Rookie Q on Ninjatrader, IB and e signal?

Apologize if this has been posted in the wrong forum.

Ok, I would like to use all the three

a) IB as the broker
b) Ninjatrader as an order entry tool
c) E-signal for the data

I would be looking to trade the stock indices around the world -- objective,

Now the question is twofold.

Q1. I am not too sure if i really need e-signal data. How is their charting? Is IB data not enough? These are exchange traded products, arent they? Is there any data integrity issues i need to be worried about like FX?

Q2. If I do use all three, then which data does Ninja use? IB or E-signal? I was chatting to an Esignal rep and he said, theirs, why? Aren't my stops set according to IB prices?

Are their any other suggestions?



p.s. isn't the data the same for both as these products trade an exchange? In which case my questions are moot.

a) 10K to open an IB acct. Their data feed is not tick by tick, but grouped, however I use it and find it ok.
b) NT order entry module is not free (not sure of the price). NT free charting is excellent to tick and second levels.
c) e-signal data is good, tick by tick, excellent charts. IB data is tick by tick as long as you are online, backfills are 1-minute, so if you want to use a chart less than 1-minute you will have difficulty.
Q1: You only need e-sig data if you want backfills less than 1-minute and you do not know how to get old history from IB and get it into the NT database. FX-? what's the question - yes, they do fx also. Tight spreads and fixed commission.
Q2: NT can use data feed from either one, also there are other brokers (Mirus, etc) that will give you a better data feed and maybe free NT - check it out. e-sig rep - well, yes they do have a great product, what's it worth to you. I did use them, but at the time was not trading enough to justify the price, and now I get what I need form IB. IB will work for you.
The data is not exactly the same, because IB does not send each tick. Not needed unless you are going to write a super fast program to scalp like hell, in which case you probably would not be asking these questions. There are other brokers with good deals, Global, Open e cry, lots of them.

Cool, thanks, will try and work from what u gave me, but, will get back on a couple of thngs. ty.