Greetings from a new member

• 07/25/2017 at 9:13 PM #41611
  Chris90

  Hi there,

   

  Thought I would just say a quick hello to the fellow members.

  Also, just a couple of quick questions:

   

  1. Though I’ve used prorealtime in the past and have a bit of knowledge coding, can anyone recommend the best method to get proficient with prorealtime?  Is it just a case of reading through all the PDFs and watching the videos?  Is it better to start with pro builder or pro screener first? If anyone has a recommendation on how they became proficient I would be glad to hear it.
  2. I currently have a IG spreadbetting account and I was curious to know if anyone on the forum has managed to progress from backtesting to live trading on a spreadbetting account?  My understanding is that the prices on the spreadbetting market are different (derivatives), so how do you match the accuracy between backtesting and live testing, if that makes sense?

  I appreciate that the second question probably belongs on a different part of the forum.

  Anyway, greetings and good luck coding.

   

  Regards

   

  Chris

   

   

  

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  07/26/2017 at 8:03 AM #41625
  Wing

  Welcome!

  To get proficient I just learned by doing. I have more ideas than I have time to code them, so it is just a matter of trial-and-error. The PDFs are good if you just started or if you need to look up a function. Indicators, screeners and strategies can all be coded as a beginner, but indicators are essential to both screeners and strategies. As a beginner it is easiest to just stick to the default indicators and learn how to take input from them to create a backtest or screener. I have done maybe 2 screeners, 30 indicators, and 100 strategies, so focus on the type of trading style you prefer.

  The coding itself is not hard when you understand it. The most important thing is to be able to judge strategy performance etc., and know about potential pitfalls.

  Can’t really answer your second question.

  

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  07/26/2017 at 9:58 AM #41632
  Inertia

  Hi Chris,

  Welcome !

  I use the PDF files in the Help section from the platform. Very useful.

  Do not miss Nicolas’ training videos too !

  DJ

  

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  07/26/2017 at 1:17 PM #41668
  Nicolas

  Hi and welcome on board Chris910, the courses (actually in French only) will also be available in English in the months to come.

  

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  07/26/2017 at 7:20 PM #41724
  Chris90

  Thank you for the replies.  I’m sure I will have plenty of other questions along the way.

   

  Chris

  

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  09/12/2017 at 9:29 AM #45988
  Despair

  The inbuilt help-function of PRT is very powerful!

  

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