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FX, Could not find rates for LW at TS website. Do the improved rates include pit-traded contracts or only electronic? Thanks. O.

G. Unless things have changed, RDRAM must be used in sets of two banks. In other words if you are at 512mb with 2X256, you cannot double your memory by installing a single 512 with your current 2X256. Also, if your Dell, like mine, has 4 memory slots, you should make sure you do not have...

How do firms offering bullets offset the risk of the synthetic long position they are holding (the firm, not the trader) for the duration of the bullet? O.

Sarasota, I use TS4 and as you mentioned it can be deathly slow for more complex analysis. I did however find something that dramatically inproved speed, and though I am not sure whether it applies to TS6 or 2000i, this info. may help members using some TS versions. Using TS4 in Windows...

You are right that the demo does not give many specifics on advanced charting and analysis capabilities, but it does give a good feel for the trading/quote screens and some order functionality, e.g., the discretionary and hidden size orders. Don't they have a money back guarantee on data...

Rah, Ask for a demo CD from TS. I received one in the mail with a certificate to try ts6 free for 2 months. The opportunity to try it free may be available only to past customers of Omega, but I would think they would be anxious to send out the demo CD to anyone. O.

Is it necessary for the end client's broker to start the PIP process, or can any of the market makers start the PIP for an incoming order by having say resting/hidden orders a .01 within the nbbo? The examples and text seem to suggest that the process is always started by the end client's...

I use a laptop as a backup. which assures me of 5+ hours of uninterrupted trading. For me this was most cost effective, since I needed one anyway for travel. In case of power outage, I would have to use my dial-up connection since the DSL modem would be out, but the difference in quote speed...

Is there any chance that the allowable spreads on options will move from .05 and .1 to .01? I understand that MMs make their ching on the spreads, and most often will not wish to, and certainly should not be forced to make a .01 market, but considering that options have a delta <1...

Very interesting idea, though I notice that trading has been suspended until further notice. If this type of technology were available from a known counterparty. for securities I trade, and if the bid/ask spreads were tight, I would definitely use it. I wonder if similar graphic tools with...

Markus, Do you know of a good brokers offering good rates on spreads for pit-traded contracts and whether there are data feeds for the actual pit-traded spreads (e,g, nov/july beans) as opposed to a feed that calcs based on last trades? Thanks. O.

chas, I use a basic data base manager, MS Access, to document my trading, allowing me to add fields to records and write quick new reports whenever I want to analyze my trades, e.g., by entry type, exit type, for taxes, closed and open equity curves, etc. I suspect there is software that...

N. I also develop and build what are primarily quantitative models for trading and have found Tradestation (version 4) invaluable. I cannot compare it to its competition, but there is simply no possible way I could do the testing I do by hand, at least not in this lifetime. If you are...

J-S, When you show TS the new directory, TS shows all files in the directory, i.e., when you add or subtract a contract in CSI it is added to or subtracted from the list the directory TS accesses. You do have to add individual charts to your workspaces, but only once. You can have many...

Come on guys. Bet with the smart money: go Green And Gold!!! And Pabst, you are now officially on my ignore list (for the rest of the night). O.

J-S, I use CSI with TS-4 (suspect the functionality is similar with 2000i) by: -in CSI, "adding" a new portfolio in "portfolio manager" on the startup page, using a name I will easily recognize. -in CSI "adding" files on the startup page and designating "CSI" as the "File Format" on the...

DGB, Will post or PM a follow up when I can grab a little time. Best, O.

Carol, I use Access, a data base manager similar to the one included in Microsoft works. If you are familiar with Excel, you can learn to use a data base in short order. There are probably prettier and more user friendly software apps. available, but Access allows me to do exactly what I need...

CSI has it, though I don't know whether they will sell you a single data series. It's worth an email or quick call since their end of day futures data is widely considered the most accurate available. Nothing like analyzing a contract for several weeks, or putting on a trade, and then finding...

mtx, I was replying to the original post, not the subsequent question of where to sweep excess trading funds. Lobster, A good question and you are right that CPI might not reflect your particular situation. Expenditure patterns, and hence rates of inflation, vary dramatically by...