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Omega List,
I want to thank everyone that answered my
questions about trading with TradeStation
Securities.
I think the comments that concerned me the most
were about security. I have another question
that should benefit others on this list.
What is the ideal configuration to maintain the
ultimate security if I want to do the
following…………
1. Collect real time data into
TradeStation2000i on one computer and
2. Trade on line with Interactive Brokers
with another computer.
IOW, does using two *networked* computers for
the above and a firewall still leave me open to
security breaches within my trading account and
system code? If so, what is the best method to
minimize those problems and still trade online?
Russ
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From: ztrader <ztrader@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 20:08:24 -0800
To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re[3]: TradeStation Securities
On Tuesday, December 3, 2002, 6:40:24 PM, _Craig
wrote:
_> So if you must have your intellectual
property on a computer
_> attached to the internet, you'll have to
trust your trading
_> software,
That's the bottom line, and the most difficult
to believe with TS.
_> For now, and at the very least, get a
firewall/VPN hardware
_> appliance and have your trading stuff on one
computer and your web
_> browsing/email on another.
A good idea in any case, if only to ease the
task of recovery should
something happen. BUT - the above is of no use
at all if the rogue
code is part of TS. It is much too easy to tap
in, and extremely
difficult to detect and/or prove if encrypted.
The amount of info
transferred is rather small, and the time
available to do it is quite
large - a drop in the bucket, so to speak. A
tiny bit of code, a few
bytes now and then, and soon you have it all.
Also, this would require the cooperation of TS
to find/prove it. I
can't begin to imagine them wanting to risk
exposing such a thing - it
is a candidate for a big cover up, if anything.
Easiest thing is to
ignore it, or maybe even share the wealth. :-)
It is MUCH too tempting to resist.
ztrader
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