Old Posts Tagged with "trading-platforms"

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Here you can find links to old content I had on the blog, prior to switching to our group pages. Have fun looking around... some of it is pretty good! If you are looking for the best of the best posts from both the old and new eras, then go to the Articles Page. If you want the newest material, browse the public group (and the google waves associated with it).

FreeStockCharts.com

Posted on February 11th, 2010
Written by Richard

Today, I was browsing a TAS&C during lunch, and came across a glowing review for freestockcharts.com, so I checked it out. It’s pretty full-featured for a web app, and has realtime data from the BATS exchange. And, it’s free!

TradingSim

Posted on December 19th, 2009
Written by Richard

I get several requests every month to feature new products and services here on the blog. It seems like every time, it’s a horrible idea or an over-priced service. Today, I think, is an exception. Check out www.tradingsim.com.
Basically, it gives you a minimal sim-trading “platform” right in your browser window (cross-platform: I [...]

Multicharts Updates for Free!

Posted on December 18th, 2009
Written by Richard

I just received this email from Multicharts:
Dear fellow traders,
The holiday season is approaching and we have some exciting news to share with you during this wonderful time of the year!
1) All MultiCharts updates will be free. This is true both for existing and new customers. This important decision ensures that MultiCharts users will benefit from [...]

Ninjatrader 7 Beta: My First Impressions

Posted on October 5th, 2009
Written by Richard

I got my beta copy of Ninja7 tonight. Though there were a few issues, my impression is very favorable overall. Here were my first impressions, roughly in order.

NinjaTrader 7 Feature Highlights

Posted on June 22nd, 2009
Written by Richard

[EDIT: I have NT7 Beta now... see my first look at the Ninjatrader 7 beta]
Ninja just released a list of features for NT7, and you can see the list here. A lot of the features make things more convenient that what we have in 6.5 (like dragging around indicators rather than setting up panel [...]

Multicharts 5.0 beta6

Posted on May 16th, 2009
Written by Richard

It looks like Multicharts 5 is coming out soon, so I wanted to check out the latest beta (beta6). Here are my initial impressions:

They’ve taken out point(original) bars. Damn. I love point(original) charts, as you know. Good thing I recently implemented them on ninjatrader! I made a post to the [...]

Which Trading Platform Should I Use?

Posted on April 13th, 2009
Written by Richard

A lot of you ask me what I think of the various platforms out there. Here are some of my thoughts. Since I spend a fair amount of time developing indicators, I may not be the most typical user, so keep that in mind when you read this!
Multicharts
This product, from tssupport.com (a [...]