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Have you updated to the latest IQ Feed download client...? 4.6.0.7...?
I have and have experienced no problems...
Users of the new IQ Feed download client have reported lower CPU loads and lower internet bandwidth saturation...
Try it... see if it helps.
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "etoketrader" <etoke@xxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Tomasz,
>
> Agreed on load imposed by the rapid update of 500 symbols. No question about it.
>
> What I would like to understand is what elements (hardware, or system optimisation) would help reduce the duration of a scan.
>
> Unfortunately running the 64bit version is out of the question because of the realtime plugin issue. This rules out the possibility of adding a large amount of RAM although I don't know whether that alone would help.
>
> Are there any other ways I might be able to increase the speed? Would copying the entire db on several GB of a RAM disk before a market session be worth trying?
>
> Best regards,
> eToke
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > You need to understand that there can be even 800 ticks PER SECOND on one symbol
> > If you are for example following 500 symbols, it presents the stream of 400000 updates per second.
> > Even when processing took as little as 2 microseconds per update (1 millionth part of the second)
> > this would mean 80% CPU utilisation. So yes, if there are lots of quotes streaming
> > on lots of symbols you will see higher CPU usage and possible also slower exploration.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Tomasz Janeczko
> > amibroker.com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "etoketrader" <etoke@>
> > To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 6:09 PM
> > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Speeding exporation intraday
> >
> >
> > > hi Tomasz,
> > >
> > > that makes sense.
> > >
> > > However in my case all my symbols are already active both on and off market hours.
> > >
> > > When quotes are being updated constantly during market hours, a test exploration code which displays the closing price takes
> > > approx. 6 - 10 times the duration of when the quotes are also streaming but outside of market hours (i.e. hardly any updates).
> > >
> > > My question is if there is anything I can do to speed this up.
> > >
> > > BR
> > >
> > > eToke
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Hello,
> > >>
> > >> That depends if given symbol is in the "active" (i.e. streaming) list or not.
> > >> If it is - then turning on/off "wait for backfill" does not make difference.
> > >>
> > >> If it is not, then with "wait for backfill" turned on it will of course wait for "missing" bars
> > >> before proceeding to next symbol.
> > >>
> > >> Charts on the other hand, always refresh immediatelly with data that are present right now.
> > >> If symbol is not present in the active list it is automatically added and backfill request
> > >> may be sent but this does not block chart from refreshing - it will refresh immediatelly,
> > >> and once backfill data eventually arrives it will refresh once more.
> > >> In other words - charts are asynchronous with regards to backfill. AA can be synchronous
> > >> ("wait for backfill" turned ON) or asynchronous ("wait for backfill" turned OFF).
> > >>
> > >> That's the only difference. AFL execution IS IDENTICAL regardless where it occurs.
> > >> Of course with different zoom levels / different AA range you may be using different number of bars,
> > >> but that should be obvious.
> > >>
> > >> Best regards,
> > >> Tomasz Janeczko
> > >> amibroker.com
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "sidhartha70" <sidhartha70@>
> > >> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 5:14 PM
> > >> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Speeding exporation intraday
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > I'd be interested to hear TJ's answer on this eToke...
> > >> >
> > >> > Because I was asking from very similar questions of support & TJ recently... namely that equivalent AFL on charts seems to
> > >> > execute
> > >> > much quicker than a scan or exploration. Which obviously leads one to think that other operations that occur in a scan or
> > >> > exploration, outside of the AFL execution, are what take the time...
> > >> >
> > >> > Why this time is greater with a streaming feed I don't know...
> > >> >
> > >> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "etoketrader" <etoke@> wrote:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Hi, for testing I am currently running:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> n Last quotations = 1
> > >> >> A very basic AFL code which lists closing price.
> > >> >> QuickAFL turned on
> > >> >>
> > >> >> I am concerned about the comparison between how it runs outside of market hours vs how it runs during.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> BR,
> > >> >> eToke
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "sidhartha70" <sidhartha70@> wrote:
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > How many quotations are you running the explorations over...?
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "etoketrader" <etoke@> wrote:
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > Tried that. I always run the first backfill before market hours. After that, backfill setting does not seem to make any
> > >> >> > > difference as long as everything has already been backfilled and all symbols are streaming.
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > BR
> > >> >> > > eToke
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "murthysuresh" <murthysuresh@> wrote:
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > > backfill before the start of the market hours. turn off backfill as you only need to do it at the beginning of the
> > >> >> > > > session.
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "etoketrader" <etoke@> wrote:
> > >> >> > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > Hi,
> > >> >> > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > I currently run IQFeed on 500 symbols. Exploration outside of market hours run under 1 minute but slow down to 6
> > >> >> > > > > minutes
> > >> >> > > > > during market hours.
> > >> >> > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > Can anybody recommend some ideal settings to speed up intraday explorations while streaming?
> > >> >> > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > thanks,
> > >> >> > > > > eToke
> > >> >> > > > >
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >>
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
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