Problems with Transact Today?

Discussion in 'Order Execution' started by wareco, Feb 14, 2006.

  1. They have their own servers now...you may have been with them during some "growing pain" times. They seem to have it all sorted out now...

     
    #71     Feb 22, 2006
  2. amiindew

    amiindew

    Is it me or the transact datafeed? Although TA hasn't disconnected yet today, the price seems to be moving very unusual rigth from the opening, from pausing for up to 2 minutes and then suddenly jumping by 4 or 5 ticks, like when trading volume is very thin.

    Could this be caused by TA's problem with their datafeed?

    Does anyone else experiences the same?

    PS I am trading the ER2
     
    #72     Feb 22, 2006
  3. Yes, the last price (black in TradeMaven with the Transact feed) has been lagging behind by several seconds.

    However, I have traded today on TradeMaven/Transact without a problem (no disconnects, and proper fills).
     
    #73     Feb 22, 2006
  4. That is true. I tested x_trader demo against openecry demo. However, let me also say that I tested IB live data (not demo) against X-Trader demo and noticed the same lag.
     
    #74     Feb 22, 2006
  5. Did you know that the OpenEcry demo server is slower than their live server?

    I do not have Transact so I cannot post about them.

    Michael B.

     
    #75     Feb 22, 2006
  6. I hadn't considered that. but i would think that since it is the demo that is designed to draw customers in (i.e. give customers a taste of the best the firm has to offer), the demo would be as fast as the real thing. Otherwise, customers are not seeing how fast the real thing really is before actually opening an account
     
    #76     Feb 22, 2006
  7. It is a fact that their Demo is slower. I think it is good management to route traffic for a demo to a different server. The resources, time and money spent goes to real money, not play money and advertising..

    I have had nothing but good service and lightening fast executions with Openecry on their proprietary Dom platform.

    I have heard equally as nice of things about Transact too...

    Michael B.

    P.S. There are so many redundencies involved over the internet. The fact that OpenEcry has their own servers (they purchased them) housed in the exchange building, is enough for me....Equinex or something like that....

     
    #77     Feb 22, 2006
  8. Maybe I'll open a small account with them and run their DOM at the same time X_Trader (live version) is run just to see if there is really much of a difference.
     
    #78     Feb 22, 2006
  9. That would be excellent!


     
    #79     Feb 22, 2006
  10. Lorenzo

    Lorenzo

    THEIR DEMO IS NOT SLOWER WITH THEIR NEW SERVERS!!

    I tried them last year and they were slow...but now things have changed

    THE LIVE VERSION LAGS LESS THAN 0.5 SECOND COMPARED TO X-Trader

    PATS MORE THAN ONE SECOND!...

    It's a valid alternative to X-Trader, and in a few weeks they will launch their own charting software (....in May I think)

    GUYS, FIRST OF ALL ....TO BE HONEST PLEASE

    LORENZO
     
    #80     Feb 22, 2006