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RE: [amibroker] Re: WHERE & HOW CAN I "PAPER TRADE"?



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I just found Ninja Trader and it has a great real time sim for paper 
trading.

mikey t

>From: "me_rayme" <raycherry1@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [amibroker] Re: WHERE & HOW CAN I "PAPER TRADE"?
>Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 16:03:05 -0000
>
>   I use Bracket Trader connected to IB and AB, all at the same time.
>
>http://www.bracket-trader.com/features.html
>
>It is free and a Great simulator ( called Sim or Live), for a
>limited number of stocks , but pay $100 and any stock . It is also
>to trade RT with IB as a front end.
>
>In the demo ver I have on now can do simulations on QQQQ and ER2, in
>real time. Not sure how it would work in EOD. If you want to trade
>YM or ES in RT, will have to pay $100.
>
>I believe it was developed for the futures or any stock in RT like
>qqqq.
>
>If you get IB, which is only $10/m when you do not trade, and
>connect to BT a great simulator system.
>
>They have 3 downloads, depending on the IB version and API.
>
>
>Ray
>
>
>--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Michael Tumolo"
><missionstrading@xxxx> wrote:
> > Hey James
> > If you're just trying to get comfortable with a new system and are
>doing EOD
> > trading then after you get the signal in the evening you can just
>put in a
> > simulated Market On Open order and in your trading use the next
>mornings
> > open as your entry price. you can keep this in a spreadsheet.
> >
> > As far as brokerages are concerned I have been with TD and
>Ameritrade and
> > several others and I finally found what I consider the best.
>Interactive
> > Brokers. There you open a universal account where you can trade
>both stocks
> > and futures and the options on each in one single account. The
>commissions
> > are dirt cheap (ie I bought 10,000 shares of a penny stock a few
>weeks ago
> > and it only cost me $1.00, yes one dollar!!!)and the execution for
>me has
> > been flawless. PLus AB has an Interactive Brokers plug in so that
>you get
> > live realtime quotes streaming into your computer all day for
>free. It is a
> > really sweet setup. Interactive uses what they call Traders Work
>Station
> > (TWS) and I believe they have a demo version of it that you might
>be able to
> > papertrade with delayed data. check them out...
> > http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/main.php
> >
> > Hope that helped.
> >
> > mikey t
> >
> >
> > >From: james brady <jimbrady51@xxxx>
> > >Reply-To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >Subject: [amibroker] WHERE & HOW CAN I "PAPER TRADE"?
> > >Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 20:24:24 -0700 (PDT)
> > >
> > >     OK, so I have done my backtests, optimizations,
> > >and walk forward to reassure myself.  But let's say I
> > >want
> > >to papertrade for a while to increase my comfort and
> > >safety level.  I'm an EOD trader, so, every night,
> > >I'll get on the computer and, and ... do what?  I can
> > >run a scan to generate my Buys and Sells for tomorrow,
> > >right.  But since I won't actually be buying or
> > >selling on some sort of brokerage account, how do I
> > >keep track of the buys, sells, commissions, money
> > >market interest on my idle money, etc?  Can I do it on
> > >Amibroker?  As part of the Automatic Analysis window?
> > >
> > >      I have called both Ameritrade and TD Waterhouse,
> > >and they seem to be telling me that they don't offer a
> > >good paper trade account.  Where do I get this?  Are
> > >there some other online brokers that offer such a
> > >service, and I should switch accounts?  Could I use a
> > >spreadsheet?  Quicken, Yahoo!--none of these seem so
> > >simple.  A special website?  I went on Google with an
> > >entry like "paper trading stock market securities,"
> > >and the hits I got don't seem so easy or cheap, or
> > >they trying to pressure me into secutities other than
> > >common stocks.  Hey, everybody pays homage to the idea
> > >of papertrading, but how do you actually do it?
> > >
> > >      Anybody have any suggestions, tips, personal
> > >experience, etc?  Can you point me to a good article
> > >somewhere in the investment literature, or online?  Do
> > >you know of a webbroker or other sort of website that
> > >would provide this service free, or for a modest cost,
> > >keeping track of fees, interest on idle money, etc.
> > >Please help, I'm eager to get back in the market.
> > >
> > >Jim Brady
> > >
> > >
> > >
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