I have a cable modem that my ISP says can deliver 9Mbits/sec. After my cable modem, I have a Linksys router. I don't use WiFi - I connect my 2 computers via Ethernet lines at 100 MBits/sec. My DTN IQfeed & AmiBroker application is run on a dual processor machine with 4GBytes of memory. It appears that AB runs on one processor, and IQFeed runs on the other.
I regularly scan this machine for anything that may slow it down - tracking cookies, malware, viruses. BUT then I remove or disable all of that software because it takes CPU cycles & memory. I regularly check the process table looking for anything that is not absolutely necessary. It is a constant battle - all of those $%^&* helper programs. When it is running, the CPU usage is very spikey, maxing out several times every minute. On average both CPUs are running at about 70% capacity on a typical trading day. I have auxiliary CPU cooling. I have a second machine that I trade from - THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT - you don't want your order entry computer locked up processing a burst of data when you're trying to enter an order ! ! This machine is logged on to Interactive Brokers. I have about 10 stocks/futures that I have on the IB TWS screen. Things are much more casual on this box - I can surf the net, check email etc. Sometimes it feels like I have a real job :) Reef-Break --- In [email protected], Sidney Kaiser <skbi...@...> wrote: > > I'm stuck with 600k DSL and run IB, TS and quotetracker realtime +occasional > mail and other web usage on a very clean computer setup. So it works for me > ok. > Sid > > --- On Sun, 4/5/09, murthysuresh <mo...@...> wrote: > > From: murthysuresh <mo...@...> > Subject: [amibroker] any one used 1 MBPS dsl for trading activities > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, April 5, 2009, 6:59 AM > > do we really need the 5 MBPS or would 1 MBPS high speed be sufficient for real > time data access. I used IB and DTN > > > > ------------------------------------ > > **** IMPORTANT PLEASE READ **** > This group is for the discussion between users only. > This is *NOT* technical support channel. > > TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT send an e-mail directly to > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > TO SUBMIT SUGGESTIONS please use FEEDBACK CENTER at > http://www.amibroker.com/feedback/ > (submissions sent via other channels won't be considered) > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > Yahoo! Groups Links >
