MB also has a FIX product which you could use QuickFix/J in conjunction with.

Looking for broker with free java api

I wouldn't be worrying about when it gets 'released', I would be worrying about when they get it stable, if MT4 is anything to go by I wouldn't hold my breath.

MetaTrader 5 Release?

There was some talk on ET of a IB outage today. Why people put up with the shit that IB dishes out I'll never know.

what is happening with ib idealpro

Another Broker -> Problem solved

Be careful of IBFX stop hunting.

Yeah, you're right, MQL/C/C#/C++ are all generally the same. You can do simple stuff in C++ but it's probably a bigger learning curve than C# or MQL. Really the thing that is going to set you up in the long run is your design skills, good ...

Self study coding from the ground up...

For raw programming I would download MS C++ express edition ( url ) and start with the book ( url ). You could also start with C# using the express edition complier ( url ) and working your way though the many books available. Either of these should ...

Self study coding from the ground up...

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Accessing MT4 at Work

Why don't you set up RDP or VNC to the PC running MT4?

Accessing MT4 at Work

Nice post, this is all great stuff but the problem as I see it is that you are going to fall into the same data mining bias traps. If you run tests for co-integration over any large set of data you are bound to find series that exhibit mean ...

Cointegration of currency pairs

Closer to C than C++.

MQL4 is largely similar to C++ correct?

You can't have read the links very well, testing for co-integration even in its simplest form would involve running a regression of one price against another then testing the residuals for mean reverting behavior, not simply subtracting the prices.

Cointegration of currency pairs

Hi Justin, Thank you for that, there is one bit I don't understand however, you say that the midnight EST maintenance break for the fix gateway occurs at the same time as the London market open. But my understanding is that the London open is ...

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

Those spikes come though in the API feed as well.

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

Hi Justin, I am having severe issues with the demo FIX environment, last night it was non-functional at the London open and this continued for no less than 5 hours until somebody finally rebooted the gateway, I have 3 concerns. 1. Does not somebody ...

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

When making these comparisons one often forgets the issue of 'capacity', hedge funds cannot trade the same way as the private trader because of the huge size at which they trade, so the comparison is erroneous. However, the general gist of the post ...

(can) small accounts make a living ?!

As other posters have pointed out, be careful. You may want to consider this conundrum: In trading truly great mentors are hard to find, because truly great traders make far more money than most people can offer for mentorship, so why should they ...

I need a mentor...read this and youll know why

This all boils down to quantifiable non-random behavior, or an 'inefficiency'.

Psychology and MM free zone...

Boy, this has certainly roared back into life overnight! I'll attempt to address the main misunderstandings as I see them... 1. There is a point to the thread: There is no point, it is simply a brain fart on which you are all free to ...

Weekend of the Instant Guru

'Way of the Turtle' is the only book worth reading in that list IMHO. I wouldn't read the Rob Booker book unless my life depended on it.

what is the best forex book?

Good. Commission = Great. Choice of Markets = None better. 3rd Party Software = Good choices (Ninjatrader etc). Account Insurance. Bad. TWS Software = Utter rubbish, trying to do too much at once and failing spectacularly, seasoned users never ...

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