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Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100471353531

ISBN-139780471353539

eBay Product ID (ePID)99717370

Product Key Features

Book TitleTradeStation Made Easy! : Using EasyLanguage to Build Profits with the World's Most Popular Trading Software

Number of Pages768 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

TopicE-Commerce / Online Trading, Investments & Securities / General

IllustratorYes

GenreBusiness & Economics

AuthorSunny J. Harris

Book SeriesWiley Trading Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight45.4 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width7.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2011-007567

Series Volume Number83

Table Of ContentForeword xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii Author's Note xix Chapter 1 Introduction to EasyLanguage 1 Chapter 2 Quick Start 7 Chapter 3 Understanding the Process 27 Chapter 4 Basic Use of TradeStation 59 Chapter 5 Basic Math 137 Chapter 6 Basic EasyLanguage 157 Chapter 7 Programming Conventions 173 Chapter 8 Statements 199 Chapter 9 Ifs, Ands, and Buts 209 Chapter 10 Begin and End (Block Statements) 219 Chapter 11 Loops 241 Chapter 12 Analysis Techniques 247 Chapter 13 Buying and Selling 283 Chapter 14 Functions 307 Chapter 15 Tricky Math 325 Chapter 16 TradeStation Tricks 333 Chapter 17 Optimization 355 Chapter 18 System Performance 383 Chapter 19 Conclusion 399 Appendix A Styles 407 Appendix B Reserved Words 415 Appendix C Formulas 563 Appendix D Full Code for the System and Studies in This Book 567 Appendix E Baskets 573 Appendix F Where's the Command? 577 Appendix G.1 Built-in Functions and Indicators (Alphabetical Listing) 585 Appendix G.2 Built-in Functions and Indicators (Functional Listing) 589 Appendix H TradeStation Add-on Products and Services 707 Appendix I TradeStation User Groups 717 Appendix J Error Messages 723 Appendix K What's Wrong with This Code? 727 Bibliography 733 Index 735

SynopsisCustomize your trading plan for greater profits using the mostpopular charting software The majority of professional and individual traders use somekind of trading software on which to base their strategies. Withover 100,000 users, the most popular trading software today isTradeStation, published by TradeStation Technologies. While thissoftware is favored by many, TradeStation's computer language canbe confusing, especially for the novice. TradeStation Made Easy is the first and only book to explainexactly how to use the unique computer language behind thisbestselling software program. It is not meant as a replacement forthe TradeStation manuals, instead it will cover the essence ofprogramming in EasyLanguage and focus on a consistent set of dataand an elementary system throughout. * An easily understood guide to TradeStation that also providestips for the user in designing a personalized trading system * Endorsed by the software provider TradeStationTechnologies * Written in a straightforward manner, that is accessible evenfor those with little computer experience TradeStation Made Easy fills a much-needed gap in thisarea and puts the basics of EasyLanguage in perspective. With it, you'll be able to write simple and intermediate programs that willaccurately express your theories and ideas about whatever marketinterests you., Customize your trading plan for greater profits using the most popular charting software The majority of professional and individual traders use some kind of trading software on which to base their strategies. With over 100,000 users, the most popular trading software today is TradeStation, published by TradeStation Technologies., Customize your trading plan for greater profits using the mostpopular charting software The majority of professional and individual traders use somekind of trading software on which to base their strategies. Withover 100,000 users, the most popular trading software today isTradeStation, published by TradeStation Technologies. While thissoftware is favored by many, TradeStation's computer language canbe confusing, especially for the novice. TradeStation Made Easy! is the first and only book to explainexactly how to use the unique computer language behind thisbestselling software program. It is not meant as a replacement forthe TradeStation manuals, instead it will cover the essence ofprogramming in EasyLanguage and focus on a consistent set of dataand an elementary system throughout. * An easily understood guide to TradeStation that also providestips for the user in designing a personalized trading system * Endorsed by the software provider TradeStationTechnologies * Written in a straightforward manner, that is accessible evenfor those with little computer experience TradeStation Made Easy! fills a much-needed gap in thisarea and puts the basics of EasyLanguage in perspective. With it,you'll be able to write simple and intermediate programs that willaccurately express your theories and ideas about whatever marketinterests you., "Sunny Harris has been a TradeStation® user and advocate since its inception in 1991. Her back-testing methodologies using TradeStation® have remained widely popular over the years with online strategy traders. Sunnys writing is thorough and easy to read. We think this is a valuable book for anyone who is interested in learning more about strategy trading." SALOMON SREDNI, Chairman and CEO, TradeStation Group, Inc. "One of the early users of TradeStation® software, Sunny Harris has been studying and programming trading strategies for more than thirty years. . . . Through the many examples Sunny walks you through in this book, youll have a much better understanding of how to use EasyLanguage® to create your own strategies." From the Foreword by BILL CRUZ, founder and former CEO, TradeStation Group, Inc. With over 100,000 users, TradeStation® has become one of the most popular tools for both professional and individual traders. While the software allows traders to design their own strategies, back-test them on years of historical data, and then computer-automate them, its the power of EasyLanguage® TradeStation®s proprietary programming language that makes all of this possible. By mastering EasyLanguage® you have the power to test, and potentially profit from, any idea you can imagine. TradeStation® Made Easy! is the first and only book to explain exactly how to use the unique language behind this bestselling software program. Written by self-taught EasyLanguage® programmer Sunny Harris, this one-of-a kind guide covers the essence of programming in EasyLanguage® and provides valuable real-world insights from years of author experience in this field. Along the way, Harris also walks you through the process of installing TradeStation®, using it for the first time or two, and writing your first several indicators and strategies. And while new versions of TradeStation® are always released, theres no need to worry. The concepts found throughout these pages are applicable to whatever version of TradeStation® you may be using. It also works on MultiCharts., Customize your trading plan for greater profits using the most popular charting software The majority of professional and individual traders use some kind of trading software on which to base their trading strategies. The most popular trading software today is TradeStation, published by Omega Research, with over 100,000 users. While this software is hugely popular, TradeStation's computer language can be confusing, especially for the novice. TradeStation Made Easy is the first and only book to explain exactly how to use the unique computer language behind this bestselling software program. - Endorsed by the software provider-Omega Research - An easy guide to TradeStation that also provides tips for the user in designing a personalized trading system - Written in an understandable manner-even for those with no computer experience

LC Classification NumberQA76.73.E27H37 2011