[flyingdutchmen]

hope this is in the right place here

i have heard some true horror-story's about tradestation
especially concerning huge slipage even on liquid emini future's
and unreliable data but i am still seriously concidering them to
auto trade stocks intraday. i am familiar with easy language as
i am using a ts-replica for a couple of years (tradesignal5) so the
step would not be to big i am not very interested in learning a new
language and i do love the software

i am hoping for some feedback from ts-users that are using their API
and maybe also trade stocks with them

my questions..

1. are those negative ratings i read on the web (ET) about them
also true for stocks or do they aply to future's only?
2. slippage ?
3. wide spread during normal market conditions ?
4. i have heared there is no papertrading at TS ? how do you forward
test your strategies?


could you recommend them to someone who is willing to automize
his intraday strategies on high liquid stocks?


thank you

[thrunner]

1-3 search this forum for more user experiences, each trader is different.
4. TS has a simulator that will work with strategy testing.

[flyingdutchmen]

Originally Posted by thrunner »

1-3 search this forum for more user experiences, each trader is different.
4. TS has a simulator that will work with strategy testing.

well yes each trader is different buy tradestation is tradestation.
that is why i am trying to gather more information about tradestation
as a stock broker.i have done my searches, most of them where based
upon futures trading rarely i find a post about trading stocks automaticly.

what exactly is it this simulator can do ? i have read that limit fills
with the simulator are far from realistic, it was an old post though

any changes maybe?

still hoping for some reactions from a tradestation user
with experience in connection the platform to account

how good / bad is it

[flyingdutchmen]

nobody?

i find it hard to believe that nobody is using tradestation to
trade stocks and is able to tell me something about slippage/spread
with them

[bakrob99]

Originally Posted by flyingdutchmen »

nobody?

i find it hard to believe that nobody is using tradestation to
trade stocks and is able to tell me something about slippage/spread
with them

I am left wondering why you don't go to the TradeStation Users Forum where you will find many people trading stocks who can offer the best advice available. It is and should be your #1 resource for these type of questions/answers.

[flyingdutchmen]

Originally Posted by bakrob99 »

I am left wondering why you don't go to the TradeStation Users Forum where you will find many people trading stocks who can offer the best advice available. It is and should be your #1 resource for these type of questions/answers.

well and how would one do that as they are only available to
tradestation members?

as far as i am informed this should be a trading forum.
i am seeking for UNbiased oppinions from people who use or have used ts
to trade stocks

[bakrob99]

Originally Posted by flyingdutchmen »

well and how would one do that as they are only available to
tradestation members?

as far as i am informed this should be a trading forum.
i am seeking for UNbiased oppinions from people who use or have used ts
to trade stocks

I am sorry. I thought you already had TS and were soliciting opinions. My mistake.

I think you will find that many TS users trade stock quite successfully using TS. I personally trade the ES everyday and I have no problem with data or slippage. I do not trade stocks but in my attendance at the TS forum leads me to believe that many traders do trade stocks and ETF's, some fully automated and some on a semi or discretionary basis.

The TS forum is huge by the way and completely available for the past many years for searches etc. It contains many links and useful strategies and assiatnce is available both from users and TS support staff.

I have used other platforms for trading (like Infinity AT dome) and they are all good. They might be slightly faster to execute but my strategies uses either Stop Limit or Limit orders for entries so it doesn't concern me. If I get stopped out, I rarely have slippage on TS except in very fast markets.

[Tams]

Originally Posted by bakrob99 »

I am left wondering why you don't go to the TradeStation Users Forum where you will find many people trading stocks who can offer the best advice available. It is and should be your #1 resource for these type of questions/answers.

LOL... you might get edited opinion there. ;-)>