I have started a seperate thread about this.

Auto Trades - Blackbox - Bots

Call them what you will, but we have had a few requests from users if we would look at doing some coding on Level 2 etc so users can set their own trading parameters and let the system auto trade for them. The basics are you set your own parameters and the syetem trades it for you via your broker.

So questions is:

1) Which API trading feeds would you like us to link to, E*trade and GNI are the obvious starting points but any others.(Subject to their agreement)
2) Would you like this as a web product or as a downloadable application.
3) Pricing. Whats it worth to you ? 100 - 200 a month as a suggestion from some.
4) Do you want us to build in standard parameters or would you like to have 100% customisability yourselves.

Out of interest one of our users is already writing some L2 auction products to our API for a commercial release of his own.

Mike

A very quick morning all!

Ian,

Now that I am going through the MAM.com address (not MAM.co.uk) the new home page definitely gets the thumbs up ... but then again, maybe I never saw the old page in its finery!

jj,


I am glad that you like the new look home page,

Ian

For those who are wondering, I copy my earlier post from the Treders' Room thread in explanation of how my day began!





Morning punters!

Apologies for my late arrival, but in explanation I give you the following precis.

Al wakes at 6:30am in the usual manner, but must pack to travel to Norway at lunchtime. Better half is up way before and downloads emails. One email pops up on Norton as carrying a virus, from the same sender as one alerted over the weekend, which I, of course, had deleted immediately. Better half opens new email and then proceeds to open attachment!!!

Instead of sitting quietly for half an hour having my usual coffee and B&H early breakfast, Al fires up the virus checker to scan the whole computer - nothing found. Hmm.

So, no news from me today.

What part of the female brain is it that leads to this process occurring?

Al
;-)

PS - To top it off, I've just had a call from Norway to say stay at home until tomorrow. Anyone want a better half and a different job?

UK and European brokers' recommendations issued today, as collated by AFX News from a range of market sources.


JP MORGAN
Downgrade Neutral from overweight Telecinco -- Downgrade Neutral from outperform AGF -- Upgrade Overweight from neutral Allianz

DEUTSCHE BANK
Downgrade Hold from buy Tomra

GOLDMAN SACHS
Upgrade Outperform from in-line Tandberg

MORGAN STANLEY
Spanish Utilities: Downgrade Equal-weight from Overweight Enagas; Downgrade Underweight from Equal-weight Red Electrica -- Downgrade Underweight from equal-weight BNL

MERRILL LYNCH
Downgrade Neutral from buy ARM Holdings -- Reiterate Buy GN Store Nord, raises target to 74 dkr from 70

ING
Downgrade Hold from Buy BMW -- Upgrade Buy from hold Generali

CSFB
Downgrade Underperform from neutral Suez -- Upgrade to Neutral from underperform Firstgroup -- Reiterate Neutral Ryanair, ups target to 5.0 eur from 4.05

LEHMAN BROTHERS
Downgrade Underweight from equal-weight H&M, target 180 skr, ups estimates, valuation call -- Initiate Underweight Straumann, target 240 sfr -- Reiterate Equal-weight Celesio, ups target to 60 eur from 54 -- Overweight Continental, ups target to 50 eur from 47

WILLIAMS DE BROE
Upgrade Hold from Sell UK Coal

PANMURE GORDON
Downgrade Sell from hold Tate & Lyle, target 395 pence

NUMIS
Downgrade Add from buy ICAP -- Initiate Add DX Services, target 300 pence

EVOLUTION SECURITIES
Downgrade Reduce from add Moss Bros. -- Downgrade Reduce from add Ted Baker

CITIGROUP SMITH BARNEY
Reiterate Hold Intelek, ups target to 7.0 eur from 5.5

UBS
Reiterate Neutral 3i Group, ups fair value to 635 pence from 630 -- Neutral Adidas Salomon, cuts target to 118 eur from 123

ABN AMRO
Reiterate Buy Storebrand, raises target to 63.5 nkr from 62 -- Buy Sampo, raises target to 11.15 eur from 10.8

Al

if she is still the BETTER half doesnt say much for you lol!!!

