FreeBSD running Linux version of TWS with no problem ( kernel linux support build in) , can be run from second box
On Jun 12, 7:55 am, John-Crichton McCutcheon <[email protected]> wrote: > If JBT were running on a headless unix environment such as FreeBSD 8, > then how would TWS run? > Aren't TWS and JBT required to be on same box ? > > On 6/11/2010 4:16 PM, nonlinear5 wrote: > > >> JBook and Eclipse installed on FreeBSD 8 speed performance for back > >> testing and optimisation. 12.7 times vs. Windows crap. > > > 12.7 times faster? On the same box? > > >> My question: Is it possible to run live trading from shell script and > >> command prompt without java GUI > > > Yes, it's certainly possible, with some code modifications. However, > > I'd note two things: > > > 1. In the forward test and trade modes, JBT consumes very little > > memory and CPU. You can run dozens of strategies simultaneously > > without any degradation in performance. I doubt that you would see > > much improvement by running without the GUI. > > > 2. What's really slow is backtesting (because it needs to deal with > > huge data files with millions of data points and keep the chart data > > in memory) and optimization (because the optimizer permutates through > > a large number of parameters). If your optimizer runs 12.7 times > > faster on FreeBSD, there is certainly a value. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JBookTrader" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jbooktrader?hl=en.
