I am hoping some of the more technically minded individuals could help me out please?
Currently I have cable which I have tested at different times of the day and I get 6-8 meg down and 350k up during RTH. I am considering going to DSL because the claim I am close enough to the CO and I should be able to get 8 meg down and 796k up. I have read that will DSL I will get 80-85% of what they publish. That is considered normal because of overhead.
When transmitting say a single order on the DOM how may kbs am I using? I use Ninja Trader, so the majority of stops are client side. Is there a way to figure out how many kbs I am using. I communicate on hotcomm sporadically, type on ET ocassionally, and place order on NT here and there. Sometimes I am talking to one of my trading buddies on skype at the same time. Should I be concerned 350kbs up is not enough is I am doing all 4 things at once?
To check latency I would have to ping my broker correct. I don't believe Velocity allows it. They didn't when I joined them a year back. If I can what software should I use. I have heard Ping Plotter is good? Any opinion on that?
When I think about these 2 issues, latency and bandwidth issues, I wonder if I could improve them I could improve my place in line on the order book? I am not at the size to justify P2P T-1 to broker, but I would like to check and improve within reason.
TIA for your assistance.
Dan
Currently I have cable which I have tested at different times of the day and I get 6-8 meg down and 350k up during RTH. I am considering going to DSL because the claim I am close enough to the CO and I should be able to get 8 meg down and 796k up. I have read that will DSL I will get 80-85% of what they publish. That is considered normal because of overhead.
When transmitting say a single order on the DOM how may kbs am I using? I use Ninja Trader, so the majority of stops are client side. Is there a way to figure out how many kbs I am using. I communicate on hotcomm sporadically, type on ET ocassionally, and place order on NT here and there. Sometimes I am talking to one of my trading buddies on skype at the same time. Should I be concerned 350kbs up is not enough is I am doing all 4 things at once?
To check latency I would have to ping my broker correct. I don't believe Velocity allows it. They didn't when I joined them a year back. If I can what software should I use. I have heard Ping Plotter is good? Any opinion on that?
When I think about these 2 issues, latency and bandwidth issues, I wonder if I could improve them I could improve my place in line on the order book? I am not at the size to justify P2P T-1 to broker, but I would like to check and improve within reason.
TIA for your assistance.
Dan