Fundy, agree

Al, the caring nurturing side of a woman's brain... when anyone in my household has a virus, I seem to be the one who has to deal with it..:-)

Fundie - you're all I need! ROFLMAO!

jj - women are supposed to deal with them, not bring them into the house. ;-))))

London shares - midday features

FTSE 100 risers
BT Group 185-3/4 up 1/4
Company made 600,000 broadband connections in Q2
Johnson Matthey 968-1/2 up 9-1/2
Better-than-expected Q3 numbers from Canada's Ballard Power
BSkyB 511-3/4 up 2-3/4
Q1 results due Friday Nov 12
BP 540 up 7
Own share buying; crude price up
Scottish & Newcastle 412-1/4 up 3-3/4
H1 profits up 11.3 pct; Teather & Greenwood/Deutsche Bank 'buy'
Shell 433-3/4 up 3
Crude price up
Rio Tinto 1,467 up 8
Seymour Pierce positive
BAE Systems 238-1/4 up 1/4
May have been 'victim' of fraud; not 'target' of SFO investigation
Land Securities 1,205 up 6
Bond refinancing completed

FTSE 100 fallers
Man Group 1,300 down 44
Profit taking after strong H1 results
Smith & Nephew 463-1/2 down 5
Q3 results due midday
AMVESCAP 305-3/4 down 5-3/4
Profit-taking
3i Group 588-1/2 down 7-1/2
Interims
Shire Pharmaceuticals 531-1/4 down 9-1/4
Q3 results due later today
Marks & Spencer 352-1/2 down 4
Nervous offerings ahead of interims due Nov 9; talk of poor trading
Lloyds TSB 431-1/2 down 5-3/4
Morgan Stanley downgrade yesterday
Scottish & Southern Energy 829-1/2 down 1/2
Profit-taking after interims

FTSE 250 risers
MFI Furniture 111-1/2 up 8-3/4
Bid speculation revives
Slough Estates 468 up 6-3/4
Citigroup 'buy' from 'hold'
Tate & Lyle 451-1/2 up 10
Better-than-expected interims
National Express 727-1/2 up 7-1/2
UK competition body clears acquisition of Anglia franchise
Invensys 15-1/4 up 1/4
Q2 results due Nov 11
Hiscox 156 up 1
Bid speculation
Aegis Group 106-1/4 up 1/2
Panmure Gordon's only 'buy' in the sector
Pilkington 94-3/4 up 3/4
Teather & Greenwood 'buy'
FirstGroup 310 up 1-1/4
'Neutral' from 'underperform' - CSFB

FTSE 250 fallers
McCarthy & Stone 598-1/2 down 15-1/2
Results; co says higher build, land costs will hit margins
Redrow 339 down 7-1/2
With McCarthy & Stone
Westbury 393-1/2 down 5-1/2
With McCarthy & Stone
ICAP 251-3/4 down 4-3/4
Numis cuts rating to 'add' vs 'buy'
Northgate Solutions 65-3/4 down 1-1/4
Profit-taking after yesterday's upbeat trading statement
ARM Holdings 97-3/4 down 1-1/2
'Neutral' from 'buy' - Merrill Lynch
Millennium & Copthorne 334-1/2 down 2
Morgan Stanley keeps 'underweight' stance after Q3 results

Other risers
IQE 11.50 up 2.75
Company unit wins US outsourcing contract worth 25 mln usd over 2 yrs
Energy Techniques 4.62 up 0.37
Distribution deal
Billam 21 up 1-1/2
End-Sept net asset value 46.3 pence
Provalis 9.37 up 0.87
Trading up on last year - AGM
Antisoma 16-3/4 up 3/4
Research update
SubSea Resources 21-1/2
New issue placed at 20 pence
Caspian Holdings 26
AIM debut
Antonov 37 up 1-1/4
Seeking share consolidation; The Shares Magazine comment
Corin Group 347-1/2 up 2-1/2
Comment in The Shares Magazine
GW Pharmaceuticals 163-1/2 up 2-1/2
Comment in The Shares Magazine
Monstermob 116-1/2 up 4
Comment in The Shares Magazine
Patientline 127 up 3-1/2
Comment in The Shares Magazine
Pixology 124-1/2 up 1
Comment in The Shares Magazine
Deal Group Media 10.75 up 0.50
Comment in The Shares Magazine
Torex Retail 68-1/2 up 1/2
Comment in The Shares Magazine
Scapa Group 30 up 1
Comment in The Shares Magazine
Ideal Shopping 156 up 6
Comment in The Shares Magazine
Hamworthy 181 up 4-1/2
Comment in The Shares Magazine

Other fallers
Warthog 0.66 down 0.17
Disposals yesterday
sportech 8.50 down 1.12
FY profits warning; Panmure cuts pretax estimates to 9 mln stg from 12 mln
Vislink 18-3/4 down 1-3/4
Profits warning
Psion 54-3/4 down 2-1/2
Full-year profits warning
Sondex 201-1/2 down 7
Interim losses
Fayrewood 128 down 4
In-line trading statement
Innovision 80 down 2-1/2
Full-year profits warning