What's the optimal RAM for algo trading?

schizo said:
So you wouldn't run your scripts on NT's VPS? Their higher-end server offers "only" 16GB.
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I don't do algorithmic decisions .. I do all my trades manually using my intuition and instincts and low latency is not a requirement.. maybe it will be once I implement hedging but I think there are certain order types to make the flow back and forth easier for that
 
MacBookProHo said:
We are elite traders, supposedly, and we are debating the $30 difference if 8GB ram is enough or is 16GB so much better,

That's like winning the lotto....and complaining if a Big Mac is $3.40 or $4.25 -- it's such a trivial issue within the greater universe,
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Don't be silly. My point is that if RAM is such a big issue, why is NT only offering 16 gigs for their top-tiered server? I've also checked out other VPS colo servers located in Chicago and most of them are fairly comparable to NT with 16 gigs on average.
 
schizo said:
Well, I've notice

No need to be so snarky.

If 8GB RAM is insufficient, how am I supposed to understand this from NinjaTrader VPS? I've always thought connection speed is paramount, but does RAM matter all that much?


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how often do I have to repeat this? NT is NOT a good platform for algo trading at all. Buggy, slow and not precise. Install the same NT version on two different machines and feed it identical data. You will get two different results
 
I used to run my Linux VPS with 1gig of RAM and it did the job fine. I've since upgraded to 4gigs, I can never fill this up for algo trading alone. Running browsers and other stuff as well, all for data. Note that I'm using IB API with python, no GUI generally, CLI only. It would be impossible to run Windows alone with 4gigs of RAM, never mind anything else.

Do you have to use the NT VPS, it's extremely expensive. Might want to check out Hetzner or even DigitalOcean.

And the connection doesn't matter since all the connection of instances are the same.
 
schizo said:
Don't be silly. My point is that if RAM is such a big issue, why is NT only offering 16 gigs for their top-tiered server? I've also checked out other VPS colo servers located in Chicago and most of them are fairly comparable to NT with 16 gigs on average.
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Are you doing HFT? Because if not, the latency for VPS from say NY or MD to Chicago is insignificant.
 
schizo said:
I have two strats, so I need to have 2 charts open (minimized) with only price bars. The codes are pretty convoluted, so there will be some amount of heavy lifting. Is 8 GB enough?
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Hello, 8gb RAM should be plenty for running two strats in NinjaTrader, even if they are computationally intensive.

Send us an email to support@ninjamobiletrader.com and I can help you out with a free trial so that you can confirm everything works well. Make sure to mention that I offered the free trial in this thread.

Same offer available for everyone!
 
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