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This is what I thought. Suppose there are two CPU intensive applications running. Without HT, each should get 50% CPU time; with HT, each is supposed to get 100% CPU time of one processor. If the above theory is not right, could you explain?

Is it hot and noisy? Does it justify the price? You can get a regular WD 120G, 7200rpm for $100.

I doubt we'd ever need 64-bit CPU, it only doubles memory space, not speed. I think 32-bit with 4G memory is good enough for tradeing softwares. For the heat issue, is water cooling going to become the standard?

I am using both J-trader and TWS, both of which are good enough for me. I am a swing trader, maybe they are good enough for scalpers. The next version: TradeMark is coming out of PATS, should be available by year end. Refco is the only major broker that has adopted EasySreen(Refco Pro), it...

axeman, I got a question for windows software that monitors CPU usage. If there are two HT CPUs, does it show the usage rate of each one seperately?

I've tried the demo of FFast long time ago, it's not as good as J-trader. FFast is based on Citrix, which is old technology.

My comparison: TWS: Cheap with user friendly APIs. Good for starting traders, but lacks personal service. How long do you have to wait to place an order over the phone? J-trader: Old technology based on MS JVM, API not easily available. Let's wait and see the next generation: TradeMark from...

IMHO, the most difficult part with program trading is chart pattern recognition. If the strategy has little to do with chart patterns, then it can be implemented by programs. Any idea on how to describe chart patterns in computer languages?

i completely DISAGREE to the content of this post. The movement of market is driven by emotions: fear and greed. Technology used in trading evolves, but human nature doesn't.

What caused the volatility in the past few years? High tech bubble, accounting fraud, terrorism.... I'm wondering what are the future events that would break the current luke warm market, and how long will the current involatility last?

My 2 cents: 1. Outsourcing jobs to Inida makes US companies more competitive than Japan and European counterparts, who can not do the same due to language barrier. 2. Due to lower cost, the same dollars could buy more goods. 3. The retirement of baby boomers may leave more positions open in...

It looks a bit scary, I think it's hard to catch it with stop orders if big orders are ahead of you.

Can you make an educated guess when the volatility will be back?

Have you tried the ActiveX API from Varkar for J-trader? I haven't tried yet. http://www.vankartrading.com/trading-serv-auto.htm

There are many tools for IB, but is there anything for J-trader? Has anyone used the following API? That's the only ActiveX API I've seen for J-trader. http://www.vankartrading.com/trading-serv-auto.htm

I'm trading futures with TWS and J-trader, To trade fast moves, I am looking for an order entry software that can place a stop loss order automatically after a fill. Which one is best for this task? Thanks in advance.

1. It seems they don't offer CBOT and Eurex yet. 2. Does the platform offer daily report like J-trader and IB? I think it is a promising contender, but hasn't reached the status of its rivals yet.

Anyone bet the ranch today?:)

Hyperblob, your comment is insightful. If MS Java VM is dead, what will future versions of J-trader be based on? .Net?

.net will live as long as Windows desktop exists. Do you think Linux can replace Windows on desktops?