you have also sent copies to trading lists on the net.. It might shame Omega
into doing something about it.
Regards,
Gram.
-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: Eliot Kaplan <eliot@xxxxxxx>
A: Omega Digest List <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx> <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Data: 16/01/2000 19:44
Oggetto: [RT] Software Alternatives to TradeStation/Custom indicators..
>Anyone have suggestions for alternatives to Omega's software for trading
the
>S&P on an intraday basis?
>
>I am at the point of giving up on TradeStation, in either form.
>
>TradeStation 2000 is such a disaster as a piece of software that I am left,
>after 3 weeks of TS4 to TS2K and data feed transition process, with an
>unusable (read, untradeable/unreliable) platform from which to trade.
>
>The transition I spoke of included moving from FutureSource to Quote.com
>via DynaStore over the holidays, and even though Quote.com has had
>difficulties, I still believe in it as a service, and DynaStore is behaving
>well.
>
>As a front end alternative, I have looked at Advanced GET, CQG & Aspen
>Graphics to date, and am partial to them in the same order.
>
>GET works with Quote.com, so that is good, requiring one less adjustment.
It
>is also an elegantly written piece, it seems.
>
>CQG is also well written, and I could justify CQG's cost in that you get a
>high quality data feed along with the software. Anyone out there using it
>for S&P day trading?
>
>Aspen Graphics is also very strong as a package, but is such a non-standard
>interface, that I feel like a complete beginner software-wise. It also
>requires S&P Comstock (over the internet). Ironically, even their own sales
>people are not confident their internet based product is robust.
>
>Finally, I could use Quote.com's QCharts. I am assuming they will iron out
>the recent issues they have had.
>
>The key to all this is getting some custom indicators originally written
for
>TradeStation 4 converted into one of the above. If the software vendors
>themselves don't provide this for me as an incentive to "lease" their
>products", I may need to pay someone to rewrite them. Anyone interested?
>
>What frustration. I've been in the computer consulting business for ten
>years, and have NEVER seen a more lame attempt at a "high" end piece of
code
>as TradeStation. And all for a mere $2000+. Pure hucksterism!
>
>While I appreciate that alot of you are having similar problems, I have no
>intention of starting a flame Omega thread. So lets leave it unspoken,
>unless you have something real to add. I am sure the others on the list
will
>appreciate it.
>
>For those who have answers to my questions, your reply's are eagerly
>anticipated!
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Eliot
>
>
>
>Eliot Kaplan
>
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