I use Yahoo for EOD and Interactive Brokers for realtime. Quote Tracker can feed Excel but the interface is clumsy. All free.
This is the only pairs trading site I've come across: http://www.pairstrading.com/ any others?
Biomech- "I would also have to recommend the Intel PC. The Athlons might be like 2% faster and maybe 10% cheaper, but the Intels are WAY more...
A relatively inexpensive program for calculating Hurst exponent as well as a whole series of other useful stats is: Chaos Data Analyzer Pro -...
Actually, the way I understand MOC orders, there is no slippage on a market order - because there is only one price, not a bid and ask. Of course...
From the IB site under margin requirements (5/30/02): Patterned Day Trader Margin Requirements The NYSE and NASD have imposed rules to limit...
Here is a sports futures link: http://www.tradesports.com and the sports arbitrage link: http://www.zero-risk-arbitrage.com
There are sites that offer sports futures exactly as you described. I don't have the link on this computer but Tuesday I can get it. Another...
Screens are free but to chart intraday delay is subscription: http://stockcharts.com/index.html
I only buy AMD. Cheaper, faster and it keeps you away from Dell and Gateway. If you must spend a lot of money, buy lots of memory (DDR) and...
Someone posted this - I thought it was "interesting." I do not know about the validity of it. Just FYI....
How about with options? Voodoo ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initially I thought...
The main problem is not being able to hedge the position when the system goes down. It is not knowing whether you have a position or not. You...
I don't know why they have keep my quote account as nonprofessional so far, even though they are charging the NASD pro fee to the account. I...
So far IB has let me keep nonprofessional status for my LLC, but charging me $20 for the NASD quotes. This way I have been able to trade NYSE so...
Freeport is okay, not much to do on the island except drink and it is very hard to get a DWI. But the reef system is one of the best in the...
I used to live in Freeport. Just went there to visit friends. I have also considered trading from there but I think the phone system sucks...
I'm no expert on this but I think an answer to your problem would be to put a trigger stop in higher than your risk stop and then execute at your...
LetsTrade, I took Bright's course last May and have found it very useful even to a part-time daytrader (if there is such a thing). At least...
I also thought the IB system was wrong until I copied the monthly emails into Excel. At that point all you have to do is sum the sales column....
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