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Old 01-17-2008, 03:01 PM
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No. It has gotten a lot better with 2.1 (but also >2x more expensive as well from $399 I believe to $899), but automation trading is quite limited and there are no radar screen and DOM.
The good news is that most indicators will run without much alteration, even some of the bid/ask transient data type indicators. The question you should ask yourself is what type of trader are you and what type of charting and data feed do you need?
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I think I will give it a try. If you buy it for a half year you end up with $49, what is just comparable to Ninjatrader for example.

Regarding Infinity (Sierra) Charts I have to say that it's cheap and stable, but not very intuitive. And if you have to work with it the whole day is has to suit you imho.

Does anybody know about the different data feeds brokers use. Are there big differences or is the difference more in regards to order execution?

From what I saw Zen data is really fast, but is the difference so big that it matters - even for scalpers?

Don't they all use the same data coming directly from the exchange like the CME?

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