has anybody tried distributed computing for backtesting? I am thinking of NVIDIA GPU

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by mizhael, May 23, 2009.

  1. has anybody tried distributed computing for backtesting?

    I am thinking of NVIDIA GPU computing, which is quite accessible on desktop...

    Anybody had experience?

    How does it compare to distributed computing via building a network (the maintaininence of several computers is really troublesome)...
     
  2. nitro

    nitro

    This is really bizarre. Didn't this thread have several responses? I responded, and yet it is gone!

    Either I am in the Matrix, or ET has database problems.
     
  3. byteme

    byteme

    No, this mizhael character has a habit of cross-posting to multiple forums. The other thread he started with the same post is in the automated trading forums.
     
  4. nitro

    nitro

    Oh, yeah, I thought these eyes :eek: were needing new prescriptions.
     
  5. CBuster

    CBuster

    Don't want to sound like an asshole but your serial thread-starting habit is pretty annoying.

    why don't you focus on generating some decent trading strategy ideas before you worry about high-end trading and backtesting computing infrastructure? if the link below is anything to go by, you would be wasting your money on a distributed computing system.

    http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=164231