Recent content by vfulco

Thanks all esp. WinstonTJ. So if you are using 10G NICs, what brand (myricoms)? If on a standard 1G setup, aren't you just saturating the bus and network with only a modest pick up in performance?

Any guides out there for running the most minimalist Ubuntu 12.04 set up for trading strategies in a SOHO environment? No HFT, just thinking data collection (From IB and/or IQfeed-DTN into a standard dbase capture, analysis with R and/or python-numpy, pandas (execution later)...Would like...

Hey WinstonTJ-- Assume your customer will be isolating the machine? I had a 490 series box in my SOHO packed to the gills and well cleaned every 6 months and it sounded like a small Cessna. Also hated the Dell proprietary internals. In the last year have tried to upgrade hardware while...

Not being a linux pro nor wanting to get into dependency hell again, thinking of VMing locally a super lite linux distro for IB TWS. Any recommendations for a canned OS? PC is more than capable but still looking for something bloat free. TIA.

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