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Richard:
I don't have any comparison to Esignal ticks at this time. However, you may
find some in the archive list of past posts to the list. Go to the
following URL and scroll down until you find the subject entitled "TICK
COUNTS". See if this helps.
http://www.purebytes.com/archives/omega/2000/thrd9.html
Regards,
David
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Karst" <richard.carst@xxxxxxxx>
To: "David J. Slavik" <djstrade@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: PC Quote Opinion required
> Hi David
>
> My Tick counts are total for Jan 5 th from Global server ... Eastern time
>
> How ever when I scrolled back in the GS server data it does start at the
end
> of the "day session" on the 4th ... so my mistake ....
>
> So my NQH1 is 46,618 and yours is 46,162
>
> My ESH1 is 40,325 and yours is 39,912
>
> When I opened the edit data window in GS it shows data date of 1/05/2001
to
> 1/05/2001 but if I scroll back I see there is data starting at 19:06:35
> from the 4th of Jan so I suspect that is included in the count ... I just
> assumed that the tick count started at midnight based on the header in the
> edit data window ....
>
> Essentially no difference at all .... from what I see .. correct ? now
> have you ever had a comparison to Esignal ticks ?
>
> R
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David J. Slavik" <djstrade@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Richard Karst" <richard.carst@xxxxxxxx>; "Omega-list"
> <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 2:28 PM
> Subject: Re: PC Quote Opinion required
>
>
> > Richard:
> >
> > The only quotes I can provide you with are for the NQH1 and the ESH1. I
> > don't follow the other symbols. If your counts are really from 12:01
am,
> > then you are receiving way more quotes than I am. Since I start
> collecting
> > quotes on these two symbols at 15:30, Central Standard Time, I will have
> to
> > list the times and counts a little differently.
> >
> > NQH1 Total Count at end of Day 15:14:57 46162
> > 11:59:59
> > 27908
> > 12:00:03
> > 27909
> > 12:01:02
> > 27961
> > Based on this I would say that my total count from 12:01:02 to the end
of
> > the day was 18201, the difference between the count at the end of the
day
> > and what it was at 12:01:02.
> >
> > ESH1 Total Count at end of Day 15:15:00 39912
> > 12:00:00
> > 25492
> > 12:01:00
> > 25543
> > Based on this I would say that my total count from 12:01:00 to the end
of
> > the day was 14369, the difference between the count at the end of the
day
> > and what it was at 12:01:00.
> >
> > I would appreciate your letting me know if your count was really from
> > 12:01:00, or was it from 03:30:00 P.M.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > DAvid
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Richard Karst" <richard.carst@xxxxxxxx>
> > To: "David J. Slavik" <djstrade@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 9:20 AM
> > Subject: Re: PC Quote Opinion required
> >
> >
> > > Excellent post !!!
> > >
> > > I use DTN Satellite and am testing Esignal currently on an execution
> > system
> > > ( Best/PFG for futures ) ( my equity broker provides PCQuote for an
> > > execution system ) Could you provide me with your TS2K tick counts for
> > > Friday for the following ? I am curious as to how many ticks PCQuote
> and
> > > Esignal broadcast ... there "speed" is similar most days ..
> > >
> > > DTN @ NQH1 ( Globex 12:01 am to 4:15 PM ) for Friday Jan 5
> > > 46,618
> > > 8000 @ ESH1 ( Globex 12:01 am to 4:15 PM ) for Friday Jan 5
> > > 40,325
> > >
> > > BRCM day session 35,099
> > > Cien day session 41,413
> > > SEBL day session 41,413
> > >
> > > Do you know any one who has Esignal feeding TS2K that I can compare
> these
> > to
> > > as well ?
> > >
> > > I also use PingPlotter from www.pingplotter.com to monitor the
number
> > of
> > > hops and connection quality ... I have programmed a wave file that
> gives
> > me
> > > an audio alert when the ping time goes above a certain threshold to a
> > > specific server address .... that way I get an instant warning and
can
> > > concentrate on watching all the "other things" that are going on ...
> > check
> > > it out it's quite cool ...
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > R
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "David J. Slavik" <djstrade@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: "Ian McVicar" <icm63@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "Omega-list"
> > <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 9:18 AM
> > > Subject: Re: PC Quote Opinion required
> > >
> > >
> > > > Ian:
> > > >
> > > > In general terms I am satisfied with their service. I have found
> their
> > > tech
> > > > people to be concerned with my problems, and they try to do a good
> job.
