Investor RT Platform Review

[Soultrader]

Hi all,

I left esignal recently due to an IP problem. I have now switched to Investor RT provided by Linnsoft. I must say I am surprisingly pleased with the superior charting platform. Comes default with auto pivots, auto mp levels, volume delta, etc... and literally tons of indicators.

I am also using market profile with them and is very flexible painting pretty mp charts. Using IQFeed the cost is about 30% lower than what I was paying to esignal. I highly recommend it for anyone looking for a new charting platform. I have posted some charts below.

[torero]

Do they have tick charts? What is your total cost each month? I reviewed their site and platform but decided to go with Ensign for now.

[Soultrader]

Yep, they have tick charts going back to 1.5 years or something. The cost is dependent on the package (I use the most expensive package) but for basic charting platform with market profile and with CME, NYSE, and CBOT datafeed should cost under $200.

Been using TS for quite some time previously so never really got a chance to experiment with other charting platforms. I am very satisfied from what I can see so far.

[torero]

I didn't see anything on forex quotes is the other reason I'm putting RT back for now. thanks, James.

How's the CPU consumption and the quotes so far? And Level 2 and T&S. 1.5 years is very nice!

[mister ed]

Hi James, I have been using Investor R/T for about 4 months now. Extremely happy.

I use the basic package plus the MP/VB add-on.

Reliability is 100%, charting is excellent.

But the thing that most impresses me is the support. I can work out most things but if I have a problem I do not want it interfering with my trading hours. There are at least two modes of support, one is to contact the firm directly, which I have done, and have got speedy, professional responses each time. The second mode of support is a Yahoo User's group. Get this, I asked a question on the Yahoo group on a weekend and got a response from Chad Payne, just a few hours later - on a Sunday! That's great support.

Is there room for improvement in the product? Yes, there is. My broker data feed integrates with many software packages, but not I R/T - I have requested this integration and will see how it goes. I currently feed it eSignal but broker integration would be fantastic.

[Soultrader]

Yep, Chad is a great guy to work with. Fast support, I must of exchanged emails over 10 times yesterday just to get me setup.

IIm using the pro package so need to spend some time learning the language for me to backtest. Btw... how big is the Yahoo Group they have?

[mister ed]

Sorry delay James - 750+, and is quite active

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LinnSoft/

[Soultrader]

Chad from IRT has created a workshop located here for IRT users: http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for....php?groupid=2

If interested please join us.

[torero]

Here's MP from Ensign, pretty neat. Tons of other indicators I don't use but would like to explore for fun.

[jperl]

	Quote:	torero
	Here's MP from Ensign, pretty neat. Tons of other indicators I don't use but would like to explore for fun.

Ensign displays price or volume histogram, not MP.