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Earl,
One feed that has been left out is MyTrack (www.mytrack.com). I've used it
for over two years with Investor RT software (www.linnsoft.com). Less
expensive than e-signal. I think Ensign can be used with this feed but I'm
not positive of that. InvestorRT is a programmable package that has all the
features of Ensign.
I run it over a phone line with a 56k modem. I mostly trade the S&P's and
not sure about the consistency of data with other commodities.
I've run this side by side against DTN Satellite and BMI cable. The internet
feed is much faster. On average 8-12 seconds ahead of DTN and 5-6 seconds
ahead of BMI. I've also run the same internet feed side by side on a
standard phone line and Road Runner cable and could not see ANY difference
in price changes.
Overall I'm very happy with this combination.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Sincerely,
Howard Hopkins
>From: "Earl Adamy" <eadamy@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: "RealTraders" <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [RT] Internet Quote Feed Vendors (Futures)
>Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 08:45:50 -0600
>
>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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