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...
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......
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...
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...
are you serious? do you have any idea how little bandwidth an order takes compared to all the streaming video / audio people do nowadays?...
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?
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...
could be delayed in the sense "oops we missed a couple hundred shares from a transaction, better print those" or off-exchange transactions that...
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...
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...
Maybe try single stock futures then? AUY1C has pretty pathetic open interest though
Thanks, I've got a handle on barriers, had never heard the term kick-in kick-out used. :p
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...
Heh, you think you're pissed, check the recent spreads on USD/CNY. I opened a trade when they were 60 (I think Oanda was claiming 25 was normal at...
Well, just to add a contrary opinion, offering "to the crowd first" is not the only way to do things. Hedge funds tap dark pools for placing large...
apparently strongest != most profitable? :D I would also be surprised if they sold off the "core" insurance portion of their business, as...
From Reuter's article today: "We're going to take those assets which are probably very valuable, but can also be digested by buyers in...
Like I said, it was a newswire headline from Hong Kong. Yeah, recent news looks like everyone is getting a bail out, but AIG still looks like a...
wow
Oops, ignore that last message, somehow I posted before Snackly's message showed up (but saw the one after)?
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