Ok, I'll try to bring it back on topic
1) We're trading from an office here in Moscow and have a DSL connection (MTU-Intel for those who know:
www.tochka.ru). For the last couple of months we had 1 day when the connection was lost for the 3.5 hours. It was in the local day time so it didn't affect our trading much. Otherwise the connection is stable and we get the same executions as our usa fellow traders. You pay around $200-300/month for that (depending on traffic used)
2) Regarding trading itself-we're doing DAX futures and ES mostly. (You can also read my posts on "Dax vs E-mini" thread).
Time difference is a very convenient feature for the late owls. Starting 5:30 pm local time for ES day session.
3) accommodations: well for those who want to get a VERY nice place-lets say 1 bedroom, downtown Moscow (Arbat area), fully renovated (Euro style) completely furnished, equipped with satellite TV, jacuzzi, balcony-we had such an apartment for 3.5 yrs and paid 1K/month.
4) Entertainment: the best place in Eastern Europe in my opinion
Night clubs, restaurants, bars, casinos, whore houses open 24/7
This is one of the main reasons americans like it here besides having a great social life.
I moved here 4 yrs ago and love it.
For more details you can PM me