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futuresource doesn't send every tick
----- Original Message -----
From: BobR <bobrabcd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>; Robert Pisani <pisani@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: UMDS and S&P Comstock
> Ah, glad you asked this question because I have a related one for which
the
> answer is significant. When using tick bar charts it is important to know
> just what the feed is sending. Some feeds send a tick for each trade.
> Others send a tick only when the price changes during a trade. A chart
> based on say 72 tick per bar could be very misleading if it is only
updated
> on a price change tick feed. So, the question is when categorizing feeds,
> which ones send all trades, most trades or only price change trades?
>
> S&P Comstock is said to broadcast every transaction. True or False?
> Future Source?
> BMI? no need to answer
> DBC Signal
> eSignal
> DTN
> X fill in
> Y fill in
> Z fill in
> etc.
>
> Bob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Pisani" <pisani@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 9:45 AM
> Subject: UMDS and S&P Comstock
>
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> > S&P Comstock is updating all its customers from a 128k feed to a 384k
> > feed. The new feed starts November 15 and the old feed will be phased
> > out. The currently available version of UMDS is not compatible with the
> > 384k feed hardware/software. I have used S&P Comstock for 16 years and
it
> > is in my opinion the highest quality feed, but if UMDS will not read
their
> > new fast feed I will have to change to another real time data service.
> > The candidates are:
> > DTN
> > Data Broadcasting Corporation
> > Hyperfeed (formerly PC Quote)
> > Any recommendations?
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