NT7 Release questions

[zoltran]

Thanks Ray

I know Zenfire will be 32 bit at GA, but do you know if they plan/or have a 64bit adapter in the works for future builds?
If so .. have they mentioned any target dates?

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

I saw no mention of Gain Capital or Forex.com is support for that "free" Ninja trading relationship going to continue?

Gains

There are no current plans to change this.

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

Thanks Ray

I know Zenfire will be 32 bit at GA, but do you know if they plan/or have a 64bit adapter in the works for future builds?
If so .. have they mentioned any target dates?

Unfortunately I am not certain at this time.

[eDanny]

Can we please have a way to turn the chart command line off?? I hate it when I try to type in a chat or trading room and instead my text is in a chart, trying to open up some unknown instrument. It is really bad with 6.5 since all historical data can go missing for some real time indicators!

[shasha]

Didn't see any update on Development status since 9th July.
Hope everything is on track.

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

Didn't see any update on Development status since 9th July.
Hope everything is on track.

I will update later today.

[BigDog008]

Didn't see any update on Development status since 9th July.
Hope everything is on track.

was about to ask this myself...

am VERY EAGERLY awaiting not having to joust with the Internal Order Handling rules.... would love to be able to work long/shorts at the same time!


especially eager to see if ninjatrader can handle high frequency setups, trading say 3000 contracts in day?

[BigDog008]

update is posted!

looks like a few bumps in the road...

keeping fingers crossed that come end of sept we can dl the beta of NT7....

[TraderEyal]

The difference this time is...

- We are forecasting based on being nearly 100% complete with feature implementation so what is left is some more peformance profiling, testing and bug resolution

Well, I see everything is on track, the same track it was on all the while since back in what, early 2007?

1. Back in June you were nearly 100% complete and now in August you say: "We are running behind by a few weeks internally with respect to feature implementation". That is rather confusing.

2. You're a few weeks behind on feature implementation but you don't see a delay in delivery 2 months from now? There must be some mistake here?

3. Personally I think if the continuous contract was the only issue and missing part you should have released this version. There are many traders who are suffering daily with the atrocious stability and performance of the current version.

[DangerBoy]

The status updates are great, seems you guys are coming along nicely, looking forward to the performance improvement the bar caching will yield.

Keep up the good work guys.

Ross

[xTrader1]

Despite NT7 delays

Well, I see everything is on track, the same track it was on all the while since back in what, early 2007?

1. Back in June you were nearly 100% complete and now in August you say: "We are running behind by a few weeks internally with respect to feature implementation". That is rather confusing.

2. You're a few weeks behind on feature implementation but you don't see a delay in delivery 2 months from now? There must be some mistake here?

3. Personally I think if the continuous contract was the only issue and missing part you should have released this version. There are many traders who are suffering daily with the atrocious stability and performance of the current version.

Despite a few serious problems NT 6.5 is the best trading software I'm aware of, regarding its programming flexibility and its quasi-open architecture. And it's free except of automatic trading, it means it's completely free for discretionary traders like myself.

I prefer to wait for a more stable and more mature NT7 beta and as a retired software engineer I think I know what I'm talking about. I know something either about difficulties of keeping new releases in schedule.

So - NT team - don't hurry !!!

[TraderEyal]

My experience as a retired project manager and program office leader at 2 of the largest management consulting firms is: never let a software engineer or architect do the job of a PM.

If you were a paying customer and your NT crashed every other day like mine does (see other thread on this sub-forum), and that's after limiting it to the very minimum so it doesn't choke completely, and you'd be getting absolutely zero solutions offered by NT staff, then you'd be singing a different tune too.

I guess for some people it's a case of: everything works fine for me, so who cares if the software crashes all the time for many other customers.

Despite a few serious problems NT 6.5 is the best trading software I'm aware of, regarding its programming flexibility and its quasi-open architecture. And it's free except of automatic trading, it means it's completely free for discretionary traders like myself.

I prefer to wait for a more stable and more mature NT7 beta and as a retired software engineer I think I know what I'm talking about. I know something either about difficulties of keeping new releases in schedule.

So - NT team - don't hurry !!!

[xTrader1]

My experience as a retired project manager and program office leader at 2 of the largest management consulting firms is: never let a software engineer or architect do the job of a PM.

I agree with you, but it doesn't mean that isolating S/W architect from PM job results with a less buggy software. Sometimes PM pressing development team causes releases that are a complete mess.

If you were a paying customer and your NT crashed every other day like mine does (see other thread on this sub-forum), and that's after limiting it to the very minimum so it doesn't choke completely, and you'd be getting absolutely zero solutions offered by NT staff, then you'd be singing a different tune too.

I guess for some people it's a case of: everything works fine for me, so who cares if the software crashes all the time for many other customers.

If I would be in your situation I would stop using NT a long time ago.
BTW especially in your case you should agree with me regarding premature releases.

[TraderEyal]

I have no interest in getting into details on how to run projects. Suffice to say that NT7 is suffering from chronic delays of over a year (hardly a case of pressing for releases) and NT6.5 issues are not related to releases either but to design decisions and on-going neglect of some crucial priorities. To top it all we're having repeated mis-communication by company staff across all levels.

If this were a retail product I'd return it back for a refund. On the other hand, I have invested in NT more than just a license fee, and since I've paid for a lifetime license and I'm still a customer I'm expecting to be treated accordingly and enjoy a proper return on my investment for the duration of its license.

Maybe if more customers demanded the same then NT management would become just a tad bit more accountable and motivated to meet its promises to its customers.

I agree with you, but it doesn't mean that isolating S/W architect from PM job results with a less buggy software. Sometimes PM pressing development team causes releases that are a complete mess.



If I would be in your situation I would stop using NT a long time ago.
BTW especially in your case you should agree with me regarding premature releases.

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

@TraderEyal:
a) Initially we somewhat "vaguely" announced first beta of NT7 for end of 2008 and then had to delay Q1 and Q2 of 2009. Although we accept your reasonable criticism on these delays and I don't follow your statement "NT7 is suffering from chronic delays of over a year". My math would tell me 9 months as of current.
b) You mentioned your setup would suffer from daily crashes. I'd like to learn more about it and potentially even make your setup a reference for our internal NT7 testing. As a first step: could you please provide some info on the nature of these crashes? Thanks in advance