your edge should be to simulate a bit with X_Trader TTSIM and read some old Dax journal here before scalping against the sharks @ Eurex...
My experience with eLocal/RCG/PatSystems has been the same. I get a fill back from a market order in less than a second. Stable, with disconnections maybe 2 or 3 times a year. I have to wonder why people think they need more than this.
In fact I kept the account with them for backup, while for the reasons explained above now I'm trading with TT platform.
To be fair to the ISVs, apples to apples, most have similar latencies (within 100ms) if you were to compare them under identical operating conditions. It really depends on the Broker that this providing you the solution. BrokerA may have a blindingly fast Pats environment and BrokerB may have a very unstable TT environment for example. As a result, you are going to get different answers from different people !
Hi Bernard, I read everything I could find on DAX and have been doing very well on sim. Now the next step comes in, to test in with real money. Just want to make sure that I have the best possible technology (for reasonable pay). Regards, redduke
Hi Bernard, I use Ninja Trader with 2 connections TT and PATS. TT periodically disconnects, about 2-3 times per Europe morning session, but it is knows since it is still in beta. NT guys are working on a solution. PATS never has disconnects. Thanks, redduke