Running Open Ecry on a mac

kxvid · Oct 31, 2008

Ok is this a good idea? I have a macbook pro 2.5 ghtz core 2 duo 2gb ram. I have crossover installed but can't get the demo to work. It says I need net framework v2, I tried installing that but it didn't work.

I do lots of futures scalping and need a new broker. TOS is a great broker but I need something more professional with many more contracts. I don't know if it's a great idea to run openecry emulated when lagless operation and reliability is paramount.

help?

rickf · Oct 31, 2008

OEC works fine on the Mac. Since February, I've been running OEC Trader in an "emulated" XP image [1] under VMWare on my iMac 24" -- no problems to report whatsoever. I let my XP 'system' exist in 1.5GB of RAM and its charts, DOM, and data are all fine for my daytrading activities.

Not sure if it's a problem with how you've got Windows installed or if it needs patching or anything, but OEC Trader indeed works just fine for me on my Mac.

[1] As a securitygeek I can say that 'emulation' is a bit of a misnomer - under VMWare, XP seems to function at near-native speeds on my Mac, compared to the horribly-slow VirtualPC from years back.

kxvid · Nov 1, 2008

Quote from rickf:

OEC works fine on the Mac. Since February, I've been running OEC Trader in an "emulated" XP image [1] under VMWare on my iMac 24" -- no problems to report whatsoever. I let my XP 'system' exist in 1.5GB of RAM and its charts, DOM, and data are all fine for my daytrading activities.

Not sure if it's a problem with how you've got Windows installed or if it needs patching or anything, but OEC Trader indeed works just fine for me on my Mac.

[1] As a securitygeek I can say that 'emulation' is a bit of a misnomer - under VMWare, XP seems to function at near-native speeds on my Mac, compared to the horribly-slow VirtualPC from years back.

I'll try to get it running using crossover I don't want to have to install windows.
Do you like openecry? How are their fills and the platform on your mac?

rickf · Nov 1, 2008

Quote from kxvid:

I'll try to get it running using crossover I don't want to have to install windows.
Do you like openecry? How are their fills and the platform on your mac?

Not knowing crossover, I can't offer more helpful advice,but if you're NOT running a "complete" Windows emulator system on your Mac, you may run into problems. That's just my initial thoughts as a geek.

Their platform just works well for me on my Mac.
Fills and data at OEC? No problems. A periodic bad fill or two with some slippage during fast markets, and I think my chart locked once in 3 months, but otherwise, no problems to report with them in "live' mode.