What are good platforms for automatically trading a portfolio of stocks?

February 16th, 2017, 04:25 PM

mattz

We are not licensed in stocks now, but I like Sterling Trader and Das Trader. In my opinion they are very professional platforms.

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Matt Z
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Thanks for this post also Mattz. However, just like Tradingest's recommendation of Tradestation, I wanted to get some more specific information on why you think these platforms are good for portfolio trading and what experience you have had with them. Have you or anyones else in your group traded a share portfolio with Sterling Trader and Das Trader on an intraday basis. Any weaknesses you have found? Strengths? Quirks?

February 19th, 2017, 12:41 PM

Take a look at VectorVest.

They have some type of auto trader set up that might work for you. They have a reasonable trial rate to see if their screening might fit your needs.

I have not used this as my stock trading is longer term and I can manage my portfolio with EOD data.

February 20th, 2017, 01:26 PM

I can highly recommend the book and the blog of Andreas F. Clenow. He's a hedge fund manager with much to share.

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February 24th, 2017, 06:33 PM

johnslango

Thanks everyone for your comments.

ABQJuan. I have heard some good things about Quantopian, but I'll have to learn Python yet. I understand that they have end of day data that they provide. Do they provide intraday data, or is it easy enough to import this? It seems to be hard to get a lot of good quality data that is identical to what you want to trade on i.e. so that you end up with lots of reliable data to back test with at the same time as getting cheap commissions. Thoughts on this?

Specifically, have you had experience with portfolio management with this Quantopian?

Tradingest - Thank you. I know that you have said that "Tradestation" is good a couple of times, but could I ask for a little more background about this. Do you trade a share portfolio intraday with TS on an intraday basis. Any weaknesses you have found? Strengths? Quirks?

Thanks also Forgiven. I am using Interactive Brokers as a broker for now, and as above the issue is with getting lots of reliable intraday data to backtest on as well as the good commission. I am definitely interested in this as a question, but for now, I am interested in the platform side of things.

Tradestation is very integrated platform with scanner instruments, live radarscreen to find opportunity...It use easy language code to coding your indicator for the scan or strategy. It's the best platform because allow you more think that other platform is not make. it's great!!

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DarkPoolTrading · February 25th, 2017, 12:24 AM

johnslango

Thanks everyone for your comments.

ABQJuan. I have heard some good things about Quantopian, but I'll have to learn Python yet. I understand that they have end of day data that they provide. Do they provide intraday data, or is it easy enough to import this? It seems to be hard to get a lot of good quality data that is identical to what you want to trade on i.e. so that you end up with lots of reliable data to back test with at the same time as getting cheap commissions. Thoughts on this?

Specifically, have you had experience with portfolio management with this Quantopian?

Tradingest - Thank you. I know that you have said that "Tradestation" is good a couple of times, but could I ask for a little more background about this. Do you trade a share portfolio intraday with TS on an intraday basis. Any weaknesses you have found? Strengths? Quirks?

Thanks also Forgiven. I am using Interactive Brokers as a broker for now, and as above the issue is with getting lots of reliable intraday data to backtest on as well as the good commission. I am definitely interested in this as a question, but for now, I am interested in the platform side of things.

Quantopian is the way to go I would say. Yes, they do offer minute data. I would suggest you watch some of Quantopian's educational lectures regardless of whether or not you decide to use their platform and even if you don't know python. In terms of algorithmic trading, their educational lectures are some of the absolute best available.

You could give TradeStatation a go. There are certainly some who use the platform to trade multiple algorithmic systems simultaneously. However depending on how complex you get, you will at some point outgrow every retail trading platform available and realise it is better to learn python or R and code things yourself. If you're just starting out though, that would probably be an unnecessarily steep learning curve right out the gate.

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