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Hello Mark,
A data version of MTradebolt is being developed to pass exchange data
from Pats (JTrader) through to TradeStation. It will be a benefit to
have one datafeed feeding the chart and the fills.
How TS Sec get away with charging for electronic exchange data I dont
know as the exchanges now give it away for free -
I would have told you earlier but since you required tax advice my
mail got returned!
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Best regards,
Michael mailto:michaelstewart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
MB> Hello ,
MB> ok i have dumped dtn satellite as of just after the first of the year
MB> because of continual monday morning problems, where they took it upon
MB> themselves to change files on my system with no apparent regard to
MB> the consequences to ts2ki.
MB> i have just dumped quote.com because of continual server farm hopping
MB> and their fictitious security claiming non existent multiple log
MB> in attempts. not to mention their rubber band data delivery which
MB> conveniently sends real time data delayed.
MB> i lament over the old bmi service though it was slow it was dependable
MB> and multi seat friendly. as well as the dbc blackbox predecessor via
MB> fm or sat. oh well those days will never return i guess - had to be
MB> the all time dependable service.
MB> sp comstock with it's convoluted symbols and insane expense will also
MB> gather dust in the corner of my minds real time data debacles as i
MB> recall having to align an impossible finicky now defunct equatorial sat
MB> dish. oh those were the days and trying to multi seat that one was a
MB> feat that only products from blackbox could tackle.
MB> cqg - expensive, arrogant bull headed and convoluted symbology and
MB> lying when they say you can program your own studies. the most
MB> dependable accurate and take total control of your computer everything
MB> else be dammed data feed in existence. now for the bad cons.
MB> pc quote - been 1990's since i used this one now some new name i
MB> guess. in the old days i had a os2 dedicated server just to receive the
MB> data which came in in quantities large enough to drown you. constant
MB> software upgrades and weird things happening. but wins award for most
MB> data transmitted fastest.
MB> futuresource - other that esignal it's the only pay for every exchange
MB> and we give you limited symbols feed i know of. the nerve of fs to
MB> take my money and deliver me limited symbols. it's astonishing and
MB> the clunky software reminded me of 80's dos ware. there net feed isn't
MB> used by them i guess otherwise they would know that they are missing
MB> option quotes which occur every month on some futures symbols that are
MB> them selves quarterly. no use to even try and explain this to them.
MB> ok so where am i now ? esignal and mr. chuck thompson at the helm
MB> that's where. it werk's well with my ts2ki and recently i had 6
MB> accounts now down to 2. the fine line between heaven and hell consist
MB> of the following ingredients.
MB> *did i mention werk's well with ts2ki.
MB> *now has "limited" history while nice needs to look at quote.com for a
MB> benchmark for quantity and delivery speed.
MB> *severely limited number of symbols for price. this is one item which
MB> is devastating esignal as a viable feed in my opinion. say you
MB> subscribe to bunches of real time exchanges - well rain on your
MB> parade. try doing an option chain or two and your met with limitation
MB> violations out the wahzoo. it's just ridiculous that this limitation
MB> extends to just quotes let alone data delivered. it's really enough to
MB> make me lament over my discontinuing of quote.com which give me
MB> everything i was paying for.
MB> *a potentially good if not the only mid range data feed company left
MB> which seems to be torn between becoming a ts replacement or a ts data
MB> feed provider. i think much of this fence sitting comes from a lack of
MB> reality that we ts users are not going anywhere which entails writing
MB> even more convoluted code that we already have in yet another "trial
MB> and error" pseudo language. leads me to ask the question what ever
MB> happened to doing a singular job excellently?
MB> -----------
MB> so todays question is - what if any data feeds are there that are
MB> internet only "yes i give up on satellite forever" based and deliver
MB> what i pay for? meaning i get all my options, futures etc. that the
MB> exchange i subscribe to delivers to the data vendor i am paying?
MB> i wonder what the exchanges position is on doing business with data
MB> vendors which do not deliver to the full extent the data which is
MB> being purchased from the exchange. ok well scratch that i know the
MB> exchanges could care less than the data vendor probably.
MB> there must be a internet data vendor which delivers and is ts
MB> compatible, dtn iq need not apply like wise any other feed which
MB> hasn't thoroughly accomplished the symbol translation accurately
MB> unlike anything that uses dynastore type products. i am sick and
MB> tired or converting symbols from data feed vendors into ts. ideas?
MB> i need quotes and lots of them.
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