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I use DSL, with fiber-optic to my building. I rarely get Internet interruptions that's physical/equipment-related. Since ThinkorSwim and my local broker feed both work normally, and IB TWS did quite well until days ago, I don't think my computer and my Internet connection are the problem...

How to switch to Hong Kong gateway? Years ago Hong Kong servers didn't deliver some elements of market data, such as high/low. For futures trading displaying high/low on TWS is a convenience. And Hong Kong servers reset during US's trading hours, while US servers reset around noon of Hong...

rwk's experience is similar to mine, except that mine is much severe and long lasting. Restarting TWS, or even computer, would be back to normal --- normal for only minutes or even seconds. Someone on this forum said there's something wrong with Java 7u40...

I live in Taiwan (NOT a province of China), using CHT's HiNet which is responsible for almost all overseas connection. I use fiber-based xDSL. As I had said, ThinkorSwim, which used to be slow, is fast and reliable recently. And my local broker's feed, relayed from Reuter's, is also...

Anybody experience this same issue? Recently (at least for 3 days) market data on TWS sporadically stall, then burst, then stall again, most noticeably for US futures, to a less extent for US stocks, while spot forex seems to be least affected. In doubt Java SE 7u40 was the culprit, I...

Global Financial Data, Inc. - The World's Most Comprehensive Historical Financial Database http://www.globalfindata.com/ Not free but academic/research oriented.

def, When will the 12/31/2002 (PDF) Statement of Financial Condition (Audited) be posted?

j medved, P4 700? I don't remember P4 ever came out with sub-Giga Hertz model? I speculate you mean P4 1700.

Chuck T, Korea's Kospi 200 futures & options? It's rumored long ago Comstock would carry it by last July. Any chance for Osaka's Nikkei 225? And Taiwan's futures and options markets?

With JRE v 1.4.1_02, if you run browser version of TWS or any other JRE-based applet, now when login after typing user name you can use TAB key to move forward to the password item. Can this be counted in as a bug-fix or improvement?

riskless, Comment on these three sites? I have no doubt they are all legitimate. Just curious to see the 'trader' for the first time. And a stone was removed from the fill recently?

I invite everybody running IB TWS to give this new build of JRE a try. http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/download.html http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/ReleaseNotes.html Quite a few bug fixes related to memory leaks and video drivers, and crashes. It may make your life a little easier.

Touting better performance and lower costs, Reuters releases Linux version of its Reuters Market Data System. For the full story, click http://update.wallstreetandtech.com/cgi-bin4/flo/y/eKkF0BfTNF0Dxj0BrpW0AW