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Lo and behold, my Broker, a decent guy, says NO...that is my aggravation with OEC...they seem to run off in tangents...love their platform as it is simple for the simple minded...BUT their support STINKS...!!!
I am seriously considering giving Mirus a chance unless I hear/read something untoward...
I don't have a lot of time to mess around as I want to set up automated sub accounts....and yet I am one step less than "dummies for auto trading"...2 left thumbs that have cost me over time...
reality is that many closed platforms, OpenECry included, publish an API... TSS(MultiCharts) has supported OEC API for the past 4 years I believe.. you can go to their forums and check it out... even better, download their MC7 beta and test it out.. you will see how it works and test the connectivity before doing anything.. the beta is free for life... and for automated trading, the demo version is good for 30 days.
as to Mirus.. hmmm... they are a decent broker... I have used them... but they are not the best broker... I would rather recommend to you Velocity for their simpler account management features (very much like OEC platform) and also their tech support..... for the best pricing DeepDiscountTrading(CrossLand)... unless you want to go with Advantage Futures (but their account management platform is just awful)... another good account management platform is Vision Financial (Optimus is an IB for them).. their comms are ok..
anyhow, if you are truly not as computer savvy, please dont waste your time with NT7 & C#... stick to something like EasyLanguage(MultiCharts/TradeStation) that can be coded rather simply, but it is powerful enough to write anything complex... specially if you are using off the shelf indicators, etc. one does not really need C#...
When it comes to computers I'm still as 'thick as 2 planks' ...trust me...but at the same time I understand what you are trying to say...
Crazy at it may seem, to be successful in this business (given the technology available) I HAVE to believe it is NOT a 'one army band'...
It seems to me that there are individuals that want be able to trade, but for God given reasons cannot, and yet have abilities that can support the trader...so would it not make sense for individuals to recognize their individual talents and combine them to achieve the 'common goal'...
Probably getting off track from what this journal is supposed to be about...and talking out of my butt...
I completely understand what you mean... there is no single man hedge fund... usually, not always, there are those with the capital.. then the traders with the ideas and abilities... the quants (which normally know how to program) with their ideas as well... the techies.. the backoffice people... and all together make the pie and put it in the oven.. each with its own specialized task... to make lots of $$$, it takes a team.
there are plenty of guys on this forum that might not have a strategy that would certainly love exchanging skills... and then there is the mighty dollar as well, since programmers are for hire..
Ok...we have new set up underway...I missed the first trade...but i still start from scratch. I don't particularly like Wednesdays or Fridays, but can only trade what is given as i have no idea of the outcome...
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L130325...got 'flipped'...and now series 2
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