Thinking Stuff's ATM

Automated Trading Machine (ATM) makes it simple to remove fear and greed from your trading. Automated trading is no longer just for the rich or nerdy. Our revolutionary software runs on your computer, using your trading rules, but none of your emotions. There's just one requirement - you know how to use a mouse.  Learn more...

Thinking Stuff's ATE

Automated Trading Execution (ATE) is where we run your trading systems for you on our servers. Your system can be exported from ATM, or written in plain English and we'll make it for you. We'll even backtest and suggest improvements if you want us to. This service essentially automates your automated trading.  Learn more...

Thinking Stuff's Groups

Join a group of like-minded individuals, and help each other to trading success. Once you join a group, you will have access to that group's trading systems, ideas, and feedback. And please contribute your own knowledge as much as possible. Or contact us to start your own group.  Learn more...

Current status

If an issue is not listed here, we do not know about it.

The forum is where 95% of all support queries should be asked. Only if you have to tell us private information to explain the error should you contact us directly.

There is also a feature request part of the forum. The most popular requests will be done first. To add your vote, reply to the existing forum post and type "+1" or similar. If you have a new request then start a new forum post.

Check the history of changes to see if we fixed a bug you found in an older version.
 

Special Announcements

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Last updated August 9th, 2010.
 

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Perfect or mostly ok Usable, but buggy Not working or missing Not Applicable

 

Admin Add View Edit Copy Delete Bulk Delete Search Import Export Test Connx.
Users           N/A   N/A N/A  
  # accounts           N/A   N/A N/A N/A
Accounts           N/A   N/A N/A N/A
Email addresses           N/A   N/A N/A N/A
SMS addresses           N/A   N/A N/A Not tested
Holidays           N/A   N/A N/A N/A
Synthetic pair calculations           N/A   N/A N/A N/A
  # weightings           N/A   N/A N/A N/A
Custom indicators           N/A       N/A
  # columns           N/A   N/A N/A N/A
  # indicators           N/A   N/A N/A N/A
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Options Add View Edit Copy Delete Bulk Delete Search Import Export Test Connx.
Timezone N/A     N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
World clock N/A     N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Weekends N/A     N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Messages N/A     N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Warnings N/A     N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Price history file location N/A     N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Calculations N/A     N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Miscellaneous N/A     N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Known problems #404 - database timeout setting has no meaning
Requested features  

 

Price Data Add View Edit Copy Delete Bulk Delete Search Import Export Test Connx.
Data Manager entries           N/A   N/A N/A N/A
Tick prices                   N/A
Price bars                   N/A
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Chart Add View Edit Copy Delete Bulk Delete Search Import Export Test Connx.
Plot chart N/A   N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A   N/A
Saved charts           N/A       N/A
  # indicator     N/A N/A   N/A   N/A N/A N/A
  # line studies       N/A   N/A   N/A N/A N/A
  # text       N/A   N/A   N/A N/A N/A
  # icons       N/A   N/A   N/A N/A N/A
  # horizontal lines     N/A N/A   N/A   N/A N/A N/A
  # axis settings N/A     N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
  # colour settings N/A     N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
  # other settings N/A     N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Known problems #409 - line studies don't show when loading a chart
#410 - need to re-click a chart object after moving
#411 - linear chart scale and values between 0 and 1
#412 - magnify level on chart resets a bit when add indicator
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Transactions Add View Edit Copy Delete Bulk Delete Search Import Export Test Connx.
Trades           N/A   N/A N/A N/A
  # trade history Not tested   N/A N/A Not tested Not tested   N/A N/A N/A
Orders           N/A   N/A N/A N/A
  # order history Not tested   N/A N/A Not tested Not tested   N/A N/A N/A
Transactions               N/A N/A N/A
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Automate Add View Edit Copy Delete Bulk Delete Search Import Export Test Connx.
Backtest config entries           N/A   N/A N/A N/A
Backtest results           N/A   N/A N/A N/A
Indicator-based Alerts           N/A       N/A
  # alerting rules           N/A   N/A N/A N/A
  # holidays           N/A   N/A N/A N/A
  # specific times     N/A N/A   N/A   N/A N/A N/A
Trading Systems           N/A       N/A
  # trading rules           N/A   N/A N/A N/A
  # trading values           N/A   N/A N/A N/A
  # holidays           N/A   N/A N/A N/A
  # specific times     N/A N/A   N/A   N/A N/A N/A
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Messages               N/A N/A N/A
Activity               N/A N/A N/A
Indicator Test N/A   N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A   N/A
New File Wizard       N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Version Check N/A   N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A   N/A N/A
Helper Wizard N/A   N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
About Window N/A   N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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Tasks Add Cancel Delete Search Process Start Stop Set next run time Set frequency Change settings
Backtesting task               N/A N/A N/A
File load task               N/A N/A N/A
Price bar creation task                    
  # normal price bars               N/A N/A N/A
  # synthetic price bars               N/A N/A N/A
Alerting task               N/A N/A N/A
Auto-trading task               N/A N/A N/A
Scheduled processes (in general) N/A N/A N/A   N/A         N/A
Everything's fine email N/A N/A N/A N/A   N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Everything's fine SMS N/A N/A N/A N/A Not tested N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Forex factory calendar N/A N/A N/A N/A   N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Database maintenance N/A N/A N/A N/A   N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Known problems #402 - database maintenance does not work
#403 - auto-trading doesn't work
Requested features  

 

Brokers FXCM MB Trading Interactive Brokers Oanda Gain Capital DukasCopy
Download account info       N/A N/A N/A
Download transactions Not tested     N/A N/A N/A
Download price data            
  # streaming ticks Not tested     N/A N/A N/A
  # recurring ticks Not tested     N/A N/A N/A
  # streaming price bars Not tested     N/A N/A N/A
  # recurring price bars       N/A N/A N/A
  # special price bars       N/A N/A N/A
  # backfill N/A     N/A N/A N/A
  # historical       N/A N/A N/A
Import prices from their text files N/A          
Price bar creation            
Place limit order       N/A N/A N/A
Modify limit order       N/A N/A N/A
Cancel limit order       N/A N/A N/A
Place market order       N/A N/A N/A
Modify trade's stop loss       N/A N/A N/A
Modify trade's take profit       N/A N/A N/A
Close trade       N/A N/A N/A
Known problems  
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