Not much progress on this - Got accounting for one strategy moved over to the new environment. TWS is up and running - no execution code in place...
The platform is still very rough. You can do basically the things that they allowed you to do on dough - that's straightforward - basic spreads,...
Well - you do have a decent track record after being right the first time - so I'll listen ;) So far the stack is pretty slim anyway - secured...
Well - obviously I've a hard time listening - and ignored your input. I've built a couple docker images locally and just as I was getting ready to...
I'd love to use docker - I was under the impression it wouldn't work though due to the graphical UI requirements of TWS - I just did some googling...
I guess I'm getting sold more on them ;) Since I'm new to either - which one requires the smallest footprint (I'd like to avoid another server and...
First of all thanks to both of you - that's the type of interaction I was hoping for. Now specifically to share some of my experiences. I wasn't...
I'm not overly worried of VPS versus physical - I think if you have a bad provider you're screwed either way. It's just as easy for them to get...
Well - the server is up and running and I can log in. Step 1 - change my password - done. Step 2 - check what's running/listening on it before...
I've been algo trading for about 10 years now - from some super basic setups initially (single computer at home) to cloud based strategies to...
Steven - what records do you keep that you can't get from your broker statements? (I'm mostly asking cause I don't keep track of any of this...
I'm not a Karen fanboy but this article seems quite motivated to push their own stuff without serious substance on the backtest and some pretty...
Neke - are you getting close to finish above your cut off line?
Yes to both - I have many strategies backtested (most of them didn't work out) and for that I use my own backtesting framework. Many use specific...
Obviously do whatever you're most comfortable with unless you want to pick up a new language in the process- IB has a great java API. You can use...
Maybe still depends on your trading platform/broker. I used to trade with optionsXpress more than 10 years ago and back then they had weird...
Where do you get these statistics and what do they even mean? 99% never have a winning year - never make money overall - never make money...
Tried it just now - GLD is available to borrow - that's for sure. Having said that I'm sure their available shares are nothing compared to IB....
You don't have enough in your paper trading account to take half of my real trades boy.
http://quantocracy.com/ It's a mashup from various quant blogs.
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