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To: eriksonc who wrote (2633)	3/15/2002 9:09:08 AM
From: CynicalTruth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9012

"I have used the order API and it is nice and simple. You can only use BEST execution which is a drag." Agree.... I hope they change this in the future so hitting Island alone would be possible....

To: eriksonc who wrote (2633)	3/18/2002 8:12:50 AM
From: J. P.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9012

To anyone using the API for sending orders....Are you using the provided Excel interface? Does it do everything you want? I don't want to reinvent the wheel here... How are the executions and fills? Any problems? Any other comments about the API? Have you tried modifying the code yourself? I'm thinking of writing some Visual Basic code myself (I've done VB consulting) in order to create trailing stops and add some other algorithms. This actually has a lot of possibilities, it's like having your own "programmed trading" system. I'll share my experiences with it on this thread when I get going with it....