 Posted 12/20/2009 21:13:11
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Hi all,
I have been trading Forex for 7 years and I came to the point that I feel I could improve my trading performance by automating my trades. However, I have absoluate no experience in computer programming and I have never built a trading system before. Hence, I hope that you could help guide me in the right direction on how I could get started.
Here is what I have done so far to get started. I have finished reading Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Step by Step by Michael Halvorson and I'm currently reading Murach's ADO.NET 3.5, LINQ, and the Entity Framework with VB 2008 by Anne Boehm. I intend to build my trading system using Visual Basic.
The following are some of the questions that I have:
1) How long does it take for an average trader with no programming knowledge to learn a programming language in order to build a trading system?
2) Can you recommend me where do I start, what do I need to learn in order to build a trading system and suggest any reference books that I should get?
3) Where can an absoluate novice like me get support to get started?
Thank you very much for your opinions!
~30percent trader
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Posted 12/20/2009 23:08:43
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1) How long does it take for an average trader with no programming knowledge to learn a programming language in order to build a trading system?
It will depend on the trading system you build. You can build a simple MA crossover in a matter of hours - But building something more complex will depend on how fast you pick-up on the RE API and using VB.
2) Can you recommend me where do I start, what do I need to learn in order to build a trading system and suggest any reference books that I should get?
I would look at other trading systems that have already been built and use pats of them that suit what you need.
3) Where can an absoluate novice like me get support to get started?
Here and other vb forums. I don't know nay VB forums but I am sure there are plenty around.
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