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I am not currently trading TBonds. Just evaluating the use of bid and ask.
When I do trade, believe me, I will do so with realtime. Sorry I did'nt
make that clear. RB
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From: PYRAMIS@xxxxxxx <PYRAMIS@xxxxxxx>
To: magranda@xxxxxxx <magranda@xxxxxxx>; owner-realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<owner-realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Date: Saturday, August 09, 1997 09:27 PM
Subject: Re: GEN BMI and DTN bid and ask
>Maybe I am missing something here, but I can't see any value at all to
>receiving "bid and ask" quotes on a delayed service. By definition, the
value
>of a bid and ask in a most liquid futures market such as T-Bonds is its
>"real-time" update for trading purposes. The only value of bid and ask on a
>delayed service would be in illiquid markets where values seldom change
>during a trading session.
>
>I don't use BMI or DTN, but my guess is that BMI would be much better for
>your purposes than DTN which caters first and foremost to agricultural
>trading markets. Maybe someone else can give first hand experience with
these
>datafeeds.
>
>Good luck,
>Larry
>
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