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This website is the home for the book,
Introduction to AmiBroker,
by Dr. Howard Bandy


The book discusses the installation and use of the AmiBroker trading system development platform.
The book is a tutorial, introduction, and reference.

The Table of Contents, Preface, Index, and the Installation chapter of the book, exactly as they appear in the book in print, have been posted on this web site in pdf format. You can view them using the Book menu.

The Contents, Preface, Index, and Back Cover will give a good idea of what the book is about, and whether it is what you are looking for.
And the Installation chapter is good information whether you buy the book or not.

Introduction to AmiBroker was published in October 2008.
The book is in stock and available for immediate shipment.


You can order the book using one of the "Buy Now" buttons below

The six buttons differ in the shipping — the book is the same on all of them.


Changes as of AmiBroker Version 5.50

The First Edition of the book was written when AmiBroker was at Version 5.10, and was priced at $39.95. With Version 5.50, which is available as a Release Candidate now (January 2012), several changes have been made to AmiBroker. Some are changes to the user interface, such as the change to the Automatic Analysis dialog boxes. Others are improvements to the computational efficiency, such as multi-threading, and are less apparent.

Most of Introduction to AmiBroker is as applicable to Version 5.50 as it was to Version 5.10. But people who are new to AmiBroker should learn the new Automatic Analysis interface from the start. (The book refers to what is now the "old interface," which continues to be available from the Analysis pull-down menu.)

We are in the process of evaluating how the changes will affect our books. Some of our options are: a complete rewrite of Introduction to AmiBroker; an addendum describing, page by page, how the new interface is used; a completely new book that is a combination of Introduction to AmiBroker and Advanced AmiBroker; allowing Introduction to AmiBroker to go out of print.

We are working on several projects, of which writing is one. The economics of writing, publishing, and order fulfillment are all considered as part of our overall business plan.

We have anticipated that AmiBroker would be changing and scheduled printing of the Introduction to AmiBroker book with that in mind. We do not have a large inventory of the First Edition on hand.


For as long as there is inventory of the First Edition remaining, the price of the book is being lowered from $39.95 to $27.95.

For copies delivered to addresses within the US, delivery using USPS Media Mail is included. For copies delivered using other shipment methods and to overseas destinations, the price has been adjusted accordingly.

Our experience tells us that the delivery times listed are accurate for developed countries with benign customs practices. Once the package arrives in the destination country, that country's customs and postal service affect the delivery time.

If your address is in Italy, India, Central America, South America, or Africa, your order may take more time to arrive than for other countries. Please see our Pricing page for more information.



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You do not need a PayPal account to use PayPal — credit cards work just fine. We never see a PayPal account number or credit card number. When PayPal is satisfied that your payment has been received, they notify us, and we ship your book.

If PayPal does not work for you, you may order by mailing a check to us. Select the shipping option you want, make the check out for that amount, and mail it to:
    Blue Owl Press
    3700 S. Westport Avenue, #1876
    Sioux Falls, SD 57106

Ordering by mailing a check will delay shipment of your order by one to two weeks.
When ordering by mail, please include your email address so that we can send you a confirmation of your order and shipping date.


It is too late for changes to this edition, but constructive comments and suggestions for additions for the next edition will be welcome.


Please visit:
Blue Owl Press to learn more about our consulting, books, and other services.
Introduction to AmiBroker to learn about our tutorial and reference book for AmiBroker.
Quantitative Trading Systems to learn about our book on trading system development.
Advanced AmiBroker to learn about our book on advanced programming in AmiBroker.
Modeling Trading System Performance to learn about our book on Risk Management, Position Sizing, and Monte Carlo simulation.


To make suggestions for topics to be included in the next edition of Introduction to AmiBroker, email us at: