|
PureBytes Links
Trading Reference Links
|
Hi Robert:
I experienced the same problem yesterday afternoon, N.Y. time with my BMI
delayed cable feed. I have been w/ them since 1988 but I have been
increasingly unhappy with the quality of the data. They do blame it on the
"unprecedented trading volume of the last several months." Not much
consolation if you depend on the data. I feel really sorry for the real
time customers who might trade more often than those of us only requiring
delayed data.
I had RT quotes from them until about 1993. I remember in those days, that
was before DBC took them over, that my data was so clean and trouble free
that my broker used to ask me for quotes every once in a while. Well those
days are gone and, coincidentally, I canceled my BMI annual subscription
last month. My service is paid through until 1/31/00 but, after yesterday's
screwed up data, I decided to "call it quits" with them and I am getting
ready to return their cable receiver.
Hope I don't have any trouble getting my $400 deposit back! Reaching them
can sometimes be difficult. They do truly want you to communicate as much
as you can online.
My overall experience with them has been positive though and it is with a
little sadness that I "say goodbye."
Right now I am in the midst of trying to find some Internet sights, free
hopefully, where I can get enough information to trade stocks and, perhaps
still trade futures, with some success. Any suggestions by anyone would be
appreciated.
By the way I have been a silent member of this forum for about a year now
and I can't tell you how much I have learned. I actually came to this forum
because of a comment by Earl Adamy when he was posting to the Ensign forum
back in the beginning of 1999.
Happy New Year to everyone, and to the RT moderators- keep up the good work!
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: ROBERT ROESKE <bobrabcd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2000 9:07 PM
Subject: [RT] Re: Data Feed
> BMI is having big problems with bandwidth and must be dicking around with
> the software and hardware again. Since they tried reprofiling my sat
> receiver for realtime it has been virtually useless. First they don't get
> it done when they said it was done. Then they don't get the right Acodes
or
> numer of Acodes. Then the B/A on oex options don't change, only the Last
> and the time. There is an internal memo that says not to expect things to
> clear up until the mkt settles down....i.e. no bandwidth. The system is
not
> useable under these market conditions. It is time for you know what.
>
> BR
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ira Tunik <ist@xxxxxx>
> To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2000 4:58 PM
> Subject: [RT] Data Feed
>
>
> > I am on BMI satellite feed with Ensign for windows and I have no data
> > for the period between 11:22 AM and 1:00 PM PST. Did anyone else
> > experience this interruption. Ira.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
|