they might be equally important. take a screenshot of task manager while running your backtest... (like the one I attached) that way we can...
I'm pretty sure Gnome is wrong on this one. All backtesting software is known to be extremely processor intensive... A faster cpu will...
I know a guy who trades with WTS. His handle is FCCT... You could try sending him a PM... - mnx
welcome to ET. ;)
I wholeheartedly agree. First you need an idea that makes money, then you can code it. Fortunately for you coding it will be the easy part....
http://www.newsstrike.com/ will be much faster than cnbc, bloomberg etc. of course, it's FREE.
lol Except for Sterling who used to offer FIX but no longer does. Nothing like backwards progression... - mnx
IMHO that depends on which offices you are looking at. what city do you live in? the majority of complaints I hear about both firms are due...
everything is more expensive here than in the US. companies price products here like the USD/CAD exchange rate is still over 1.20... it's...
go with independent trader, or independent equities trader.... i like the ring of it myself. Not to mention that way people know you don't...
that depends almost entirely on your negotiating skills and how much volume you do. - mnx
What are we waiting for then... Adding a points system to this site is a brilliant idea and would greatly increase the quality of postings......
I agree with pretty much everything you said. It's cool to bash microsoft, and especially vista, so everyone does it. I remember when...
this is what I trade off of... [IMG] arbs-r-us, that must be a co-located machine eh? (the 3ms latency kind of gives it away...) - mnx
what is the purpose of this thread?
i didn't have any problems with SP1...
i second tomshardware.com there you will get detailed comparisons with benchmark results charted etc.... not some know-it-alls opinion on...
You just proved that you are definitely not a trader with that ignorant statement. (or at the very least not someone who trades more than once or...
Hey CBuster, In my experience with the Sterling API I could send orders in 1/10 of the time using a real account over a demo account. I know...
silicon is the 14th element on the periodic table and is used to make semiconductors. silicone on the other hand is used in breast implants and...
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