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MultiCharts |
TradeStation 8 |
| Data |
| The selection of 17 supported data providers |
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| Supported DDE data format |
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| Automated ASCII/TXT/CSV file recognition |
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| Ability to use several data providers at the same time, even within the same chart |
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| Ability to combine time-based and tick-based resolutions within the same chart |
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| Automated chart updating when plotting data from a file. No need to import new data every time the source file is updated |
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| Merging different data providers for history and real-time to plot a chart |
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| Collecting data for multiple symbols without plotting charts |
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| Charts based on constant volume bars (extra volume is carried over to the next bar) |
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| Charts based on constant range bars |
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| Charts based on seconds |
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| Charts based on tick bars (up to 1,000,000 ticks per bar) |
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| Charts based on volume bars (up to 2,000,000,000 contracts per bar) |
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| Charts based on quarter bars |
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| Charts based on year bars |
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| Analysis |
| True portfolio back-testing factoring in all the symbols on every bar |
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| Considerably higher optimization speed due to the deployment of all CPU cores |
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| Genetic optimization |
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| Absolute and relative measures in Strategy Performance Report ($ and %) |
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| Sortino Ratio |
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| Fouse Ratio |
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| Calmar Ratio |
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| Sterling Ratio |
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| Multi-criteria sorting of optimization results |
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| 100 symbols in a chart window |
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| Performance and Usability |
| Deployment of all CPU cores for faster indicator/strategy calculation |
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| Subchart linking |
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| Detachable/floating chart windows |
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| Auto-trading |
| Order execution via Interactive Brokers |
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| Order execution via FXCM |
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| IDE & Code Development |
| Ability to create studies that cannot be decompiled |
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| Ability to plot trend lines and text in the indicator subchart |
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| Completion list after a character is typed |
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