> > > > Based on what I read on the omega-list they are probably as good as
> any
> > > > other. Some people seem to think E-Signal is better than PC Quotes
> and
> > > > others have an opposite opinion. In regards to your specific
> questions:
> > > >
> > > > 1) In my opinion yes. (After these answers I will address the
topic
> on
> > > > using the internet for data)
> > > > 2) None that I know of.
> > > > 3) None that I know of.
> > > >
> > > > I do not feel that I get more symbol ticks delivered to me than
other
> > > > internet services. I think on some days I may get a few more and on
> > other
> > > > days a few less.
> > > >
> > > > One of the biggest problems I have had receiving their data is
related
> > to
> > > > the internet itself. Personally I think the internet has a long way
> to
> > go
> > > > before it can be considered stable. There are too many things that
> > cause
> > > it
> > > > to go down, slow down, etc. All of the following may have problems
> that
> > > > will cause you to lose data: ISP, PC Quote, your telephone lines,
> > > troubles
> > > > on the internet itself, etc. All these can, and do, cause a loss of
> > ticks
> > > > at one time or another.
> > > >
> > > > For example, I have a ADSL line provided by Verizon. One day
Verizon
> > had
> > > > some kind of trouble in California (I live in Texas) and I could not
> > > access
> > > > the internet for almost 24 hours. Just recently I stopped
receiving
> > data
> > > > at 11:53 A.M. and did not start receiving data again till sometime
in
> > the
> > > > early morning next day. Sometimes when I stop receiving data I look
> to
> > > see
> > > > how many hops it take to connect to the PC Quote server and find
that
> > the
> > > > number of hops has increased from 9 to 17. PC Quote has the
following
> > to
> > > > say about this:
> > > >
> > > > This situation arises whenever your routing through the Internet
> is
> > > too
> > > > slow to maintain a real time dialogue with our server (referring to
> > being
> > > > disconnected from their server). They go on to say that if you do a
> > trace
> > > > route and any of the different routers that you are going through to
> > reach
> > > > their server (number of hops) is spiking over (approximately) 400ms
> > > > (milliseconds) in any spot, It could be a sign that your internet
> > > connection
> > > > is too slow to keep up with our data stream.
> > > >
> > > > Sometimes my ISP has problems, and sometimes PC Quote has problems.
> > > >
> > > > Again my basic feeling is that the "Internet" as a whole needs to
> > improve
> > > > considerably before it will be trouble free.
> > > >
> > > > One of the things I do like about PC Quote is they have a HyperFeed
> log
> > > that
> > > > will tell you when you have been disconnected and continues to tell
> you
> > > > that the server is trying to reconnect, and tells you when you have
> been
> > > > reconnected.
> > > >
> > > > Once I see that I have been disconnected I basically have four
places
> I
> > > need
> > > > to look at to try and determine where the problem is. They are PC
> > Quote's
> > > > server, my ISP (which includes my ADSL provider), my computer (TS
> > 2000i),
> > > > and the internet as a whole. One of the things that has helped me
to
> > > > determine which is the problem, in a short period of time, is called
> > Vital
> > > > Agent IT. This program will show you where the problem is almost
> > > > immediately. Vital Agent IT is a free program from Lucent
> Technologies
> > > and
> > > > is downloadable at
> > > >
http://www.ins.com/software/vitalsuite/vitalagentit/downloadagent.asp
> .
> > > >
> > > > Normally when I get disconnected it is only for a few seconds
(usually
> > one
> > > > or two).
> > > >
> > > > As you can see I feel that most of the problems are with the
internet,
> > not
> > > > the data providers.
> > > >
> > > > Hope this helps.
> > > >
> > > > David
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Ian McVicar" <icm63@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 12:08 PM
> > > > Subject: PC Quote Opinion required
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Please comment on PC Quote Hyperfeed internet service
> > > > >
> > > > > 1) Is it any good, compared to other internet data services ?
> > > > > 2) Does it have after hours tick downloads, if so for how far back
?
> > > > > 3) What other history data is available.
> > > > >
> > > > > Do you feel that you get more symbol ticks delivered to you than
> other
> > > > > internet services ?
> > > > >
> > > > > Please comment
> > > > >
> > > > > Ian
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
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