trade. StockSharp

FAQ on Algorithmic trading. What is Algorithmic trading?

2019-12-24T15:37:52Z

The concept of algorithmic trading there are two values:
- Algotrading -an automatic system that allows you to open trades within the created algorithm, without the participation of a trader;
- Algorithmic trading – a method of execution of a large order, in which the order is automatically divided into parts, and is submitted consistently according to the established rules.

In the first case, algorithms are needed to make a profit, using automatic market analysis and opening positions. Such algorithms have other names such as "trading robot" or "Advisor".
In the second case, the algorithm is used in order to simplify the work of the trader in manual trading when making transactions in large volumes.
StockSharp company pursuing its goal to facilitate the work of the trader and bring it to a higher and more profitable level, has developed several programs to help the trader in this.
Among these programs is S#.Designer.

It allows you to create trading robots for algorithmic trading.
Our company has created a program that will help the novice trader to create his strategy with the help of dice. In fact, it is a constructor that requires a trader only to understand the market and the developed strategy, which is quite simple to implement and implement in trading processes. More information about the program can be found on our website.

Interactive Brokers FAQ. INTERACTIVE BROKERS-who are they?

2019-12-11T15:35:11Z

Interactive Brokers is the largest broker in the United States, based on the volume of average daily transactions with profit. Interactive Brokers is a leading electronic Forex broker.

Electronic brokers are focused on trading strategies or trading robots that work in the sector of trading with commodities [nerd], this allows us to say that this broker is among the five Prime brokers.
Interactive Brokers is fully regulated by the financial industry Regulatory authority, the securities and exchange Commission, the new York stock exchange, the financial conduct Authority, and other self-regulatory organizations.
To get the data, use the API connection via the IB TWS terminal.

To work with this program, StockSharp has created its own API library, which allows you to create your own connection.
What can this give the trader? There are several advantages:
-The fastest quotes
-The average receiving speed is 4 MS
- Work with real and demo accounts
Accordingly, the use of Interactive Brokers with the help of API libraries opens up new opportunities for the trader, allowing him to expand the expansion of his trading operations.

FAQ on FIX Protocol. History of creation

2019-09-19T20:41:41Z

The creation of the FIX Protocol, in 1992 , revolutionized the world of stock trading. The purpose of its creation was to make a convenient high-speed method of transmitting and receiving exchange information of large volume, between trading participants, as a replacement for trading via the phone, prevailing at the time.
To date, the FIX Protocol is supported by most of the largest exchanges in the world.

Since the creation of the FIX Protocol, a lot of time has passed, and during this period the information trading network is constantly improved, along with it and improved the Protocol itself.[nerd]

Throughout this time, new functionality was added to the FIX Protocol, support for new tool classes appeared.

Now the most widely used Protocol is FIX 4.4, but the latest version of the Protocol is FIX 5.0. the Protocol itself exists in two syntaxes, XML (second name FIXML) and key - value. It should be said that the Protocol is divided into 3 levels - transport, session, application.

The company StockSharp for a long time provides the opportunity to purchase access via the FIX Protocol to famous trading platforms, providing a complete list of connectors for trading. Buying connectors through our company, you can be sure of full reliability and stability of access , as well as the possibility of technical support.

You can learn more about connection methods on our page.