NexusFi: Find Your Edge


Home Menu

 





How to set up a computer array for high volume trading?


Discussion in Traders Hideout

Updated
      Top Posters
    1. looks_one Mashu01 with 4 posts (0 thanks)
    2. looks_two creasy with 2 posts (1 thanks)
    3. looks_3 Jigsaw Trading with 1 posts (0 thanks)
    4. looks_4 peroulias with 1 posts (0 thanks)
    1. trending_up 6,885 views
    2. thumb_up 1 thanks given
    3. group 5 followers
    1. forum 10 posts
    2. attach_file 0 attachments




 
Search this Thread

How to set up a computer array for high volume trading?

  #1 (permalink)
 Mashu01 
Kahului, Hawaii USA
 
Experience: Intermediate
Platform: Ninja Trader 7
Trading: Futures
Posts: 21 since May 2011
Thanks Given: 1
Thanks Received: 1

Hey guys. I have a question which I have wanted to ask of knowledgeable trader for some time now. I am hoping someone might be able to point me in the right direction. How would and average joe go about setting up an array of HPC s
to process 100-250, 500, and/or 750-1000 trades on any given instrument at a time?

Started this thread Reply With Quote

Can you help answer these questions
from other members on NexusFi?
Quant vue
Trading Reviews and Vendors
How to apply profiles
Traders Hideout
REcommedations for programming help
Sierra Chart
Pivot Indicator like the old SwingTemp by Big Mike
NinjaTrader
Cheap historycal L1 data for stocks
Stocks and ETFs
 
  #3 (permalink)
 Koepisch 
@ Germany
 
Experience: Beginner
Platform: NinjaTrader
Broker: Mirus Futures/Zen-Fire
Trading: FDAX
Posts: 569 since Nov 2011
Thanks Given: 440
Thanks Received: 518


I think that you have to rephrase your question. What would you achive? What means "at a time" exactly?

But i can say that you 1. can't make it with NT7 and 2. can't make it from Hawaii.

Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)
 
creasy's Avatar
 creasy 
Cleveland, OH
 
Experience: Advanced
Platform: NT, ToS
Trading: Index Futures
Posts: 19 since Apr 2011
Thanks Given: 57
Thanks Received: 9


Mashu01 View Post
Hey guys. I have a question which I have wanted to ask of knowledgeable trader for some time now. I am hoping someone might be able to point me in the right direction. How would and average joe go about setting up an array of HPC s
to process 100-250, 500, and/or 750-1000 trades on any given instrument at a time?

As I understand it, It's more effective to rent a server near the exchange.

Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)
 Mashu01 
Kahului, Hawaii USA
 
Experience: Intermediate
Platform: Ninja Trader 7
Trading: Futures
Posts: 21 since May 2011
Thanks Given: 1
Thanks Received: 1

What I mean is I would like to be able to trade a high number of trades(contracts) on any given instrument. I would like to have computers with enough processing power, ram and hard drive space to allow such trades into the 100's and low thousands of contracts.
I would also like back up systems to allow redundancy.

Started this thread Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)
 
creasy's Avatar
 creasy 
Cleveland, OH
 
Experience: Advanced
Platform: NT, ToS
Trading: Index Futures
Posts: 19 since Apr 2011
Thanks Given: 57
Thanks Received: 9


Mashu01 View Post
What I mean is I would like to be able to trade a high number of trades(contracts) on any given instrument. I would like to have computers with enough processing power, ram and hard drive space to allow such trades into the 100's and low thousands of contracts.
I would also like back up systems to allow redundancy.

A quick Google search and I found tons of solutions.. like..

High Frequency Trading Servers by BlueDotServers

SpeedyTradingServers | leasing trading virtual private servers | SpeedyTradingServers

Reply With Quote
Thanked by:
  #7 (permalink)
 Mashu01 
Kahului, Hawaii USA
 
Experience: Intermediate
Platform: Ninja Trader 7
Trading: Futures
Posts: 21 since May 2011
Thanks Given: 1
Thanks Received: 1

So what does that look like? Renting a server near the exchange thru who?

Started this thread Reply With Quote
  #8 (permalink)
 Mashu01 
Kahului, Hawaii USA
 
Experience: Intermediate
Platform: Ninja Trader 7
Trading: Futures
Posts: 21 since May 2011
Thanks Given: 1
Thanks Received: 1

Thanks Creasy I'll check that out!

Started this thread Reply With Quote
  #9 (permalink)
 AlexB 
San Antonio, Tx
 
Experience: Beginner
Platform: Ninjatrader
Broker: Ninjatrader, CQG
Trading: ES
Posts: 41 since Jul 2012
Thanks Given: 62
Thanks Received: 25

I think the ability to get in and out with a large amount of contracts would depend more on the liquidity of the market you are trading and not your cpu processing speed. Search for the hardware lust thread. There are a lot of examples of peoples computer setups there. What is your ping time to Aurora Ill from Hawaii?

Reply With Quote
  #10 (permalink)
 peroulias 
Los Angeles California USA
 
Experience: Intermediate
Platform: thinkorswim
Trading: Stocks
Posts: 2 since Jan 2012
Thanks Given: 3
Thanks Received: 0



Mashu01 View Post
Thanks Creasy I'll check that out!

you rent a server near the exchange through the exchange and utilize a HFT algorithm with professional programmers

Reply With Quote




Last Updated on December 11, 2012


© 2024 NexusFi™, s.a., All Rights Reserved.
Av Ricardo J. Alfaro, Century Tower, Panama City, Panama, Ph: +507 833-9432 (Panama and Intl), +1 888-312-3001 (USA and Canada)
All information is for educational use only and is not investment advice. There is a substantial risk of loss in trading commodity futures, stocks, options and foreign exchange products. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
About Us - Contact Us - Site Rules, Acceptable Use, and Terms and Conditions - Privacy Policy - Downloads - Top
no new posts