Could simply be a driver issue - either the hardware is crap (which in your case you make a good point is not the case), or a blue screen is...
For most tests (that are linear to one tick stream - symbol) you do not need a data server to even query "real time". If one sets up a test to...
Yes and no. Sorry, but it is not that easy. It is not like ANY other business. There are a lot of businesses where hard work is everything, and...
Ok, not sure about the US system. You do NOT need a college degree. Point. You can go to trading right away. Point. Doing so without a...
Both these arguments are basically - bullocks. Sorry. To the first: I dont see a 10 times data explosion by decimalization of stocks. Maybe one...
In my case it actually is also a size issue. I mean, I store a tick in a hand full of bytes - varies, as stream. I never Search them. So ;) This...
I have to agree with the OP, though. It sounds a lot like SQL databases WITHOUT AN OPTIMIZED DATA STORE BELOW (because that is where the...
I second that. I currently get my hands dirty in futures trading, mostly trading YM. I am part of a trading room, and it helps me a lot....
Matching does NOT Involve seraching, interesting enough. I suggest you sit down and start thinking over the problem. THere are a bid and an...
Yes, I was involved with MS - not as employee, though. I also have about 10 years .NET experience (which is possible - some people worked with it...
How? The contract was with Accenture. I have seen this shit happening from both sides (including MS side, incidentally). Accenture was the...
I am not so sure about THAT. I mean, seirously... This is how I would do it (SQL Server as data dump, updates going through a queueing mechanism...
I do not argue no SIMD. See, .NET also has no coffee maker. Sadly both of those are irrelevant for TRADING EXECUTION compared to data analysis....
I think this is absolutely not a .NET issue. .NET, properly handled, can outperform most C++ installs. It probably runs down to bad management...
Your competition will be Dell. Seriously. Look at what support you CAN get from them. 4 hours preempive replacement. I can see a market...
That basically is it. Trade something else. Look at oil - really crazy there. Currencies. That said, I think this week is a little special in...
The DSL router I use allows me to attach a wireless modem as backup ;)
Personally running on Vista rc1 on my trading - works like a charm. Will ugprade to release in 2 weeks when I hopefully hae access to it ;) My...
The Windows / SSD disadvantage is not so big for SQL Server because of the way SQL Server writes data (8kb pages, in 64kb blocks). And ... WIndos...
That being said, if you do not want to go that way.... Here is a decent setup. You can scale it down, though. * Decent computer. * Get a...
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