Day-Trading Software For Linux/BSD?

DayTrader Dreaming of Penguins asks: "For the past few weeks, I've been on an avid search for something I would have thought would be easy to find. I visited chat rooms, Web sites, and news groups. But I'm still left empty handed. I'm looking for the tools and indicators for DayTrading that could be used under Linux. Things like real-time charts, and NASDAQ Level 2 windows are virtually unavailable in one software package for the Linux Community. Due to lack of option I had to give up my Linux machine for one with a window. With software like DTNIQ, WindowOnWallStreet, and countless other services available for Windows, why is it Linux has yet to capitalize? Maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places?" How difficult would it be for a new project to break into this market? It would seem that such tools are based on incredibly proprietary (read: expensive) protocols and hence Free Software un-Friendly.

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Re:Why my company doesn't write Linux software...

[drix]

I find this intriguing, considering that of all people daytraders need stability above all else. They are the ones who always call and complain when the cable modem service dies out, at least according to my friend to who works in tech support and a cable ISP. I can't think of a more inopportune time for a BSoD than when you've got your finger over the enter key for a purchase order :) Especially now that we are starting to see major manufacturers come out with special systems solely for the purpose of daytrading (Dell just announced a dual-head system with lots of daytrading customizations), it seems logical that many would want to choose an OS that meets their needs (BSD would be my choice for stability). It seems like of all the OSs Linux or BeOS would be the most logical choice. I wouldn't write them off just yet..

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