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Re: DTN data question



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TradeStation 7.1 has a new faster connection to the CME, as of 11/8/03.
They claim more and better data; perhaps they are telling the truth?

George Eberhardt
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Tucker" <doug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 9:27 PM
Subject: DTN data question


> Omega list,
> This is the first time I've posted anything so I hope this gets out OK.
I've
> been using DTN satellite feed with TS2000i for four years and have had no
> problems until yesterday (11/10). I have a trading partner who uses TS7
with
> the tradestation datafeed and I've always had many more ticks on the
e-mini
> s&p. We use 600 tick bars as well as 5 minute bars. I always get many more
> tick bars per day and the tick volume on my 5 minute bars usually average
> about 10 per cent more. However, yesterday and today I've been getting
less
> than half the tick volume. This just happened suddenly as of Monday
> morning - everything was fine through last friday. I always reboot
> everything over the weekend. There is no obstruction to the dish, weather
is
> the same, signal number on back of box is about the same in the 70's. DTN
> suggest I re-align the dish and then they sent out a new enablement on the
> box. They said if that didn't help that I should re-install tradestation -
> but don't know what good that would do. Does anyone have any ideas why my
> tick volume should drop in less than half suddenly?
> Thanks,
> Doug
>