Tech Tips for Traders

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Tech tips for traders is a very broad category. From tricks making Windows running faster to securing your internet connection, whenever I think of something useful or encounter some information that is good to know I will share it here.


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How To Setup A Computer For Automated Trading (Part 2)

After you have your computer ready, next is to clean up its installed operating system and software. Some people think that a brand new computer is all ready for trading. That may be true for discretionary traders. For a computer to be used for mech ...

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How To Set Up A Computer For Automated Trading (Part 1)

I've been asked about this so many times yet I do not have the time to go through all the details when people were asking about it. I guess it is a good time to just write down what I know while I am installing one. For those curious minds, I need to ...

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Windows File Copy Hell 2

Since the introduction of Windows 7, there is this interesting bug that keeps annoying people everyday with no real solution provided by Microsoft. Will explain what it is and how to deal with it. In A Nutshell If your computer has the following, ...

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Windows File Copy Hell

I have been working on my new trading server lately and one of the old problems of Windows just gave me a hard time. Luckily I already know what to do and the problem is solved quickly. Here is the whole story. Windows Fail Badly When Dealing With L ...

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My Trusted Server Went Down ... RIP

I usually remote access to my server for my charting and checking on my automated systems regularly. Well, today the server failed to auto report its status thru SMS. I knew it is going to be bad. Just not this bad. Looks like the hardware is toaste ...

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Rogers I Hate You

Okay. You said you are going to upgrade my internet access speed during the day. Fine. I asked, "How long would it take?" The other side, "5 to 10 minutes, then you will experience a boost in performance." I said, "Okay ...

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Choosing the Right Laptop for Trading

It can be confusing when we go out there looking for the right laptop that is suitable for daytrading. I am going to point out several features that are more important for daytrading purpose. Update: For those of you interested in buying a new Deskt ...

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Laptop Woes from nVidia 8600M Chipset

This week when I take my LG P300 laptop with me instead of my usual touch screen ones, it died on me with some odd symptoms. The LCD output was mixed with messed up output, etc. When I get the chance to test it with a LCD monitor, vertical strips sh ...

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Solutions to frequent or odd disconnects from your real-time datafeed (part 2)

Using direct connection has its advantage (over Wi-Fi) It is best to use direct connection (i.e. with ethernet cable and all that) over Wi-Fi connection, because it can remove one potential cause of disconnect easily. Interference within your home ...

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Solutions to frequent or odd disconnects from your real-time feed

We have worked with many clients to setup their computers to work better with real-time data streaming and trading purposes. Here are some tips (and funny stories) that work very well to maintain your internet connections in prime condition. For m ...

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