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I did some comparisons last year between eSignal and Quote.com and they
were very close.
John Mc Kenzie wrote to me recently and said:
To: "Michael Watkins" <watkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re:
eSignal - etc.
>> Mike, The additional ticks recd is usually less than
1,000 and makes No difference in the pattern [mw: we were discussing bar
shapes] for
the most part. I always receive less than the CME
posts in " time & sales " the fol day. I was using it
initially to try to determine best feed ( if ticks are
considerable less, then they haven't the best band
width). <<
In an earlier message John told me he was running DTN:
>> I receive More ticks on DTN, - - BUT it lags eSig by at least the Up &
Back " ping times " to Satelite to a few seconds - - haven't had a " fast
market "
since getting eSig - - perhaps Fri coming <<
So all in all I've satisfied myself that eSignal is delivering data fast;
is right up there in terms of tick count. A side benefit for some users is
that we also get the eSignal charting, and while its no TradeStation, at
least you can do on-demand analysis of symbols you don't normally track. I
find that very handy myself.
I have never been tainted by the BMI saga but I have to say of all the
internet feeds, DBC strikes me as the only one that is professional in the
management of their business, including the technology. As for PCQuote,
while its not an option for TS4 users, for 2000i, I would not use their
platform. Frequent disconnects, even if they were very brief, meant that I
didn't have the confidence in the platform.
http://ottographs.com/charts/2001-03/06/MW-12.gif says it all for me. No
muss, no fuss, it just works.
And to DB and the Dynastore crew - that is fantastic news that you will be
supporting TS4 / eSignal!!!!!! It would be nice if you ported Dynaloader
over too, then you can have a whole crowd of TS2000i users as well.
Regards,
Michael
At 08:38 AM 3/7/2001 -0800, Jim wrote:
>Michael,
>
>Have you compared your data to outside sources to compare the volume of
>ticks and the delay (if any) of data? I'd be interested in your comments,
>I'm in the same situation as Steve.
>
>Best regards, jim hill
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Michael Watkins" <watkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "Steve Kline" <sjkline@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 8:22 AM
>Subject: Re: slow BMI - ok DBC, you win; I give up
>
>
> > Steve,
> >
> > I've used both. While I have the greatest respect for the work that DB and
> > Ron Dawes have done for Dynastore for Quote.com, I have no respect for
> > Quote.com at all.
> >
> > If you can tolerate the odd downtime from Quote.com, its a most cost
> > effective solution. But if you just want to show up every morning for work
> > and have your feed working with no gaps in data, perhaps looking elsewhere
> > is more important than cost.
> >
> > > 1) TS4/dynastore/Qfeed
> > - cheap but not as reliable as it needs to be.
> >
> > > 2) TS2000i/eSignal
> > - works well but requires an upgrade of you.
> >
> > I propose a third option - let Dynastore know that you are one of many
> > potential customers for a TS4/Dynastore/**eSignal** combination. I think
> > there must be an ample market of potential users out there. I know of a
> > number personally; I suspect there are hundreds that might prefer to leave
> > what works alone (TS4) if there was another choice of feed.
> >
> > PS: eSignal has publicly stated that they will support trade volume for
>the
> > emini contracts.
> >
> > PSPS: Here's my eSignal driven Global Server log with nary a connection
> > break. Its one of the reasons I like them.
> > http://ottographs.com/charts/2001-03/06/MW-12.gif
> >
> >
> >
> > At 07:54 AM 3/7/2001 -0800, Steve Kline wrote:
> >
> > >I am currently using BMI cable/TS4 and need to move on. As I understand
>it
> > >my options are as follows:
> > >1) TS4/dynastore/Qfeed
> > >2) TS2000i/eSignal
> > >
> > >The most important consideration for me is feed speed, then price. What
>is
> > >the list's feelings on the viability of these two options? Are there
>other
> > >options not listed (within reason).
> > >
> > >One of the things I liked best about BMI was they have always transmitted
> > >the actual trade volume (not just # of ticks) for ES and NQ. Doesnt seem
> > >many (any?) other feeds do this.
> > >
> > >thanks for any input
> >
> >
> > IntelligentSpeculator.com
> > Michael Watkins
> > Chief Technical Officer
> > mwatkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
> >
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