In a sentence...they have vast amounts of insider knowledge (some legal, some illegal) and the ability to trade in such a size that they can move...
At one point a few years back, whilst admittedly very bored, I actually tried fading every 'expert' opinion on CNBC for a week (small bets) to see...
And I remember now... I also couldn't figure out how to programmatically get access to the level II datastream. And that's when I stopped...
I actually looked at RightEdge before getting to NinjaTrader and liked the demo a lot. The developers have obviously planned it properly and the...
Well, I'm not fussed about busting a gut to shave milliseconds off because my trading strategies aren't that time critical. But I'm always going...
Yep. Having spent the last half hour reading up on them this is a classic example of where commercial open source ends up costing more than...
Actually... Here's an open source project that looks interesting. Didn't spot this the first time around. http://www.marketcetera.com...
I totally agree. I am not looking for anything other than a decent stable platform to handle the boilerplate stuff. I don't want anything...
Yep, thanks Mandelbrot. That was one of the first things I read when I arrived at this site. I had a look at some of the open source stuff like...
You are probably right Chaos. It was always going to be a long shot... And in any case, I have a natural aversion to open source projects...
OK folks. I really can't believe I'm saying this as I've already lost far too much of my life to open source projects which have gone...
Obviously this depends on your timescales/exposure etc. but if I ever lose my datafeed I just flatten all my positions immediately. No way will I...
Zen-Fire is cracking. Truly brilliant. By far the best retail data feed for the instruments it handles. I think I'm going to spend some time...
I wasn't refering to the size of their positions...but the software platforms the quant hedgies use. I've only been exposed to a small number,...
Many thanks to those who have commented on this thread and the many people who have PMed me. Seems like, having come to the same conclusion as...
Hi everyone, I'm currently evaluating the NinjaTrader platform with a view to using it for running fully automated strategies. I have to say...
Circadian - I'm guessing you have learnt nothing from this thread except that techies will fight to the death to try to prove that their skillset...
If you asked a direct question related to what you want actually wanted to know you might get a few more responses... Nobody here is just going...
You've hit the nail on the head there. Most retail traders assume that the guys working on the desks in the big banks must be better at trading...
Yep, obviously there are degrees of automation. A lot of the institutions use randomisation algos to divide up large orders and then spray a...
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