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Forum: Platforms and Indicators April 29th, 2015, 12:44 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,456
Posted By tradetree
Trading Server Platform Feedback

I am a futures trader and software architect. After years of using NinjaTrader, Tradestation and Multicharts, I got fed-up with the bugs and lack of access to source code to fix the bugs. I...
Forum: Brokers July 19th, 2014, 12:57 PM
Replies: 903
Views: 411,347
Posted By tradetree
djkiwi, I appreciate your analysis of the...

djkiwi,
I appreciate your analysis of the acquisition, but you are missing or glossing over a part of the dynamic. We are all customers of NinjaTrader. We purchased this platform because it...
Forum: Brokers July 18th, 2014, 11:18 PM
Replies: 903
Views: 411,347
Posted By tradetree
Unless you know some history I do not,...

Unless you know some history I do not, Tradestation was always a platform based brokerage. So you knew upfront, and brokers also knew upfront where things stood. The issue is not in being a...
Forum: Brokers July 18th, 2014, 02:34 PM
Replies: 903
Views: 411,347
Posted By tradetree
I think this statement is in fact correct, from...

I think this statement is in fact correct, from what I've read so far on the Ninja Trader website. In fact their own link says it all: NinjaTrader Ecosystem | Broker Partners...
Forum: Brokers October 4th, 2011, 10:44 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,617
Posted By tradetree
I should also mention that this is an interesting...

I should also mention that this is an interesting event that I came upon and it was evidenced by the "net gain" posted within Ninja for the daily account gain. This is not a double-blind scientific...
Forum: Brokers October 4th, 2011, 10:02 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,617
Posted By tradetree
Yes, the fill prices are different. I check the...

Yes, the fill prices are different. I check the order that went out in the "orders" tab of Ninja. They both went out at a set limit price, the same price. But my gain is different by 0.02 to 0.05...
Forum: Brokers October 4th, 2011, 09:45 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,617
Posted By tradetree
1) In terms of a delay or not, that is more an...

1) In terms of a delay or not, that is more an "explanation" for the symptom rather than a cause. In other words, the fact is the fills are poor at IB, and one way I explain the bad fills is in...
Forum: Brokers October 3rd, 2011, 01:22 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 9,925
Posted By tradetree
Yes, I know that VFM is the FCM, but who sets the...

Yes, I know that VFM is the FCM, but who sets the commissions and who was the front-end sales and support? For Tradestation it was Tradestation, for IB it was IB, and for Optimus it was Optimus. ...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 2nd, 2011, 11:52 PM
Replies: 157
Views: 71,940
Posted By tradetree
Lornz, This was hard to follow. :-) You do not...

Lornz, This was hard to follow. :-) You do not use indicators, but then you do. But then you're also sure others who use indicators are "a little bit behind" and you have "not met anyone successful...
Forum: Brokers October 2nd, 2011, 10:53 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 9,925
Posted By tradetree
I wanted to second this. I love Linux and I...

I wanted to second this. I love Linux and I searched for a long time for a way to trade from Linux. I even downloaded open source projects and compiled them for trading. In the end it was not...
Forum: Brokers October 2nd, 2011, 10:21 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,646
Posted By tradetree
Yes, he deserves thanks for this detailed reply. ...

Yes, he deserves thanks for this detailed reply. Also, keep in mind that IB data is of poorer quality than other sources. There are not that many truly unfiltered data providers. I have accounts...
Forum: Brokers October 2nd, 2011, 10:06 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,617
Posted By tradetree
Interactive Brokers Versus Optimus Trading Fills

I recently started trading one of my automated NT strategies to two different brokers and discovered an amazing difference. In simple terms, I am getting significantly different fills. Now I always...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management October 2nd, 2011, 03:29 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 10,830
Posted By tradetree
I have a general question and I hope it is not...

I have a general question and I hope it is not too far off topic. For members on this thread that are not yet profitable, have you taken one of the documented strategies that are on this list (other...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management September 14th, 2011, 03:22 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 10,830
Posted By tradetree
If you are profitable by doing this then you are...

If you are profitable by doing this then you are a trader. Good for you to have such patience, I know I don't! That is one reason I don't discretionary trade but algorithm trade, because I'm too...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management September 13th, 2011, 04:24 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 10,830
Posted By tradetree
Did I miss a requirement to only trade with a...

Did I miss a requirement to only trade with a single moving average? I did not follow what you mean here?

I do agree that it is very hard in this day and age to manually discretionary trade. ...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management September 13th, 2011, 04:07 PM
Replies: 204
Views: 64,772
Posted By tradetree
This is an interesting thread and I'm only half...

This is an interesting thread and I'm only half way through, but I had a question (I also see the thread hasn't had a post is some time so I hope it is not dead). There were posts that proposed that...
Forum: Traders Hideout September 13th, 2011, 01:09 PM
Replies: 157
Views: 71,940
Posted By tradetree
I used to invest in real estate, and I realized...

I used to invest in real estate, and I realized something about this person's predicament. If you develop a property or business, the value of the asset is not visible. If he were to watch the...
Forum: Traders Hideout September 13th, 2011, 11:01 AM
Replies: 157
Views: 71,940
Posted By tradetree
Lornz, You created quite a contradiction...

Lornz,
You created quite a contradiction here! :) There are a wide range of capabilities on this board. Anyone coming to a board is looking for a wide range of insights and input. They will...
Forum: Traders Hideout September 12th, 2011, 02:55 PM
Replies: 157
Views: 71,940
Posted By tradetree
Well said! I doubt we would be on this forum if...

Well said! I doubt we would be on this forum if we had hit that size. We would be starting a non-profit for philanthropic purposes!
Forum: Traders Hideout September 12th, 2011, 02:25 PM
Replies: 157
Views: 71,940
Posted By tradetree
No question, but driving to work every day is not...

No question, but driving to work every day is not a guarantee of making it there alive. There are no guarantees in life, even US Treasuries are not guaranteed investments. But what on earth is...
Forum: Traders Hideout September 12th, 2011, 01:25 PM
Replies: 157
Views: 71,940
Posted By tradetree
True, but there are approaches that come awfully...

True, but there are approaches that come awfully close to a lock for that little a gain. 25% a year is not very much for a well diversified portfolio. It has been said many times by the greatest...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management September 12th, 2011, 12:25 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 10,830
Posted By tradetree
Interesting interpretation of the write-up. I...

Interesting interpretation of the write-up. I didn't see the stages as being dynamic, so much as changes in consciousness. Once the consciousness goes up a level I would think it stays there, why...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management September 9th, 2011, 12:26 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 10,830
Posted By tradetree
I do not enjoy discretionary trading, in the...

I do not enjoy discretionary trading, in the sense of deciding on rules or how I will apply rules as I trade. In fact, if I trade this way I move way down in the range. With my algorithmic trading...
Forum: Commodities September 9th, 2011, 12:02 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,476
Posted By tradetree
What is interesting is how the #1 issue for...

What is interesting is how the #1 issue for traders is figuring out if they are profitable and by how much, and yet less time is spent on this consideration than you would expect. I know when I...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management September 6th, 2011, 06:05 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 10,830
Posted By tradetree
Excellent read and very true. We all can...

Excellent read and very true. We all can relapse, but we already have the tools to pull ourselves back into the saddle. I can't quite say I'm bored at this point... :becky:
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