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Roadmap for MC

Postby ppan » 18 Nov 2007

Is there any roadmap for the future development of MC?

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Postby Marina Pashkova » 19 Nov 2007

Hi,

Please find the MC development plan below (to be implemented shortly):

Gradual Data Loading
Improved Drawing Tools Behaviour
Data Export from Charting
Expanded GetAppInfo() functions
Fractional Price Scale
Increased Charting Speed
E-Mail Alerts
Power-Language Help System
New GUI
Detachable Windows
Ability to Abort Workspace Loading
Navigator Bar
Expanded Auto-Trading Functionalities. Stop and Limit Orders.
Faster Data Loading in the Offline Mode
Multiple Symbol Loading in QuoteManager
Plotting a Chart without Adding the Symbol in QuoteManager
PowerLanguage: IntraBar Order Generation (IOG)
PowerLanguage: Portfolio Testing and Strategy Optimization

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ETA for each development item please

Postby 2haerim » 19 Nov 2007

Are these developement will be available in the next release?

If not all of them, please add ETA for each development item listed.

Thanks

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Gradual Data Loading
Improved Drawing Tools Behaviour
Data Export from Charting
Expanded GetAppInfo() functions
Fractional Price Scale
Increased Charting Speed
E-Mail Alerts
Power-Language Help System
New GUI
Detachable Windows
Ability to Abort Workspace Loading
Navigator Bar
Expanded Auto-Trading Functionalities. Stop and Limit Orders.
Faster Data Loading in the Offline Mode
Multiple Symbol Loading in QuoteManager
Plotting a Chart without Adding the Symbol in QuoteManager
PowerLanguage: IntraBar Order Generation (IOG)
PowerLanguage: Portfolio Testing and Strategy Optimization

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Postby ppan » 19 Nov 2007

Will the limit order and stop order in autotrading be added in next version?

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Postby Marina Pashkova » 20 Nov 2007

Hi,

Limit and stop orders will be added in the upcoming MC version due in December.

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Postby ppan » 20 Nov 2007

Thanks

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Postby aljafp » 20 Nov 2007

Multiple Symbol Loading in QuoteManager

What does this feature do ?

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Postby Nick » 21 Nov 2007

Lots to look forward too! keep up the good work.

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Postby Marina Pashkova » 21 Nov 2007

Multiple Symbol Loading in QuoteManager

What does this feature do ?

thanks
Hi,

It was supposed to be multiple data EDITING - the ability to change properties for several symbols at a time. Sorry about the confusion.

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Postby aljafp » 22 Nov 2007

Many many moons back, you guys said, you will in future versions provide a means for MC to schedule backfill of historical data.

Is that still in the works ? If so when is it schedule ?

OR for those of us who monitor 30-50 symbols, do you want us to manually reload the data everyday ?

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Postby glam_100 » 23 Nov 2007

Would the "stop" keyword optimization slow down problem be fixed in the next release?

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Postby Marina Pashkova » 23 Nov 2007

Many many moons back, you guys said, you will in future versions provide a means for MC to schedule backfill of historical data.

Is that still in the works ? If so when is it schedule ?

OR for those of us who monitor 30-50 symbols, do you want us to manually reload the data everyday ?

thanks
We are going to add the feature in spring 2008.

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Postby Marina Pashkova » 23 Nov 2007

Would the "stop" keyword optimization slow down problem be fixed in the next release?
Yes. After the recent improvements, optimization on most scripts has become 30% faster.

The example below shows how fast the code can be optimized (MC vs TS, and 1 core MC vs 2 core MC)

1000 iterations
TS - 46 sec
MC 1 core - 26 sec
MC 2 core - 14 sec

{--------------------------------------------}

inputs:
Iteration( 10000);

Buy next bar highest(high, 20) stop;
Sell short next bar lowest(low, 20) stop;

{---------------------------------------------}

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Postby glam_100 » 24 Nov 2007

That's so cool. What's the ETA for the next release? Thanks!

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Postby ppan » 26 Nov 2007

Will you also add the Warrants type instruments? I think it is very easy.

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Postby Marina Pashkova » 26 Nov 2007

That's so cool. What's the ETA for the next release? Thanks!
Hi,

It should be out by the end of December.

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Postby Marina Pashkova » 26 Nov 2007

Will you also add the Warrants type instruments? I think it is very easy.
Hi,

Could you please tell us what data providers give data on Warrants? We haven't come across this type of instruments in any of the providers we support.

Thank you.

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Postby ppan » 26 Nov 2007

I'm using IB with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange data. You can search the warrants using IB's contract search:
www.interactivebrokers.co.uk/contract_info/index.php
Exchange: SEHK
Symbol: HSI
Contract Type: Warrant

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Postby jmi88 » 27 Nov 2007

Will the 'email alerts' be available in the next version coming in December?

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Postby Marina Pashkova » 28 Nov 2007

Will the 'email alerts' be available in the next version coming in December?
Yes. We are planning to include all of the features listed above into the version coming out end of December.

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Postby t123knight » 28 Nov 2007

What is the ETA for MC's version of Radar Screen?

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Postby Marina Pashkova » 28 Nov 2007

[quote]What is the ETA for MC's version of Radar Screen?[quote]

It should be ready by the end of Q1 2008.

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Postby Kaos » 28 Nov 2007

Hi Marina,

I was looking through the development list and was wondering if two items would be included

a) The linking feature able to only include symbols from certain exchanges Eg when I type in a symbol - MC will only chart the symbol from the nominated exchange eg ASX and disregard the identical symbols listed on LSE and NYSE

b) The directory filter when inserting metastock data into QM

Regards,
Paul


Just for background info on the 2 ideas
http://forum.tssupport.com/viewtopic.php?p=15771

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Postby MC_Prog » 29 Nov 2007

The features listed above are a strong set.

If these are delivered, working well, by the end of December (2007), that would be excellent!

It's clear that MC has chosen a pretty large canvas for their next release.

After this "large canvas" release, and before the next one, I hope there will be a "small canvas" release that quickly adds some of the simpler but still very important items that have been identified and remain outstanding.

This one, in particular, would be a major enabler (IMO), and having to wait a long time for it to be incorporated into another MAJOR release would be frustrating:
We are going to change the compilation of codes containing upsupported words in future. This task has been added to our working schedule. As to impelentation ETA I cannot give you any details at the moment.
In general, if you can manage two tracks of development (major-effort/slower-schedule, minor-effort/faster-schedule), rather than making all efforts await a MAJOR release, I think that would be ideal.

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Postby Marina Pashkova » 30 Nov 2007

Hi MC_Prog,

Thank you for the suggestion. We have a roadmap for both major and minor improvements and try to implement them as soon as they are ready to be incorporated into the program.

Best regards.

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Any plan for tracking center feature?

Postby 2haerim » 30 Nov 2007

TS2ki users are asking Tracking Center feature.

Is this planned in the near future?


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