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I used to use Amibroker with DTN IQfeed and never had a problem. I have had Amibroker for about 10 years and I still use it for end of day. But, in my opinion, I think it is an excellent charting platform.
I have never used DDE for daytrading. It would be similar to delayed data because the data does not go directly into Amibroker. It goes through another "channel" like Excel, then to Amibroker, so it would not be optimum for day trading. That is why I used DTN IQfeed.
I never used eSignal. I know friends who have used them and the only thing I ever heard "bad" about them is their customer support. They were rude and not helpful.
Something else you might want to consider is Interactive Brokers. I know they have an interface where you can also place your orders directly from Amibroker charts. I don't know anyone who has used it, but the people I know who have accounts with IB are happy with them. Their margin requirements are higher and I was told by a friend 2 days ago they require $15,000 to open an account. That's about all I know about IB.
My friend used amibroker and swore by it, I tried a number of times and really didn't find it appealing. I'd just test out as many platforms as possible until you find the one that meets your trading needs.
Yes, I use it as real-time charting platform and for analysis. It easily blows e.g. Ninjatrader and Multicharts out of the water. The speed alone is amazing.
Of course it can be used for chart trading and automatic trading. There are examples on the Internet.
Don't know what you wanna hear about DDE. Well, DDE doesn't provide backfill. It's the nature of DDE. But if the data source provides historical data then you can create import scripts to backfill data with just one click.
Honestly, I tried TradeStation and it was good charting platform. The only problem I had was with their customer support.....and the fact that they "lost" my wire transfer when I tried to fund my account. It took them about a week to locate the funds. As soon as my account was funded....I closed it....then they wanted to charge me $5.00 for closing my account.
My personal experience with them was not a good one, unfortunately.
I once tried it years ago also and can confirm the different results issue. Don't know what's the reason. Also AB is definitely faster and more powerful. Tradestation mainly is an execution platform. Don't know about development progress since then but heard that version numbers are bumped without important changes (just like Metastock).