The Cloud for Automated Trading/NT

Discussion in 'Automated Trading' started by EliteTraderNYC, Aug 6, 2013.

  1. Nab

    Nab

    Steadfast and SolarVPS (part of fortressITX) are both solid options.

    I wouldn't worry too much about someone stealing your code. These companies are hosting thousands of clients ... If the admin wants to, he can find for sure more interesting stuff than your 1 trade/d strategy ...
     
    #21     Aug 9, 2013
  2. Thanks for the tips DOM. I have the strategy coded so that it will recognize previous positions in case of restart.
     
    #22     Aug 9, 2013
  3. just21

    just21

    What data center is nearest to interactive brokers? I see speedy trading servers load ib tws on their vps in Chicago next to the cme, but IB are in Connecticut so the order goes from Chicago to Connecticut and back to Chicago. Is there a faster route for ib?
     
    #23     Aug 12, 2013
  4. dom993

    dom993

    IB gateway is actually in NYC, and they can host your VPS in NYC, too
     
    #24     Aug 12, 2013
  5. just21

    just21

    So what data center is nearest to the ib gateway in nyc?
     
    #25     Aug 12, 2013
  6. dom993

    dom993

    Latency to the IB gateway from the NYC Steadfast datacenter (which is where the Speedy VPS are hosted) is around 2ms using basic tools.

    It is about 12ms from the Chicago datacenter.
     
    #26     Aug 12, 2013
  7. just21

    just21

    Any data center closer to the ib gateway in NYC?

    What building is the ib gateway in?
     
    #27     Aug 13, 2013
  8. What is the sense of that?

    Seriously.

    2ms means you are in front of anyone not having a machine in NYC or (in NYC) being on the end of a typical end user technology connection (as in: DSL / cable modem already add more than that).

    If you want to get faster, you start talking about the HFT space, and there you fight very different battles (as in: get rid of IB, colocate in the exchange, start fighting for micro or nanesecond advantages). Your IB feed already is WAY too slow for that.

    Within the non-HFT space you are as good as it gets with 2ms and pretty much ahead of everyone.
     
    #28     Aug 13, 2013
  9. just21

    just21

    Interesting that nobody knows where ib is in NYC.
     
    #29     Aug 14, 2013
  10. This is just an educated guess here but it's probably at 60 Hudson.

    That being said, if your edge is dependent on latency I have no idea why you're even bothering with IB.
     
    #30     Aug 14, 2013