I think you can call a web service from Ruby but I don't have an example. Perl maybe. I know of someone who programs in Ruby but that's about it :)
HGF07 (March Girlfriend Futures)? We can do a lot of stuff with this. You can trade precious metals with this. Richard
I had the pleasure of working with a very successful quant at an energy trading firm in Arizona several years ago, and I learned that he used LOTS...
For scalping, execution speed is just as important as the trading system itself. I would find a fast API and rent a spot inside the same building...
What can I say... I enjoy making my rounds on ET :) Yahoo! has improved some things, that's for sure. It used to be a lot more difficult.
Well.. I thought I attached it. Trying again...
For anyone interested in an alternative to screen scraping, I have attached VB.NET and C# example projects for use with <a...
You could buy software components and hire a programmer: <a href="http://www.modulusfe.com">www.modulusfe.com</a>
Or you could use <a href="http://www.freemarketdata.net">FreeMarketData.net</a> with Visual Studio
You can use scanthemarket.com - a web service that my company built for Genesis Securities. A scan for 1% gaps could look like this: SET...
Well.. that's pretty much VB, in a nutshell :) Richard
How about VB
I'd start with VB.net or even VB6 if that's all you can get your hands on. Learn it in your spare time. You can apply what you learn to other...
I see they have gotten over the 2GB limit now. Not bad. Richard
Why scrape when you can direct connect for free: <a href="http://www.freemarketdata.net">FreeMarketData.net</a> That gives you free historic data...
The best thing is to NOT use an RMDBS when working with time series data. Instead, use a linear database with memory mapping. To locate a record...
That's right! And speaking of Nick Leeson (the man who caused the bankruptcy of the bank), he has his own web site: http://www.nickleeson.com I...
A good book on the Hunt brothers is "Beyond Greed" ISBN 0-670-64497-8. I've read it a couple times. Favorite chapter is 9, "Nov 79 to Jan 80:...
Not only is your bandwidth important, but the processor and RAM are equally important if you're watching a lot of symbols at once. Java loves RAM....
"After some thoughts on the matter, I've decided to isolate strategies and models from the core application of the Incisor Trading Engine."...
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