Comments on: Quitting the job http://www.uglychart.com/2008/05/04/quitting-the-job/ Beauty is in the eye of the shareholder Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:36:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Dominic http://www.uglychart.com/2008/05/04/quitting-the-job/#comment-36543 Dominic Thu, 08 May 2008 01:26:26 +0000 http://www.uglychart.com/2008/05/04/quitting-the-job/#comment-36543 Sunil and Phileo, I believe that Mike mentioned in past posts that he uses Interactive Brokers. Interactive Brokers provides an extremely nice API for its customers to use. You can program in a variety of programming languages. Buying, selling, and setting up tickers are all easy (can be accomplished in about 10 lines of code). Interactive Brokers also allows you to create a paper trading (fake money) account, so you don't have to let your program lose real money right away. Of course, the key is knowing when to buy and sell, and there is no API function for that. Sunil and Phileo,

I believe that Mike mentioned in past posts that he uses Interactive Brokers. Interactive Brokers provides an extremely nice API for its customers to use. You can program in a variety of programming languages. Buying, selling, and setting up tickers are all easy (can be accomplished in about 10 lines of code).

Interactive Brokers also allows you to create a paper trading (fake money) account, so you don’t have to let your program lose real money right away.

Of course, the key is knowing when to buy and sell, and there is no API function for that.

]]> By: Mike http://www.uglychart.com/2008/05/04/quitting-the-job/#comment-36537 Mike Tue, 06 May 2008 03:54:35 +0000 http://www.uglychart.com/2008/05/04/quitting-the-job/#comment-36537 chump: thanks and thanks for the book suggestion - I will definitely check it out. I'm a fan of Milton Friedman, too. todd: thanks, I'll keep posting tom: thanks man jason: thanks and congratulations and good luck to you too phileo: thanks. We programmed it from scratch. I'd suggest looking at <a href="http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=48" rel="nofollow">the elitetrader board</a> - it is pretty helpful. Send me an email if you have questions. Shane: looking forward to working with you too sunil: thank you. stay tuned, I'm working on a post that will go into more detail. chump: thanks and thanks for the book suggestion - I will definitely check it out. I’m a fan of Milton Friedman, too.
todd: thanks, I’ll keep posting
tom: thanks man
jason: thanks and congratulations and good luck to you too
phileo: thanks. We programmed it from scratch. I’d suggest looking at the elitetrader board - it is pretty helpful. Send me an email if you have questions.
Shane: looking forward to working with you too
sunil: thank you. stay tuned, I’m working on a post that will go into more detail.

]]> By: sunil http://www.uglychart.com/2008/05/04/quitting-the-job/#comment-36536 sunil Tue, 06 May 2008 03:11:22 +0000 http://www.uglychart.com/2008/05/04/quitting-the-job/#comment-36536 Congratulations on the move! And wish you every success. I'll echo Phileo and ask for more details on your ATS - platform, language, strategies, screens - as much info as you care to give. Would greatly appreciate it... Congratulations on the move! And wish you every success.

I’ll echo Phileo and ask for more details on your ATS - platform, language, strategies, screens - as much info as you care to give. Would greatly appreciate it…

]]> By: Shane http://www.uglychart.com/2008/05/04/quitting-the-job/#comment-36535 Shane Tue, 06 May 2008 01:11:29 +0000 http://www.uglychart.com/2008/05/04/quitting-the-job/#comment-36535 Money is only a problem if you don't have enough. You and I will have enough soon. Looking forward to working with you Money is only a problem if you don’t have enough. You and I will have enough soon. Looking forward to working with you

]]> By: Phileo http://www.uglychart.com/2008/05/04/quitting-the-job/#comment-36527 Phileo Mon, 05 May 2008 14:32:21 +0000 http://www.uglychart.com/2008/05/04/quitting-the-job/#comment-36527 Congrats Ugly, on quitting the 9-to-5 rat race - for the second time !! Just make sure to blog your first $Million made with your ATS business HERE, ok ??? I've been following your ATS endeavours with increasing amounts of envy on my part. The funny thing is, I am a programmer myself, but seem to have some psychological hump to overcome in getting meaningful progress with my ATS endeavours. Did you program your ATS from scratch, or are you using existing platforms like TradeStation or NinjaTrader? What programming language are you using ? Congrats Ugly, on quitting the 9-to-5 rat race - for the second time !!
Just make sure to blog your first $Million made with your ATS business HERE, ok ???

I’ve been following your ATS endeavours with increasing amounts of envy on my part. The funny thing is, I am a programmer myself, but seem to have some psychological hump to overcome in getting meaningful progress with my ATS endeavours.
Did you program your ATS from scratch, or are you using existing platforms like TradeStation or NinjaTrader? What programming language are you using ?

]]> By: Jason Coleman http://www.uglychart.com/2008/05/04/quitting-the-job/#comment-36526 Jason Coleman Mon, 05 May 2008 11:42:33 +0000 http://www.uglychart.com/2008/05/04/quitting-the-job/#comment-36526 Congratulations. Good luck with everything. Congratulations. Good luck with everything.

]]> By: Tom http://www.uglychart.com/2008/05/04/quitting-the-job/#comment-36525 Tom Mon, 05 May 2008 09:57:11 +0000 http://www.uglychart.com/2008/05/04/quitting-the-job/#comment-36525 Good Luck Ugly! Atlas Shrugged had the same effect on me! Good Luck Ugly! Atlas Shrugged had the same effect on me!

]]> By: todd http://www.uglychart.com/2008/05/04/quitting-the-job/#comment-36523 todd Mon, 05 May 2008 04:50:41 +0000 http://www.uglychart.com/2008/05/04/quitting-the-job/#comment-36523 Your Singularity is Near! I hope you keep your virtual buddies out here on the blogosphere caught up with your development. Good Luck with your new endeavor! Your Singularity is Near! I hope you keep your virtual buddies out here on the blogosphere caught up with your development. Good Luck with your new endeavor!

]]> By: chump http://www.uglychart.com/2008/05/04/quitting-the-job/#comment-36522 chump Mon, 05 May 2008 04:41:51 +0000 http://www.uglychart.com/2008/05/04/quitting-the-job/#comment-36522 congrats on the new job. I too have never finished Atlas Shrugged, but I did just finish "Free to Choose" by Milton Friedman and thought it was great. I justify greed by thinking about how much more efficient I can reallocate wealth than the government. congrats on the new job. I too have never finished Atlas Shrugged, but I did just finish “Free to Choose” by Milton Friedman and thought it was great. I justify greed by thinking about how much more efficient I can reallocate wealth than the government.

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