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Java 10 (23.2%) C/C++ 10 (23.2%) C# 8 (18.6%) VBA 1 (2.3%) Python 3 (6.9%) Proprietary packages 1 (2.3%) It is not listed here... Add below 7 (16.2%) Matlab 3 (6.9%) Total votes: 43 « Last Modified by: Co0olCat on: 08/06/08 at 21:17:12 »

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The best language of choice for trading strategies (Read 40336 times)

qroach Full Member Offline Posts: 102 London Gender:	Re: The best language of choice for trading strategies Reply #15 - 08/08/08 at 13:53:54 Guys, you really have to check this out: http://www.dangermouse.net/esoteric/ - a collection of esoteric languages (all turing complete!).
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Max F Dama Newbie Offline Posts: 12 Berkeley, CA Gender:	Re: The best language of choice for trading strategies Reply #16 - 08/22/08 at 02:27:11 How's the learning curve on R?
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qroach Full Member Offline Posts: 102 London Gender:	Re: The best language of choice for trading strategies Reply #17 - 08/22/08 at 14:51:05 Doesn't seem to be a big language, does it? It is rather a set of skills/tests to run/use that you need to remember.
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Reply #18 - 08/22/08 at 15:07:53

You are right. The language does not have that many commands: "There are usual suspects". What makes it interesting is the number of packeges to cover almost all statistical and econometric methods.

To start I would suggest Tinn-R for windows and RKward for Linux (Google for links). Within a week you will be up and running.

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qroach Full Member Offline Posts: 102 London Gender:	Re: The best language of choice for trading strategies Reply #19 - 08/22/08 at 17:43:38 Tinn-R is cool, co0olCat!
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Ricky Johnson Newbie Offline I like this forum! Posts: 9	Re: The best language of choice for trading strategies Reply #20 - 07/15/10 at 11:59:37 I think Java and C++ are the best language of choice for trading strategies.
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Reply #21 - 09/05/10 at 05:53:03

Visual basic , connection with matlab through COM tunnel.
or Visual basic connection with SAS through IT bridge.
Sorry,my english is poor.may be you can try my system.i write myself.
no platform support. I write platform my self.
1 signal source ( free dynamic website)
2 trade stragegy.( mean reversion or regime swither,) pair trading
3 orders send( 1 .broke trade software and simulation their signal. and 2.use visual basic controls mouse and keybord)
4 operators optimization (vb connection with matlab and use matlab's optimization toolbox fminsearch() function)

Sorry my english is poor..... can't paste it

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vvking Newbie Offline I like this forum! Posts: 9 ShangHai Gender:	Re: The best language of choice for trading strategies Reply #22 - 09/05/10 at 06:05:31 if you know more about Visual basic ,you will found it is charming. you can try my software in my public email : dzsw2010@yahoo.com.cn secreat code:111111 good luck , friends.
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vvking Newbie Offline I like this forum! Posts: 9 ShangHai Gender:	Re: The best language of choice for trading strategies Reply #23 - 09/05/10 at 06:23:57 Why? SAS was not mentioned.... SAS is powerful in write algo trading programs.
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cjforex Newbie Offline I like this forum! Posts: 5	Re: The best language of choice for trading strategies Reply #24 - 07/27/11 at 15:31:07 I found c# easier to integrate the api of the banks I trade with as I haven't made the leap to FIX yet. Since my time horizon isn't that short I am not suffering from slippage. All my slippage has been net zero so far ( half for me, half against me). Cjforex
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Reply #25 - 07/31/11 at 12:37:48

vvking wrote on 09/05/10 at 06:05:31:

if you know more about Visual basic ,you will found it is charming.

Somehow I missed its beauty!

It is not much of a language. Although, good old BASIC was good for learning to program.

cjforex: I am big fan of Java and find it one of the best languages for server-side apps.

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Reply #26 - 07/01/12 at 00:51:17

Greetings,

Great Forum! I am new here, this is my post, and I look forward to the experience. I am partial to writing in Delphi (OOP Pascal). At one time, it was the fastest compiler on the market, but I am not quite sure if that still holds true. I know Quote Tracker was written in Delphi. I actually use the same charting components as Quote Tracker. Trade Station's Easy Language is somewhat similar to Delphi. Anyway, I hope to meet some of you along this fine journey.

My best,
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