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I mostly used ping times, but also a more qualitative approach, ie, I traded there for a day and got a "feel" for execution speed. I'm well aware that this isn't much of a scientific approach, but it was good enough for me.

Thanks for your comments. There's negligible latency when using a front-end with IB which is more than compensated by the much quicker order entry & modification it provides. I've been successfully scalping the DAX full-time for over 2 years now (averaging a hit rate decent enough to make a...

Thanks for your thoughts. I know that there's a broad consensus among many pro traders that the ultimate scalping setup is MD Trader for execution & CQG for charting, but I tested both a few months ago and I must say that while it looked very good it wasn't so much better as to justify the...

Hi there I realise that parts of the subject I want to discuss in this thread have already been covered elsewhere, but I've never seen a comprehensive thread that covers ALL aspects of the Ultimate Scalping Setup at once. I'm scalping the DAX from Europe using IB (I'm a Home-Based Trader)...

I'd be interested to know whether someone else is experiencing the following problem with IB (I'm using the Swiss server): Every morning I have to go through the same routine: -I log into the Swiss server with the SSL button checked (the login fails) -I hit the cancel button -I uncheck the...

Hi nononsense Sometimes IB is a few ms ahead, sometimes eSig is a few ms ahead, but generally speaking both feeds are very much in sync. Take care

Guys, I just wanted to give you an update on the problems I've been experiencing yesterday: I was in frequent contact with IB support (they were very helpful & responsive BTW). Their conclusion was that the connection problems I was having with the Eurofarm were probably due to the TWS...

That's interesting, because I've been having the exact same problem for quite some time although I log into the Swiss server. Every morning I have to go through the same routine: -I log into the Swiss server using SSL (the login fails) -I hit the cancel button -I uncheck the SSL button -I...

Jack, I'll run the tests you mentioned, thanks for your help. I'll keep you posted.

fader, Thanks for your reply, I'm currently busy doing screenshots etc, I'll keep you posted if I hear something from IB. (The problem has been going on since 0900 CET today).

nononsense, I'm also a longtime eSig & IB user and I've had my problems with eSig in the past but since the beginning of 2005, eSig works perfectly and is almost 100% in sync with the IB feed. (I'm specifically referring to the Eurex feed). Until last year, eSig was indeed lagging IB...

Thanks for your reply. I live in Europe... Is there a site on the internet to test the connection to specific applications like IB? ( I already did a traceroute) Thanks again.

I've spent quite some time with IB on the phone today and they couldn't figure out why my feed isn't working properly. Since I seem to be the only one with problems today, I wanted to ask other IB users what they do when their TWS market data field turns orange every 5 minutes (other than...

Aaahhhhh, now the market data field is RED.... IB - I'm lovin'it.....

I'm constantly comparing the IB & eSignal feeds, IB is totally out of sync this morning....(lagging eSig by a few seconds)

now the data disappeared altogether.... (Trading DAX & ESTXX futures)

0923 CET, still lagging.....

For Scalpers it's hell.... C'mon IB, stop messing with your platform, it used to be great, now it's freaking unreliable....

IB is lagging eSignal datafeed this morning...and the market data field has my favourite colour...ORANGE... What the hell is going on again with IB??

Do you know about a better alternative?