Most of pro trading platforms can do simple format programming as well as high level trading strats, as examples, Etrade, TradeStation, and, as you said, ameritrade. Just wanted to know whether your trading is based on mechanical trading, but I realized that you are not using automated system. Of course, a help for VB would be good for excel data work. I had help from very experience programmers who have over 20 years background, but yet it is not the same as I can do my self unless I paid anyone high fees.
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