Wow...its flowing really nicely in here. Much easier to get caught up...and I don't feel like banging my head off the wall at the end of it! 
Power went out again last night...and internet was patchy...until recently. Power company and ISP claim order has been restored. Focused on other stuff for the day...just closed out the final 10% of an order that filled overnight. Snooze-fest of a day anyway. Didn't quite hit my daily targets, but the week is young.
For anybody wondering...I trade using a VPS..well, two actually. One in Europe...one on the east coast USA. I need them for one of my other businesses...and like the redundancy they provide. Works great, because the likelihood of Europe, US and Toronto all being out at the same time is slim...or else its 2012...and I should have taken it a little more seriously.
Some people ask about latency...does it kill my fills? Not really...doesn't affect my style that much; sometimes I get a slightly worse price...sometimes slightly better...it all balances out. If I'm scalping the bejaysus out of it, I will go more direct from home and eliminate the RDC protocol, but for the most part...last night's type events makes it worth while for me...
One thing to lose my internet connection, but to not be able to access the internet on my phone through 3G was very strange...completely felt in the dark. Had my broker's numbers ready to call when the momentary feeling of panic was setting in, but once I remembered my lot sizes in play...sleep was a fine option.
Power went out again last night...and internet was patchy...until recently. Power company and ISP claim order has been restored. Focused on other stuff for the day...just closed out the final 10% of an order that filled overnight. Snooze-fest of a day anyway. Didn't quite hit my daily targets, but the week is young.
For anybody wondering...I trade using a VPS..well, two actually. One in Europe...one on the east coast USA. I need them for one of my other businesses...and like the redundancy they provide. Works great, because the likelihood of Europe, US and Toronto all being out at the same time is slim...or else its 2012...and I should have taken it a little more seriously.
Some people ask about latency...does it kill my fills? Not really...doesn't affect my style that much; sometimes I get a slightly worse price...sometimes slightly better...it all balances out. If I'm scalping the bejaysus out of it, I will go more direct from home and eliminate the RDC protocol, but for the most part...last night's type events makes it worth while for me...
One thing to lose my internet connection, but to not be able to access the internet on my phone through 3G was very strange...completely felt in the dark. Had my broker's numbers ready to call when the momentary feeling of panic was setting in, but once I remembered my lot sizes in play...sleep was a fine option.
