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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Tune up your trading computer

The default settings in Windows XP do not give you all the power your computer has for your trading needs. Here are the things that you can do to tune up your computer for better performance. First thing first - back up your computer Before doi ...

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Trading computers - Pentium 4 3G HyperThreading vs Core 2 Q6600 Quad-Core

When my trusted trading computer started to report 70% CPU load at the end of last year, I know it is time to shop for a new computer. Afterall, my computer, a Pentium 4 3G Hyperthreading machine, worked very well for several years. Maybe it is time ...

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Post Hectic Environment Period

After the turbulent period of June to mid-August 2007, as mentioned in the previous article, the explosive growth in real-time data has retreated some what. Here is an update about the current situation. Before and After Before June 2007, the e ...

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Working with the Current Hectic Market Environment

The trading environment since the beginning of May has been very different from most of the summers I have seen. Here are some tips to ensure your trading goes as smoothly as it can be. Data Lag From our observation, all data vendors are exp ...

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Laptop Woes - the Pros and Cons of Having ACPI

If you use a laptop to place orders like me, you probably would have experienced this issue - How come my top of the line laptop is not taking my click to place an order and that the keystrokes typed onto the keyboard are lost which is part of my lim ...

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Squeeze More Power from Your Windows XP

Windows XP is designed as a consumer level product with many safe guards to protect the operating system from being abused. Thus most applications cannot fully utilize its power. I am going to show you a few tricks to make Windows XP works harder and ...

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