AFAIK 'static' vs. 'dynamic' price ladder is the answer, see www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=44736 www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=53954 www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=55104 www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=56833
Static table prices (dynamic market pane) OEC WORKS FINE WITH THE NEW SERVERS ...even the demo version is very fast not so different to X-Trader.... and they don't charge anything for it Lorenzo
Lorenzo, How do you like OEC so far? Looks pretty good, I like X Trader, but I need a strategy feature like Ninja has and I can't justify paying for Pro version. Didn't notice if OEC can do that? How much a RT with OEC? I really like to get my commissions down to $4RT with fees as opposed to the $5.75RT I pay now with Velocity. When scalping for a few ticks as I am, I need to get those costs down.
http://www.openecry.com http://www.openecry.com/platforms/simulated_oecdemo.cfm They offer 4.5 $ Round turn for the e-minis (2.25 per side) all in, and less for high volume traders They have own (new) reliable servers..... If you want PATS data feed they also offer J-Trader Plus 500 $ daytrade margins for the e-mini and 1,062 Euro for the Dax future! Charting software in a few weeks Lorenzo
Here's a tip: install OEC, install X_TRADER and have them both run at the same time with their DOMs displayed for the same future. You will see that OEC lags X_TRADER by more than 1 second. Do the same thing with X_TRADER and Interactive Brokers and you will see the same thing happening. If you want the "realest" (sorry, not a vocab buff here) time access to the markets and fastest executions, you need to pay for it. That is really the bottom line.
This ET links are off-topic concerning my original question; I did not ask about the static/dynamic ladder feature but the fact with Trasnact the bid/ask disappear when placing an order.
more than 1 second? ....Ridiculous I tried the demo of X-Trader and the lag is less than 0.5 second There is no charting software exactly fast as X-Trader...so you could have more problems with this lil lag, in your trading Lorenzo