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I'm using Norton and it is scanning email in and out so I don't think
it would be a problem. Tradestation has always been the problem. It
is the only program that I use that will take total control of your
machine. Now on mine I have to be doing something really intensive
for this to happen. Like optimize during a busy market period.
Best regards,
Jimmy Snowden
mailto:jhsnowden@xxxxxxx
Thursday, October 9, 2003, 6:00:41 AM, you wrote:
e> Have you guys ever thought of maybe shutting off
e> your virus checkers, or at least restricting their
e> scanning requirements when GS is writing data to
e> the HD to see if it helps.. just a thought.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jimmy Snowden [mailto:jhsnowden@xxxxxxx]
>> Sent: October 8, 2003 11:29 AM
>> To: Chris Glander; Omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: TS Slowdowns
>>
>>
>> The problem is Tradestation. The way
e> Tradestation processes
>> the data is why the CPU goes to the top and the
e> computer runs
>> way behind. Be it TS7 or Ts2ki the data is
e> written to file
>> and at the same time it is fed to charting. The
e> data coming
>> in via internet isn't that large or fast. A 56K
e> connection
>> can bring in enough data to swamp Tradestation.
e> The Global
>> Server is busily processing the data to disk and
e> that take a
>> good deal of memory plus bus speed and fast
e> write to disk
>> which consume more computer resources. Then
e> charting gobbles
>> up lots of memory and CPU. Add in the
e> quotemonitor and order
>> tracking and you pile it on the poor computer.
>>
>> What you can do is kill off order tracking. You
e> could kill off the
>> quotemonitor but I doubt anyone will do that.
e> Get the fastest drives
>> you can. I bought serial ATA drives but I guess
e> a really
>> fast SCSI drive is even faster. I run two
e> processors. They
>> are only 850 PII but that works for me. My
e> front side bus is
>> only 100 but the new computers are much faster
e> and that will
>> help. Be sure your processors have two REAL
e> caches. Some
>> cheaper processor do not. Tweak your operating
e> system.
>> Windows 2000 and XP are much more stable but you
e> need more
>> memory to run them. In any case as much memory
e> as you can
>> put in the computer will help. I only have 512
e> but a gig or
>> so would be better. Tweak XP. Google will find
e> lots of
>> sites to tell you what to do. Turn themes off.
e> Set
>> performance for programs.
>>
>> What happens to us is the data backs up then
e> surges in.
>> Tradestation trys to finish processing data in
e> the GS so it
>> lets charting get behind. Then is sees it is
e> behind and
>> gives priority to catching up. It is loading up
e> pagefiles or
>> in other words it pushes work to temp. files.
e> Well you do
>> enough of that and it never catches up. You see
e> this problem
>> mostly in the internet feeds. Esignal and
e> Tradestation 7.
>> They process data differently than the other
e> servers such as
>> DTN satellite. The server that DTN comes
e> through lets the
>> data get behind in the GS rather than charting.
>>
>> Now all this is my experience, observation and
e> guesswork but
>> check it out yourself. Kill off some tick
e> charts and
>> workspaces. Tune up the machine and add a super
e> fast drive
>> and lots of memory. Tweak the machine. If I
e> can keep up
>> with a dual 850 with 512 meg RAM running esignal
e> and at least
>> five other programs along with Tradestation then
e> you guys
>> should be able to do it with your multi GIG
e> processor and
>> fast bus speed machines I think.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Jimmy Snowden
>> mailto:jhsnowden@xxxxxxx
>>
>>
>> Tuesday, October 7, 2003, 10:27:29 PM, you
e> wrote:
>>
>> CG> Has anyone noticed problems in fast
e> markets with
>> CG> Tradestation freezing up. Mine maxes out
e> the CPU and
>> freezes until
>> CG> it catches up by painting multiple bars all
e> at one time. I have
>> CG> talked to traders who have the same problem.
e> Unfortunately, TS
>> CG> Support blames it on the computer not being
e> fast enough
>> to calculate
>> CG> all the indicators tick by tick. So I have
e> turned off all
>> CG> unnecessary intra-bar updating and it still
e> has the problem. One
>> CG> trader says he has the fastest PC Dell made
e> and his does the same
>> CG> thing.
>>
>> CG> This only happens during a run in
e> the market (the
>> exact time
>> CG> you NEED the charts) creating fast mkt
e> conditions. Some say it
>> CG> could be the internet connection, but its as
e> fast as I can get,
>> CG> around 512k throughput, which is faster than
e> alot of traders I
>> CG> talked to. I only mention it so I don't get
e> alot of
>> generic replies
>> CG> for things to rule out I have already tried.
e> What are the TS
>> CG> limitations? If there are some, why are
e> they not published, like
>> CG> you can only have 1 workspace with 1 chart
e> open with 2 indicators
>> CG> for it to work without a Cray Supercomputer.
e> TS states it is not
>> CG> their problem.
>>
>> CG> Frustrated,
>> CG> Chris
>>
>>
>>
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