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Re: [RT] Is Tradestation still top dog?



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you might also investigate Ensign for Windows, it uses a script language
based on Delphi,  cost is about
330 a  year and tech support is really good, not to mention the continual
refinements to the program.

don
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Nelson" <trader@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 11:16 AM
Subject: [RT] Is Tradestation still top dog?


>
> All,
>
> I have a fairly open ended question, sorry if it sounds unfocused.
>
> I've been a Supercharts user for many many years, and this program has
> served me well, as long as I could obtain systems and studies which were
> precompiled into ELA format.
>
> I would like to get into much more detail analysis and trading strategies
> that just can't be done without the power editor and a full-blown
> backtesting/trading system.
>
> So the question "is Tradestation still the best product for the money to
> do this"?  Or should I embark on a Visual Basic or Java coding project to
> do the same?  There's been a LOT of complaints about Tradestation in the
> past and I don't want to go to all the expense for something that won't
> cut the mustard.
>
> Also it seems that Omega is moving towards online subscription services
> which is not something I really think I want (although I could be wrong).
> I have my own data feed which works just fine thank you.  All I really
> need is the ability to program systems, etc.
>
> Since I have my own data feed, programming everything from scratch in VB
> or Java has its appeal, but of course its a lot of work too.
>
> See?  I told you it was an open ended question :-)
>
> Should I "move up" (or go someplace else)?
>
> -- John
>
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