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I currently use the Java SDK from mytrack.com to obtain realtime tick data for the e-mini futures contract. I wrote a simple program to input data from mytrack.com, process it, and plot it. The program also plots volume (approximated from the trade sequence number) on both the horizontal (tick-volume) and vertical (price-volume) axes. I use Road-Runner (cable ISP) to connect to the internet.

Total cost is $25/month for the market data and $50/month for the ISP. There are no one-time fees since Java is free from Sun.

Here is an image of one of the chart windows:

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I am curious about trading analysis software and set-ups for futures that other traders are using.