Software

8 Software Applications every Poker Player should Have

By Mark | Published August 27th, 2010

If you play online poker without the proper tools you are leaving money on the table. It is important to keep good records and analyze your game and the game of your opponents. Today on “Poker Friday” I am going to go through the poker software I use on a daily basis. Poker Software Smart…

Office 2010 Professional Edition Install

By Mark | Published June 28th, 2010

I was happy to get my copy of Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Edition today and will be putting it through its paces in the coming weeks. I am most excited about the new version of Excel and the addition of sparklines. Microsoft Office Professional 2010 contains the following applications: Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint…

Setting up The Perfect Python Development Environment

By Mark | Published March 29th, 2010

I am sure most of you by now have heard about the awesomeness of Python. Python is a lightweight programming / scripting language that is very simple to learn yet powerful. As you know if you have been reading this blog you would know I am looking to test and develop automated trading strategies and…

*** FREE Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Download FREE***

By Mark | Published March 18th, 2010

Microsoft has released free for download the Office 2010 suite of beta applications. The Office 2010 Free Beta download consits of all the applications you would expect to find: Microsoft Word 2010. Microsoft PowerPoint 2010. Microsoft Access 2010. Microsoft Publisher 2010. Microsoft Excel 2010. Microsoft Outlook 2010. You can also download additional beta applications: Microsoft…

Moving to Mac: You Can Have it All

By Mark | Published February 22nd, 2010

Just recently my trusty old Pentium 4  trading computer died and I was faced with a dilemma what computer system am I going to buy. Really there are only two options Mac or PC. I have been using both windows and Mac computers for well over ten years and I have to say that I…

The Best Economic Calendars – Keep Up To Date With The Latest Announcements

By Mark | Published November 2nd, 2009

As traders of any market it is important to know what is going on in the world. By this statement I don’t mean you have to sit glued to CNBC or some other brain-dead news service. Every day there are announcements and releases of economic data that have the potential to move markets. Today I…

eSignal OnDemand – Trading Software Review – Is it worth the money?

By Mark | Published October 28th, 2009

In my search for a reliable trading platform for my trading system developments I have been testing eSignal OnDemand software. My main reason for testing eSignal OnDemand is their extensive data coverage of global markets. I should note that eSignal OnDemand offers delayed or snapshot data only. This means that eSignal OnDemand is most suitable…

Windows 7 Ultimate – Everything Vista should have been and more

By Mark | Published October 17th, 2009

I have had the pleasure (that’s right pleasure) of using Windows 7 Ultimate for sometime now. It has passed the test and I have now installed it on my production computer, with the release date scheduled for October 22nd, 2009 I thought I would share my thoughts on Windows 7.   The Install Process As…

Is redundancy missing from your trading plan?

By Mark | Published July 14th, 2009

Most retail investors trading plans don’t have contingencies in place for failures. With the low cost of hardware and wireless connectivity there is no reason retail traders cannot build a redundant trading system. One failure in the middle of a trading session can be very costly. Possible Failures Note: We will ignore server or broker…

Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition Overview

By Mark | Published April 24th, 2008

It has been a little over a week now since I first installed Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition. My first impressions are that this is a very solid program. Visual Studio 2008 was released in late November 2007 and by now most investment banks have migrated their development environments from Visual Studio 2005 to 2008….