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I guess I don't understand but I was wondering why you couldn't use nite
futures to test your systems.
Robert
Doug Deming wrote:
>Yes, the bandwidth reasoning is a poor excuse. Adding one more symbol to the
>10,000+ they currently transmit wouldn't seem to be too much of a burden on
>the bandwidth. Come on BMI, you need to respond to the users needs. We need
>a 24 hour, 5 tick per minute "TestSym".
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>Date: Monday, December 14, 1998 5:46 PM
>Subject: Re: BMI and Bandwith??!!
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>>I received an identical response. I agree about the bogus excuse of
>>bandwidth. Too many of us have indicators/systems that can't function w/out
>>it ("TestSym"). Now I'm wondering are there other data services that have a
>>similar timing symbol that we can substitute (assuming our indicator/system
>>code developers are willing to make the change)? A core component of my
>>daytrading approach has just gone out the window. If we can make such a
>>substitution, perhaps it'll lead a migration away from BMI & its callous
>>treatment of its customers.
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>>Michael
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>>At 07:14 PM 12/14/98 -0500, David Candle wrote:
>>>To help the group I wrote in. This was my response to BMI.
>>>Thats hogwosh. The amount of bandwith it takes up is super minimal.
>>>At 03:52 PM 12/14/1998 -0800, you wrote:
>>>> Dear Mr. Candle,
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your patience for my response. I am afraid that the
>>>>decision has been made to not re-instate the "TestSym". The BTCI2F is
>the
>>>>symbol that you will have to use at this time. Providing timely and
>>>>accurate data is foremost. Having a symbol which provides information at
>>>>one time a minute (BTCI2F) as opposed to five times a minute (TestSym),
>it
>>>>was decided that the symbol taking up less bandwidth was the way to go.
>>>>
>>>> Please send further questions, comments or concerns to tsbmi@xxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Ray Bamer
>>>> BMI Client Services
>>>> tsbmi@xxxxxxx
>>>> Direct 800.436.4036 choice #2
>>>> Fax 510.266.6060
>>>>http:/www.bmiquotes.com
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