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Forum: TradeStation July 23rd, 2021, 01:35 PM
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Posted By vmodus
VM location: Iowa Location is probably not as...

VM location: Iowa
Location is probably not as important unless you are doing a system that has multiple trades intraday. Someone mentioned on another thread that if low-latency is an important...
Forum: TradeStation July 21st, 2021, 08:51 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
Sorry for the late response. Yes I am: ...

Sorry for the late response. Yes I am:
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=315311

I have been running for I don't know how long now, almost a year maybe? Anyhow, I would say that my...
Forum: TradeStation July 20th, 2020, 11:23 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
Okay, I said I was done, but I did discover a...

Okay, I said I was done, but I did discover a useful tool for our Azure VM (and other services, presumably): the Azure app. I can check my VM's when I am out and about, and do some basic things like...
Forum: TradeStation July 18th, 2020, 06:10 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
I looked at JIT with Azure, but our connection...

I looked at JIT with Azure, but our connection may be open at least 120 hours per week. That is over 70% of the time.... I would much rather restrict by IP or Azure VPN. If cost were no issue, I...
Forum: TradeStation July 18th, 2020, 01:40 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
Okay, I have a cool thing to share about Azure. ...

Okay, I have a cool thing to share about Azure. I can monitor and start/stop the VM from my phone. This is a pretty important feature. I can see CPU utilization and a few other stats. Pretty cool...
Forum: TradeStation July 18th, 2020, 01:09 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
Okay, here is my (shaky) solution: Get my...

Okay, here is my (shaky) solution:

Get my IP address for my office (it is dynamic, unfortunately)
Login to Azure
Go to my VM
Click Networking
Go to the Inbound Port Rules
Click the RDP...
Forum: TradeStation July 17th, 2020, 10:13 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
Weird. Yeah, I don't know about that. I'll let...

Weird. Yeah, I don't know about that. I'll let you know if I see problems with order execution.

~vmodus
Forum: TradeStation July 16th, 2020, 06:43 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
Will do. ~vmodus

Will do.

~vmodus
Forum: TradeStation July 16th, 2020, 06:42 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
There were no issues that I could see. There...

There were no issues that I could see. There were no gaps in transactions and no stuck or pending orders. However, my process may be a little different. Here is what I do:

Sunday night

...
Forum: TradeStation July 16th, 2020, 03:31 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
Our VM is still running strong, now with 9...

Our VM is still running strong, now with 9 automated strategies on TradeStation, averaging 115 round trip entries per day. Averaging 11.3% CPU utilization and memory utilization has been steady at...
Forum: TradeStation July 15th, 2020, 12:47 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
If you are interested, using old fashioned...

If you are interested, using old fashioned command line ping:

trade.tt >> 14ms from my office; 8ms from my VM
m.cqg.com >> 35ms from my office; 12ms from my VM


~vmodus
Forum: TradeStation July 14th, 2020, 05:19 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
Today's VPS update: Running 7 strategies, all...

Today's VPS update:
Running 7 strategies, all automated. Everything ran fine. I'm living the dream. :sarcastic:

For your amusement....

CPU and Memory Usage...
Forum: TradeStation July 14th, 2020, 03:49 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
Hopefully my wife/trading partner and I can do a...

Hopefully my wife/trading partner and I can do a side-by-side test this week (one on our VM, one from our regular office) to see if there is any advantage. We use both time and non-time (tick,...
Forum: TradeStation July 13th, 2020, 06:37 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
Now running 7 instruments: ...

Now running 7 instruments:
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=302853

CPU Utilization from the Task Manager
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=302854

A little more...
Forum: TradeStation July 13th, 2020, 05:30 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
Thanks. Do you see an advantage of being this...

Thanks. Do you see an advantage of being this close? For HFT, I can see it, but we are more medium frequency traders. :sarcastic:

~vmodus
Forum: TradeStation July 13th, 2020, 04:15 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
Thanks, this is useful info. Weird, when I...

Thanks, this is useful info.

Weird, when I ping the TS servers, I get a timeout, even though they appear 'Online'. What domain or IP are you pinging? This is what I see in the Network settings...
Forum: TradeStation July 13th, 2020, 01:39 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
I suppose it depends. Most of our transactions...

I suppose it depends. Most of our transactions run through CME Group (Chicago), but our broker is TradeStation Securities, which as mentioned is in Florida. For us, the important thing is limiting...
Forum: TradeStation July 13th, 2020, 10:52 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
Thanks SMCJB. That makes sense, since that is...

Thanks SMCJB. That makes sense, since that is where TS operations in the US is based.

~vmodus
Forum: TradeStation July 13th, 2020, 10:31 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
Here is the CPU utilization for the past 24...

Here is the CPU utilization for the past 24 hours:
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=302838

I powered up the VM early Sunday afternoon. I ran the Windows Update processes, so that...
Forum: TradeStation July 12th, 2020, 02:51 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
So I just restarted my VM to enable trading when...

So I just restarted my VM to enable trading when the market opens later. I will be running in sim, 6 instruments, all automated, on my current configuration: Standard D2s v3 (2 vcpus, 8 GiB memory)
...
Forum: TradeStation July 10th, 2020, 01:32 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
I am worried about the 2 vCPU, too. I would...

I am worried about the 2 vCPU, too. I would prefer 2-4 cores. There are so many different configuration options, but for now this is working fine (I'm surprised, actually). I need to find out what...
Forum: TradeStation July 10th, 2020, 12:11 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
Just an update on my VM (virtual machine)...

Just an update on my VM (virtual machine) situation. I looked at dedicated.com against Microsoft's Azure service and decided on Azure for a few reasons:

Native Disk Encryption (SSE) with...
Forum: TradeStation July 9th, 2020, 01:42 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
Thanks, they have very competitive pricing. ...

Thanks, they have very competitive pricing.

~vmodus
Forum: TradeStation July 9th, 2020, 11:41 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
Windows licenses are cheap enough, no reason for...

Windows licenses are cheap enough, no reason for us to not to pay for them. It is just a cost of doing business to us. On Azure, you have to have an activated license anyhow.

We did some...
Forum: TradeStation July 9th, 2020, 09:57 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,540
Posted By vmodus
I have been working on this for a while. I think...

I have been working on this for a while. I think (correct me if I am wrong) VPC and VPS are synonymous, it just depends how you are using it. They are all just virtual machines (VM's), running...
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