I mostly used ping times, but also a more qualitative approach, ie, I traded there for a day and got a "feel" for execution speed. I'm well aware...
Thanks for your comments. There's negligible latency when using a front-end with IB which is more than compensated by the much quicker order entry...
Thanks for your thoughts. I know that there's a broad consensus among many pro traders that the ultimate scalping setup is MD Trader for...
Hi there I realise that parts of the subject I want to discuss in this thread have already been covered elsewhere, but I've never seen a...
I'd be interested to know whether someone else is experiencing the following problem with IB (I'm using the Swiss server): Every morning I have...
Hi nononsense Sometimes IB is a few ms ahead, sometimes eSig is a few ms ahead, but generally speaking both feeds are very much in sync....
Guys, I just wanted to give you an update on the problems I've been experiencing yesterday: I was in frequent contact with IB support (they...
That's interesting, because I've been having the exact same problem for quite some time although I log into the Swiss server. Every morning I have...
Jack, I'll run the tests you mentioned, thanks for your help. I'll keep you posted.
fader, Thanks for your reply, I'm currently busy doing screenshots etc, I'll keep you posted if I hear something from IB. (The problem has been...
nononsense, I'm also a longtime eSig & IB user and I've had my problems with eSig in the past but since the beginning of 2005, eSig works...
Thanks for your reply. I live in Europe... Is there a site on the internet to test the connection to specific applications like IB? ( I already...
I've spent quite some time with IB on the phone today and they couldn't figure out why my feed isn't working properly. Since I seem to be the only...
Aaahhhhh, now the market data field is RED.... IB - I'm lovin'it.....
I'm constantly comparing the IB & eSignal feeds, IB is totally out of sync this morning....(lagging eSig by a few seconds)
now the data disappeared altogether.... (Trading DAX & ESTXX futures)
0923 CET, still lagging.....
For Scalpers it's hell.... C'mon IB, stop messing with your platform, it used to be great, now it's freaking unreliable....
IB is lagging eSignal datafeed this morning...and the market data field has my favourite colour...ORANGE... What the hell is going on again...
Do you know about a better alternative?
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