InstantForum.NET v4.1.4RightEdge Forumshttp://www.rightedgesystems.com/forums/rightedge@yyesoftware.comWed, 08 Feb 2012 15:41:23 GMT20http://www.rightedgesystems.com/forums/Topic8501-11-1.aspxI really depends on the broker. Some are a real pain and full of bugs to work around which really set you back. Others are relatively straightforward. We've done some in as little as a couple of days and others we spent weeks on and still didn't get because of problems w/ the broker API. So we had to ditch it.<br><br>We have QuickFIX in our sites, but it is coming after Ed 2 and after TD Ameritrade.<br><br>[quote][b]FlipFlop (5/19/2009)[/b][hr]Hi,<br>I was wondering how long (roughly) it would take to a software developer to implement a RE plugin for an unsupported broker.<br><br>Also, supposing the broker offers an API, what are the conditions required to be able to implement a RE plugin. For example what if the broker doesn't offer a .NET (C# or VB) plugin ? The FIX protocol seems to be quite popular among the brokers, could we code an RE plugin for a FIX broker API ?<br><br>Thanks in advance<br>[/quote]Tue, 19 May 2009 07:38:09 GMTbillbhttp://www.rightedgesystems.com/forums/Topic8501-11-1.aspxHi,<br>I was wondering how long (roughly) it would take to a software developer to implement a RE plugin for an unsupported broker.<br><br>Also, supposing the broker offers an API, what are the conditions required to be able to implement a RE plugin. For example what if the broker doesn't offer a .NET (C# or VB) plugin ? The FIX protocol seems to be quite popular among the brokers, could we code an RE plugin for a FIX broker API ?<br><br>Thanks in advance<br>Tue, 19 May 2009 04:51:24 GMTFlipFlop