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I, on the other hand, have tried CQG.net for a couple of months. Since the
beginning of April I had nothing but connectivity problems. Needless to say,
I cancelled. To boot I have to pay them the whole of April without being
able to use the system.
Gram.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Heisler <bheisler@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: [RT] Internet Quote Feed Vendors (Futures)
>Hi Earl,
>
>I have used PC Quote for a long time with few issues, and the issues that
>did come up were almost always related to Omega. I haven't used their
>standalone product but know several traders who do and recommend it highly.
>
>I recently switched over to CQG due to the lack of Eurex/Liffe data for
>Omega products and have been more than satisfied. I haven't experienced
>any of the problems the magazine article mentioned. They are supposed to
>release a CQGNet "lite" sometime soon which is supposed to cost around $250
>a month versus the current $400. I don't have any additional details on it
>though.
>
>One other provider you may want to checkout is A-T Financial at
>www.atfc.com.
>
>Hope this helps,
>
>Bob Heisler
>www.rjhtrading.com
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Earl Adamy" <eadamy@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "RealTraders" <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 9:45 AM
>Subject: [RT] Internet Quote Feed Vendors (Futures)
>
>
>> I'm re-evaluating quote feed vendors and looking for some feedback.
>>
>> a) QCharts - been using QCharts (now owned by Lycos) for over 2 years now
>> and have stuck with it in spite of intermittent server farm problems for
a
>> number of reasons including: several years of intraday data on demand
>> available on futures contracts (including expired), ability to mix
>real-time
>> and delayed US futures and stock data depending on exchange
subscriptions,
>> excellent filtering of intraday data, and a very easy to use charting
>> interface. QC obtains their data from S&P Comstock and frequently blames
>> data issues and feed interruptions on Comstock. Conditions on QCharts
>> continue to deteriorate due to staff cuts and lack of updating and I've
>got
>> to find an alternative.
>>
>> b) eSignal - my data feed provider prior to QCharts. At the time I
>switched,
>> eSignal quality was not as good as QCharts and eSignal frequently lagged
>> QCharts by several seconds; however it's entirely possible that eSignal
>has
>> fixed these problems. At the time, I used Ensign Windows with eSignal. My
>> major problems in returning to eSignal are the lack of depth in intraday
>> data on demand (I frequently build 60-240 minute charts which include
>20-30
>> days of data) and the lack of delayed intraday futures data for the NY
>> futures exchanges to which I do not subscribe on real-time agreements. I
>> believe eSignal maintains its own data plant. The Nov00 review of
>real-time
>> feeds in Futures magazine gave eSignal good marks except for the
inability
>> to mix real-time and delayed futures data.
>>
>> c) CQGNet - appears to be rather complete however carries extreme premium
>> pricing. The Nov00 review of real-time feeds in Futures magazine showed
it
>> to have among the worst error rates and low internet reliability.
>>
>> d) Bridge/FutureSource - other traders have mentioned that Bridge
appears
>> to be in deep financial trouble so I'm reluctant to consider their new
>> internet data feed which was not reviewed in Futures.
>>
>> Anything I've missed here?
>>
>> Earl
>>
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