Checking connection delay with IB

A simple tracert or traceroute would do the trick. Nope ?
It shows the hops required to reach the server.

Wireshark might kinda be tough to begin with. It’s

 

Never ever trust traceroute. That command should not even exist.

https://superuser.com/questions/730...orrect-concerning-the-actual-path-to-a-target

 

For our VPS, 1ms from our NYC/NJ servers to IB East:



Also 1ms from our Chicago location to IB Central

See here for Interactive Broker server endpoints: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/cgi-bin/conn_test.pl

 

1ms !!!

 

What's the latency after the order hits IB? Isn't that more important?

 

Yep, Compliance checks, 2 or more will take time also. BTW: it takes 200ms just to click a mouse.
Also this is helpful: https://testmy.net/latency

But anyone who has traded when it is borderline disorderly, knows that a connection for home-retail is bad to horrible.

 

No, the point is to understand how long does it take for an instruction to reach IB. You don't really care of what happens "after". You can't control that anyway.

 

You're definitely an elitetrader. Good job

 

Ok genius, en-light us. What happens "after" an order reaches a broker? Let's see that elite knowledge.

 

Actually you can control it. Some introducing brokers, and clearing merchants pre clear you account.