} I would like to suggest a poll:
}
} Would you like to Request / Petition IB to make a fully viable Paper
} Trading Server which will run on delayed data 24 / 7 for the purposes
} of Trading System testing? (or something similar - the wording could
} vary)
Why bother. Most people trade with charts these days. Having replay and
simulated broker capabilities on the charts (like Ensign now provides)
is a much better way to paper trade.
And if you are writing your own trading software (ala TWS API) then it
should be easy enough to read your quotes from a saved file rather than
the IB feed.
}
} Currently trades instigated on the IB Demo server evaporate when the
} server shuts down. The responsibility of tracking trades for the
} purpose of Trading System testing resides with the User on the Client
} side.
}
} Wouldn't it be nice if IB provided it's customers with a fully closed
} loop ATS server for the purposes of ATS fine tuning and System
} testing? Email confimration, etc...
}
} Your thoughts solicited.
}
} Techguy
For testing software I would prefer a sign-wave data stream or something
like that. Then you could test stops and things repeatedly without
guessing when the next move will be.
Richard
