FAQs
Q: Does it support non-programmers?
A: TickZOOM has ZoomScript to make it easier to create custom strategies and indicators and makes it relatively easy to convert Easy-Language code or NinjaTrader code. Still, knowledge of programming is very helpful.
Q: What is the ZoomScript language?
ZoomScript is a .NET language for writing strategies that is 100% compatible with other .NET languages like C# or VB.net. If you already know C# you will be right at home. ZoomScript handles order flow like cancels, cancel-replace, and partial fills automatically behind the scenes, it determines your max bars back settings automatically on-the-fly and eliminates the need for you to due bounds checking on price or data arrays, plus it offers good debugging abilities. In short, ZoomScript focuss on simplifying the writing of profitable trading systems.
Q: How well does TickZoom perform?
A: As an example. On a single CPU running one test on 5 years of GAIN financial tick data with 10 million ticks. TickZOOM loads data and completes the test with charting in less than 40 seconds.
Q: Are there ways to make it even faster?
A: Well it already smoothly operates in full parallel for multi-symbol and optimizations. So it takes full advantage of multi-core computers availale today.
So Enjoy!
