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Couldnt agree more! But how do you make the hotkey for scrolling on a chart "alt+arrow" instead of ctrl+arrow? Also matrix scrolling is a pain specially when you struggle to put in order quick!

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I'm a discretionary trader and have been researching different options to automate my strategy. Not being a developer, TradeStation was near the top of the list because of its ease of use (EasyLanguage) and the robust platform. But the wide range of experiences expressed here has given me pause.

Simply put, would you recommend TradeStation as it is today? If not, what is a comparable alternative?

It's a good system. Easy Language is about as is easy as it could get but still be extremely powerful. There really aren't many alternatives either. The integrated broker-platform definitely has advantages (and disadvantages). My big issue is it could be so much better and they don't seem to care. It's like they are happy/complacent just maintaining ten plus year old software as long as they continue to make money.

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I been with TradeStation for over a year now. I havn't had any issues with them. Some minor ones, but my account manager took care of them. As for the options trading, I am managing a full options portfolio on the indexes. I havnt had any issues with quotes from their options chains. The execution has been fast and I have been getting some really good price improvements.

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 Billiwon 
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I've been a user for 20+ years but they seem to have become very "corporate" and no longer as customer-driven. Still, worth a shot drumming up interest both directions and think the guy to contact might be Michael Burke.


I have also been a user for over 20 years. I think Mike Burke has recently retired.

The platform may be old, still using 32-b, but with many advanced features, is efficient and fast enough and functioning well for me. I use it everyday without much trouble. I have not had any need to contact customer support for years now. Besides their excellent charting, I also use EasyLanguage for strategy backtesting and auto trading. As far as I know, still the best platform available to retail traders like me.

They also have a TradingApp Store which sounds interesting but I have not explored about what good tools they have available for free or subscription ...

~ Bill

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 stumbras 
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I would say yes as long as you know your fees up front and don't need attention from customer service. Depending on what broker you are coming from it may be better or worse.

The easy language is easy but you need to understand how to use it. One its not the best but it is a good way to practice and get an idea of your strategy works. The best is tick data backtesting.

Fees for futures is a bit high if you are a scalper. 1.50 per trip for regular and 0.50 per trip for mcro

Data fees depends on what you need but roughly $10 a month.

Fills are a lot better than TD. (which is the only other broker I have traded futures on)

If you qualify for Tradestation Salutes(military, veterans, first responders) - it goes down to 0.45$ per side for futures.

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If you qualify for Tradestation Salutes(military, veterans, first responders) - it goes down to 0.45$ per side for futures.

That's great.
Overall, fees is a minor consideration when compared to benefits and alternatives. I like TradeStation's trade automation. I can have multiple strategies applied to different symbols trading in different time frames at the same time. TS also makes available various bar types that I can trade -- daily, minutes, seconds, range, tick, kagi, renko, etc. If there is a better trading platform than TS that allows me such flexibility and diversification, I would like to know. Thank you.

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 stumbras 
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Anybody else have low margins on Tradestation? It takes 1400$ to buy 1 mes contract.

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 olive 
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Hi All,

Does anyone know if Tradestation offers these indicators? Cumulative delta and VWAP.

Thanks,

Olive

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olive,

there is a built-in indicator called "VWAP (Estimated)" that might do what you have in mind. Cumulative Delta is not directly available unfortunately as a built-in indicator.

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Hi All,

Does anyone know if Tradestation offers these indicators? Cumulative delta and VWAP.

Thanks,

Olive


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 olive 
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olive,

there is a built-in indicator called "VWAP (Estimated)" that might do what you have in mind. Cumulative Delta is not directly available unfortunately as a built-in indicator.

Regards,

ABCTG

Thank you for the info ABCTG. Would you know of any stock trading platfom that offer these indicators?

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