Obviously this is completely unacceptable for live trading, but I'm wondering if this is somehow related to the fact that I am running in simulation mode, and maybe the computer is stuck on trying to do a bunch of calculations for the simulator that are bogging it down in heavy markets. I haven't tried it in live trading yet, for obvious reasons... I'd like to get a handle on whether or not this is behavior that I can expect to see with a live account before I risk real money.
You should note that I see the Time + Sales streaming in just fine at a rapid rate, it's just the placing of an order that lags terribly. When I press the button, I see a red "X" appear on the superDOM, about 2-3 seconds goes by, and then finally I get the "order placed" audio confirmation message.
Note that I am running a core i7 920 with 12 Gigs of RAM, so there is no way that machine power should be an issue. I have also turned off the market replay recorder, and tried resetting my database file, so that's not it. Finally, I had a few extra charts open in previous days, but I have significantly reduced what is now open on my screen. I can try it again on Monday morning with no charts open at all, but I don't think that will be the issue.
Bottom line: I need a very technical person inside NT who is familiar with the code to let me know whether the demo/sim could just be laggy here because it's trying to do so many calculations with all the data coming in, or whether this is something else that may also be an issue with live trading accounts.
It would also help if other members on these forums could comment on whether they have seen something like this in live trading.
Thanks!
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