Welcome to the AmiBroker Canada User Group (ABC User Group).
About
The ABC User Group consists of end-users of the AmiBroker Software Platform. This group is not affiliated with AmiBroker "the company" in any way... we are just enthusiastic software users!
ABC User Group exists to network and share ideas, help support our members with coding challenges and provide education geared to assisting members improve their AmiBroker knowledge, specific uses, implementation and applications of the software functionality and coding skills.
When
Meetings happen at our regular monthly meetings, on the 1st Tuesday of each calendar month (except in July and August).
Focus
Our main focus is in helping intermediate to advanced users while inspiring new members to reach the intermediate level as quickly as possible. Meetings for new users may go "a little over your head" if you are a new member, and for that reason, we suggest that you review our new user resources to get up to speed. We also suggest that new members reach out and try to partner up with a more advanced user group member for some orientation and mentoring. One way to do this is via the Member Connect forum thread.
As ABC User Group is, in fact, a "user group", we encourage our members to regularly contribute by rotating presentation responsibilities among members at most meetings, sharing knowledge and to participate in open discussion. Some meetings will have professional or outside speakers present educational segments. Members with presentation ideas or ideas for future meetings may post their suggestions in the applicable forum topic area.
In order to stay informed of upcoming meetings, sign up as a free member and opt in to receive emails at that time (of registration) in order to stay in the loop. Both meeting announcements and past meeting recordings are sent out via email notification to all members.
For those that miss any meetings, ALL MEETINGS are recorded and posted to our forum for later viewing.
Brief History
ABC User Group had it's first meeting on July 1st 2018 at the Oakville Town Hall on Trafalgar Road in Oakville, ON. Regular meetings, before Covid, were taking place at this same location on the 1st Tuesday of each month from 7 to 9 pm in one of the various meeting rooms. However, since Covid, meeting locations and dates have changed and are mainly only online now.
The group was created and is headed by Dave Di Marcantonio along with a hand-full of other local AmiBroker user misfits in the Greater Toronto Area 🙂 Some of these key founding members belonged to the Canadian Society of Technical Analysts (CSTA), as did Dave before the recent restructuring and changes within the CSTA. (Dave is also a former CSTA Oakville Chapter Head, having served for 3 years as well as 2 years on the Board of Directors of the CSTA).
The CSTA was very supportive in helping the ABC User Group start up it's first meetings and we would like to acknowledge and thank the CSTA for their past help and support and for their great work in the field of Technical Analysis within Canada, which forms a significant amount of the base methodology from which many of us develop our AmiBroker study "scripts" or "programs". Many of our members continue to use the field of Technical Analysis as a main foundational decision making tool and process.
Looking Ahead
More recently, the ABC UG has expanded into presentation subjects beyond just AmiBroker. We've hosted meetings on Python, Machine Learning, Systematic Trading, Automation and competing back testing software platforms such as RealTest, and will continue to do so!
Who
Although we are based in Ontario, Canada, our online meetings are open and available to anyone throughout the world! All are welcome.
We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!