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From: bcjenkins@xxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 3:59 PM
To: 'omega-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [omega-list] TS6 - jump in or run away?
1. No side-by-side, but my data feed has been extremely reliable using
DSL.
Had trouble getting bad ticks updated until last fall. Now bad ticks get
updated very quickly (< 24 hrs).
2. Very happy with interface. With one exception, all my orders have
been
filled incredibly fast (even before- and after-hours orders on issues with
good liquidity). Have not discovered any major bugs, and Tech Supp
has
responded to all minor bug reports that I've made. (For what it's worth,
I
tried 2000i in 1999. Sent it back after two weeks of sending bug report
e-mails to Tech Supp. TS6 is what 2000i should have been.)
3. In my opinion, support has improved tremendously in the past six
months.
4. Can't answer--I only used TS4 EOD in a limited capacity.
Hope that helps. My only other comment is that brokerage fees are
much
higher than I expected. (Read the fine print.) I've rationalized the fees,
though, by acknowledging that trade execution (and trade options,
such as
routing and special order handling) is pretty dang good.
By the way, I'm a programming geek. The auto trading feature is way,
way
cool.
Bruce
-----Original Message-----
From: hvacsage [mailto:hvacsage@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 6:33 AM
To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [omega-list] TS6 - jump in or run away?
Hi, all:
Need some candid, accurate info - ready to start developing a robust
Automated Trading System and TS6 is one option. Other alternatives
involve VB6 and developing frontend feed connections via API's or
DDE's and backend broker connections via API's or HTML/Javascript
(all depends on vendor). Big advantage of do-it-myself vs TS6: no
need to trust TSS!
Lots and lots of bad press over 2000i and Pro and support and past
bad data. However, supposedly (to listen to their salespeople), TS6
is a new clean sheet. Welp, ya'll, ah wuz born in Missuri, so ya got
ta SHOW ME.
I'm hoping that someone has done some relatively objective and
analytical tests/comparisons to help me get the following questions
answered. If TS6 is trustable, it could save me a LOT of work ...
1) Is the datafeed timely and reliable, since about 1/1/02? Anyone
do side-by-side against Esig or Comstock or DTN or even Quote?
2) Is the trading interface as good as it looks on the surface, or is
it riddled with bugs? Do you get good, fast fills? Does their Auto
routing work well?
3) Is support any better than the bad old days?
4) (oldtimers only, if you've gone on to use TS6) - has TS6 retained
all the good stuff from TS4, or is it worse for the journey?
Finally - can someone suggest another site I could post these Q's on
that might garner additional useful feedback?
Thanks!
Jim
Atlanta
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