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A way to improve that is get a VPS or dedicated server located in Chicago. Distance is most likely the problem and can't be overcome. 280ms sounds like you are overseas. In US I was able to get 45ms without a server in Chicago. I have a dedicated in Chicago and get sub 1ms. That being said will not help you unless your system is autotrade. Will face same problem if trying to manually place orders on a remote server. But in an autotrade environment a server in Chicago is lightning fast.
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Yep, I'm in Australia. My connection has been flawless for 12 months and then this week it's been breaking multiple times a day. Very frustrating. I can live with the ping, I just don't trade super short time frames.
It will help a bit with manual orders, as the amount of data transferred is smaller (keyboard/mouse events, sounds) using a VPS or a dedicated server, than having all the market data coming from Chicago (that's heavier than simple events), being managed by the local software, and then sending the "buy market" signal.
Was it during a higher-volatility day?
Perhaps that is the reason as the markets were relatively non-volatile till last Thursday (day before option expiry).
Let me know what you think.
Thanks
I have checked Rithmic and it was not disconnected during that time.
This could be due to your ISP, either a disconnect or inability to keep up with burst of data during that time.
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No disconnect on rithmic on my server during that time. Just fyi when zenfire disconnects does not mean rithmic will as well. Many assume they are exactly the same but they are not. I rarely get a rithmic disconnect. When I had zenfire I had weekly disconnects.
"The day I became a winning trader was the day it became boring. Daily losses no longer bother me and daily wins no longer excited me. Took years of pain and busting a few accounts before finally got my mind right. I survived the darkness within and now just chillax and let my black box do the work."