hey guys,

i am currently testing Xtrader to replace my DOM and i noticed a big different in the DOM information and Time and sell

this got me thinking is our brokers hide something from us?

the Xtrader platform as direct access to the exchange and i am wondering if some else see the same stuff as me

here is a pic


Ben

Is this with the same feed? If yes, then you are comparing two platforms ability to deliver the same content. If no, then you are comparing two feeds, which we all know can vary greatly in quality.

i think he is comparing 2 platforms and what also looks like zen <-> tt feeds.......i also think a 3rd party feed (IQfeed, barchart, etc. ) would try to stay more true to market data then broker supplied feed......

this is two diff feeds one from the exchange (Xtrader) and one is AMP

i agree on the diff in data but time and sell??? should it be the same on all?

hi benbrooke........Mike and Richard recently shared their opinion on data feeds .....just fyi

Multicharts and bid/ask volume It depends on what you want. Generally a 5-minute chart of price is going to be practically identical between good data feeds. It's only when you decide you want to know about all the trades that you start having to scratch your head. From what …

benbrooke 

this is two diff feeds one from the exchange (Xtrader) and one is AMP i agree on the diff in data but time and sell??? should it be the same on all?

It is if they send you all of the data. Another item to note, is that Ninja does not update their T&S on each tick, but on 250ms intervals (they might have changed it recently to be a little faster??). So you can only really compare what is on the screen for a moment unless it is slow enough to get a snapshot (your example of looking for a unique trade is the right way to do it). I have shown that the Ninja T&S is pretty useless in general.

Thank for the Great Info, i didnt know that