This applies to any broker, not just IB. But I think a great feature would be a new web-based report that is an unofficial account audit....
I'm working on an application using IB's API right now, though in Java not VB. Basically I'm doing it in small steps. My first application did...
You should examine the dependency of your return time series. If there are statistically significant forward-tested relationships in your...
I just edited another comment. Anyhow, welcome, hope it helps! :) -Taric
Pat, It looks excellent to me. Basically the ideal correlation is as close to 0 as possible, and most cells in the matrix are around 0.2 which...
Thanks again rufus.. very interesting. -Taric
The central theme here seems to be a) yes it is possible to crack some strategies and it is done however b) it is quite costly, so it is generally...
I agree. But for someone who isn't a programmer already, I would not try to learn Java at this stage. First start with TradeStation's...
It depends on the following 3 things: 1) what is your skill in programming (Excel only? or C++ / Java ?) 2) what is your budget (free...
I use IB's Java API to get market data and that works great. Now I'm at a stage where I need to program automated order execution / order...
I'm running into a sort of similar issue as well. I have more data including bid + ask volume + whether the trades happen on the bid or ask...
Would this really happen though? When Florida got hit with natural distasters the last few years, house prices haven't slowed down. That...
I must admit, while during the stock bubble I researched prior bubbles and correctly identified it, I was caught wrong-footed on the real-estate...
In my experience, IB has consistently been 1-2 seconds faster than eSignal for ER2 and ES. -Taric
joesan, Very interesting thoughts, thanks for sharing! It is difficult to predict the future (even for us traders sometimes :)), but in your...
You can get this data from IB (Interactive Broker)'s API. They don't charge anything extra so the cost is $10/month (or less) + exchange fees....
While there are some issues certainly, I think the Heritage data is reasonably good. But I think you have to look at not only the relative score,...
Ok, so I guess Communism now = - opening of trade barriers - increasing the rule of law - opening up barriers to foreign ownership and...
Hong Kong: GDP per head ($ at PPP): 2000: 25,671 2001: 26,173 2002: 26,830 2003: 27,700 China: GDP per head ($ at PPP):...
Ok, how do you explain the unbelievable success of Hong Kong the last 40 years? They have roughly the same standard of living as the US (about 20...
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