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Dan Tillemans wrote:
> Traders,
>
> I need real time data at the office too. I have a trading
> station at home
> and use DTN satellite feed there. I am contemplating the
> use of PC
> Anywhere (software that allows my office computer to
> connect to my home
> computer on a phone line, modem to modem, $130 one time
> cost for the
> software). The other alternative is to use the internet
> for real time
> data at the office (Interquote, $70 + exchange fees
> monthly.) I have a
> direct ethernet connection to the internet at the office.
>
Hi Dan
I posted this message on this forum before (long time ago),
but with newfound vigor of RT, I'll happily post it again:
Beware relying on the Internet for real-time data. Delayed
data OK. But not real-time. If you need real-time, it means
you are making time-sensitive decisions. The internet has
several Achilles heels, beginning with the "backbone"
connection from the market city to your city, followed by
your ISP, followed by your telephone company. I used
Interquote via the Internet, and while it is a fine program,
it is subject to slowdowns beyond its control. I suffered
through Internet slowdowns, and shutdowns, had anxiety
attacks while "blind," and vowed to avoid telecom evermore.
I use BMI via satellite.
Jim Oliver
San Francisco
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