Recent Content by Lucky

  1. Best Latency?

    So assuming I'm coloed with or near my broker, it seems like the thing to worry about are my broker's processing speeds. So who would you...
    Post by: Lucky, Mar 30, 2010 in forum: Automated Trading

  2. Best Latency?

    Unfortunately I think those market data centers are above my budget; I was thinking more like just doing a standard colo at CBOT or Lakeside......
    Post by: Lucky, Mar 30, 2010 in forum: Automated Trading

  3. Best Latency?

    I was wondering if anyone here keeps track of their connection latency to their futures brokers, delay from quote servers, or have some idea of...
    Thread by: Lucky, Mar 30, 2010, 22 replies, in forum: Automated Trading

  4. CME threatens to fine me $2000

    I have noticed slowdowns before, but exactly what is going on at the exchange would be speculation on my part. When I have inquired, it usually...
    Post by: Lucky, Dec 1, 2008 in forum: Financial Futures

  5. CME threatens to fine me $2000

    are you serious? do you have any idea how little bandwidth an order takes compared to all the streaming video / audio people do nowadays?...
    Post by: Lucky, Nov 26, 2008 in forum: Financial Futures

  6. Comcast . . .

    Comcast has been absolute crap lately, now at least I know why. Did you get an upgrade to the new type of modem? Any improvement if so?
    Post by: Lucky, Nov 25, 2008 in forum: Hardware

  7. cheapest options contract brokerage

    Thanks for that bit of info deviltrader. I had also looked at their website and did not see anything about that partial fill charge. Wait, now...
    Post by: Lucky, Nov 10, 2008 in forum: Options

  8. Odd lot order execution I bet no one can answer

    could be delayed in the sense "oops we missed a couple hundred shares from a transaction, better print those" or off-exchange transactions that...
    Post by: Lucky, Nov 5, 2008 in forum: Order Execution

  9. Benefits of a Bloomberg?

    From what I remember, it's close to $20k/mo per terminal for the comprehensive package. I'm sure you can get the price jacked up even more if...
    Post by: Lucky, Nov 4, 2008 in forum: Hardware

  10. Router question

    Does your big download slow down too? If so, you're probably getting throttled. If not, your big download is probably choking out the other...
    Post by: Lucky, Nov 4, 2008 in forum: Hardware

  11. Best option strategy for a stock expected to double

    Maybe try single stock futures then? AUY1C has pretty pathetic open interest though
    Post by: Lucky, Oct 30, 2008 in forum: Options

  12. kick-in kick-out (KIKO) options?

    Thanks, I've got a handle on barriers, had never heard the term kick-in kick-out used. :p
    Post by: Lucky, Oct 30, 2008 in forum: Options

  13. kick-in kick-out (KIKO) options?

    I read an article this morning about Korean businesses recently losing over 60 billion won on kick-in kick-out (KIKO) currency options. I can't...
    Thread by: Lucky, Oct 30, 2008, 2 replies, in forum: Options