NexusFi: Find Your Edge


Home Menu

 





Ubuntu Linux


Discussion in ThinkOrSwim

Updated
    1. trending_up 6,037 views
    2. thumb_up 1 thanks given
    3. group 2 followers
    1. forum 3 posts
    2. attach_file 0 attachments




 
Search this Thread

Ubuntu Linux

  #1 (permalink)
 datahogg 
Knoxville Tennessee USA
 
Experience: Intermediate
Platform: TOS
Trading: ES, NQ, CL, /6E futures options.
Posts: 346 since Oct 2012
Thanks Given: 135
Thanks Received: 154

Does anyone use Ubuntu Linux operating system with the Think Or Swim (TOS) trading platform??

Thanks in advance. HH.

Started this thread Reply With Quote

Can you help answer these questions
from other members on NexusFi?
ZombieSqueeze
Platforms and Indicators
MC PL editor upgrade
MultiCharts
Trade idea based off three indicators.
Traders Hideout
REcommedations for programming help
Sierra Chart
How to apply profiles
Traders Hideout
 
Best Threads (Most Thanked)
in the last 7 days on NexusFi
Just another trading journal: PA, Wyckoff & Trends
31 thanks
Spoo-nalysis ES e-mini futures S&P 500
29 thanks
Tao te Trade: way of the WLD
24 thanks
Bigger Wins or Fewer Losses?
20 thanks
GFIs1 1 DAX trade per day journal
17 thanks
  #2 (permalink)
 
tlopez51's Avatar
 tlopez51 
Clifton, NJ/USA
 
Experience: Advanced
Platform: TradeStation, NinjaTrader
Broker: TradeStation, NinjaTraderBrokerage, CQG, IQ-DTN
Trading: ES, NQ, YM, TF, CL, GC, ZB, IWM, FXE, SPY, UVXY, USO, TLT, TBT, QQQ, GLD, JNK
Posts: 57 since Aug 2013
Thanks Given: 3
Thanks Received: 47


datahogg View Post
Does anyone use Ubuntu Linux operating system with the Think Or Swim (TOS) trading platform??

Thanks in advance. HH.

I use Linux Mint which is an Ubuntu-based distribution with TOS quite frequently.

Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)
 datahogg 
Knoxville Tennessee USA
 
Experience: Intermediate
Platform: TOS
Trading: ES, NQ, CL, /6E futures options.
Posts: 346 since Oct 2012
Thanks Given: 135
Thanks Received: 154



tlopez51 View Post
I use Linux Mint which is an Ubuntu-based distribution with TOS quite frequently.

Does the Linux Mint work well with the TOS? Are the graphics and speed better? How about reliability?

I did a TOS download for the trading platform, but the .exe file would not execute using Ubuntu. And I used Ubuntu for the download.

The Tdameritrade/Think or Swim site lists Ubuntu as compatible with the TOS platform.

Thanks HH.

Started this thread Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)
 
tlopez51's Avatar
 tlopez51 
Clifton, NJ/USA
 
Experience: Advanced
Platform: TradeStation, NinjaTrader
Broker: TradeStation, NinjaTraderBrokerage, CQG, IQ-DTN
Trading: ES, NQ, YM, TF, CL, GC, ZB, IWM, FXE, SPY, UVXY, USO, TLT, TBT, QQQ, GLD, JNK
Posts: 57 since Aug 2013
Thanks Given: 3
Thanks Received: 47


datahogg View Post
Does the Linux Mint work well with the TOS? Are the graphics and speed better? How about reliability?

I did a TOS download for the trading platform, but the .exe file would not execute using Ubuntu. And I used Ubuntu for the download.

The Tdameritrade/Think or Swim site lists Ubuntu as compatible with the TOS platform.

Thanks HH.

There's a separate installer (thinkorswim_installer.sh) for the Linux OS.

https://mediaserver.thinkorswim.com

It's the better way to install TOS on linux. If you want to install using the windows .exe version then you need to do it in Wine or other compatible layer for running windows apps on Linux.

IMO Linux Mint is more responsive and runs much faster and smoother than Ubuntu. You can use many of the same tips for installing stuff on Mint for Ubuntu.

Reply With Quote
Thanked by:




Last Updated on December 26, 2013


© 2024 NexusFi™, s.a., All Rights Reserved.
Av Ricardo J. Alfaro, Century Tower, Panama City, Panama, Ph: +507 833-9432 (Panama and Intl), +1 888-312-3001 (USA and Canada)
All information is for educational use only and is not investment advice. There is a substantial risk of loss in trading commodity futures, stocks, options and foreign exchange products. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
About Us - Contact Us - Site Rules, Acceptable Use, and Terms and Conditions - Privacy Policy - Downloads - Top
no new posts