Thunderbolt 3-Fibre adapter or Faster Switch for low latency

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sxathk

Hello all,
I m trying to look for a low latency solution for my notebook connection from an ordinary 1Gbps IS Provider. Here are the ideas:
  1. Look for a faster switch/router (e.g. mikrotik) which connects to ISP via Fibre directly. Then connect my notebook to this switch by 1 GB Ethernet.
  2. Buy a thunderbolt-fibre adapter to connect the fibre from ISP directly.
Appreciate any comments that can point out the solution with lowest latency. Thanks
Sxathk
 
If you post this at a tech forum you will get a suitable guidance (not disrespecting techy folks here) If you are thinking about improving network response for your quotes and orders, by doing what you ate attempting, then you are perhaps wasting money.
 
sxathk said:
Hello all,
I m trying to look for a low latency solution for my notebook connection from an ordinary 1Gbps IS Provider. Here are the ideas:
  1. Look for a faster switch/router (e.g. mikrotik) which connects to ISP via Fibre directly. Then connect my notebook to this switch by 1 GB Ethernet.
  2. Buy a thunderbolt-fibre adapter to connect the fibre from ISP directly.
Appreciate any comments that can point out the solution with lowest latency. Thanks
Sxathk
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Neither you nor any other trader is "fast enough on the trigger" for latency to make any difference at all.

A "startle reflex" is usually ~300ms. An initiated action is usually ~700 ms. The ping on your internet is going to be waaayyy less than that. As a trader, "latency" is waaayyy down this list of "things important".
 
IB. And my ping to them under 10ms I remember. Sometimes like 5-6ms. I try to shorten the path from my provider to my laptop. Thanks.
 

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Scataphagos said:
Neither you nor any other trader is "fast enough on the trigger" for latency to make any difference at all.

A "startle reflex" is usually ~300ms. An initiated action is usually ~700 ms. The ping on your internet is going to be waaayyy less than that. As a trader, "latency" is waaayyy down this list of "things important".
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We are doing Automated trading here... so A "startle reflex" for a fast CPU to react is much shorter than that i think...
 
sxathk said:
We are doing Automated trading here... so A "startle reflex" for a fast CPU to react is much shorter than that i think...
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I still doubt lower latency would make any difference to your results overall... unless you're a HFT (trying to front-run orders and beat others to the punch).
 
thanks folks. Perhaps not to that yet.
I believe outpacing human decision as well as relative logic reasoning of average investor already is an advantage.
 
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