Is it just me? Does everyone else using MBT having the same disconnects - I can't believe how bad its gotten lately. This is what my Alerts window looks like today:
Hi GTS Nope... not even one disconnect and I had MBTrading on all day. Well I wasn't glued to the screen all day but still nothing like you reported.... Hope you find the fault. agpilot ( In the MidWest)
I think agpilot is just blessed. It was messing up all day for me. Date Message Type Severity Time 3/6/2007 Connected to perm server Internal Normal 10:07:27 AM 3/6/2007 Connected to quote server Internal Normal 10:07:28 AM 3/6/2007 Connected to order server Internal Normal 10:07:28 AM 3/6/2007 Disconnected from quote server Internal Normal 10:10:08 AM 3/6/2007 Connected to quote server Internal Normal 10:10:20 AM 3/6/2007 Disconnected from quote server Internal Normal 12:01:33 PM 3/6/2007 Connected to quote server Internal Normal 12:01:51 PM Normal 3:16:50 PM 3/6/2007 Disconnected from order server Internal Normal 8:47:28 PM 3/6/2007 Disconnected from quote server Internal Normal 8:47:37 PM 3/6/2007 Disconnected from order server Internal Normal 8:47:50 PM 3/6/2007 Disconnected from perm server Internal Normal 8:47:58 PM 3/6/2007 Disconnected from order server Internal Normal 8:48:53 PM 3/6/2007 Connected to quote server Internal Normal 8:49:12 PM 3/6/2007 Connected to order server Internal Normal 8:49:53 PM
GTS your not alone, I had the same thing, the system freezes up during the most active trading times throughout the day. It will freeze for 2-3 mins at a time. Today did it about 3 times. During the FOMC meetings when they are announcing rate changes it freezes on and off for about 15 mins. Thats the only downfall with MB.
Yea, I can pretty much predict when it will happen, exactly as you said, FOMC announcements, during heavy trading periods and news announcements but today there seemed to be more lags and disconnects then the news/volume warranted. Thanks for your feedback.
I had that problem with them all of the time, I got tired of it and finally just switched to IB, there data feed has been solid so far. Hard to get used to a new platform though
Thanks. I have an IB account too but I spent a lot of time developing code wrappers for the MBT API, I'd hate to have to throw that away and start over again with IB/TWS.
Is it worth switching to MB for the cheaper commissions, but having to put with with such disconnects?... cm