Vulture, No, no - I only predict worthless threads! This thread is good. I will comment tomorrow - the superego stuff has wasted all my time again - I got to cut that shit out [i't's funny tho ] nitro
I used to scalp. Would not attempt that on anything less than DSL. Cable can have too high latency. T1 and Frame are nice... and expensive. I use T1 for one reason: dependability. My circuit is monitored in real-time. If something goes wrong the telco knows about it before I do. By the way, I use a new swing trading system now. Slow entry/exits. I can trade via 56K now and save a lot of money. It is true that the cost of a T1 pales to the profitability of trading, but it will still be nice to hang on to that $900 a month.
My T-1 line here in IL costs me only $500 per month. The setup was $250 and the router cost $800. Best connection I've ever had. T-1 lines have much less downtime than DSL, Cable, etc. Sub
I know a guy who just rent High speed fiber optic line from Sprint $500 per year. He bought, installed his own router & server. He is very happy about the system & cost.
That is one good price; we have a lot of them from different providors and the cheapest is around $800. Are you sure that is a full T1 and not a partial?