For what it's worth:
It 'appears' to me that all the 'pros' use Tradestation (which is not cheap by any stretch of the imagination) BUT with Tradestation (I gather) you get a host of additional data e.g. the NYSE 'tick charts', the TRIN, TRINQ, etc. etc. etc. It also seems to have host of additional features as well. All of this information I have 'gathered' from John F. Carters book 'Mastering The Trade'.
Edit:
Sorry, I thought I'd better explain the word 'cheap' i.e. according to their website there is a monthly fee of $99 or so for using the platform BUT depending on HOW you trade your MINIMUM BALANCE (not initial deposit) has to be $25000 unless you are only going to trade 'now and then' i.e. not a 'daytrader' then you can get away with $5000 (if I have read all of this correctly anyway).
Last edited by dpaterso; 01-13-2008 at 02:24 PM.
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