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Unfortunately there are many variables that can determine your experiences
with Internet data feeds. The vast majority of the problems are
connectivity related and on the USER's end, not the providers. Numerous
times I have seen my feed work perfectly while others complain of an outage
at the same time, and vice versa.
Internet access (and quality thereof) varies considerably depending upon
your location. I am fortunate being able to get both DSL and Cable and
employ both on different PC's with different providers. Regardless of what
options are available to you I would recommend some kind of redundancy (even
if it's dial-up) if you are going to rely on the Net for your data. Sure
you can always call and close out a trade if your Net or provider has a
problem, but you will still be down and unable to trade until that problem
is resolved. Having some sort of redundancy solves that problem and also
gives peace of mind.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gouliot" <gouliot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 11:34 AM
Subject: I: [RT] Internet Quote Feed Vendors (Futures)
> 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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