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Getting Started With Lightspeed Trader

*If you are unsure if your Operating System supports 64-bit programs, install the 32-bit version of Lightspeed Trader. **VPN Users upgrading to 64-bit version of Lightspeed Trader must also upgrade their VPN Software below

Technology Requirements

We recommend the following minimum specifications for the Lightspeed Trader platform:

Processor: 2.0+ GHz Intel Core-i3 - or - AMD A6 Series or better
Memory: 6 GB of RAM
Operating System: Windows 7 or later, OSX 10.8 (Mountain Lion) or later
Hard Drive: 300MB free space
Cable Modem or DSL with at least 10 Mbps download speed and at least 3 Mbps upload speed
Trading over Wi-Fi (wireless network connection) is not recommended

In order to obtain maximum performance, we recommend the following upgrades:

Processor: 3.0+ GHz Intel Core-i7 - or - AMD A10 Series or better
Memory: 8 GB of RAM
Operating System: Windows Only: Windows 10 or later
Hard Drive: 300MB free space (systems with SSD hard drive perform considerably better overall)
Cable Modem or DSL with at least 25 Mbps download speed and at least 5 Mbps upload speed
Trading over WiFi (wireless network connection) is not recommended

Manuals, Guides, and Tools

Order Entry Documentation

Release Notes User Guides Training Videos

What To Watch For This Earnings Season

By: Wayne Duggan It’s the most wonderful time of the year—earnings season. With the quietness of the holidays behind us and macro stories like the trade war and government shutdown still playing out, we can take solace in the regularly scheduled programming that is earnings season. The fourth quarter earnings season is off and running.. Read more

The IPOX® Week, January 14, 2019

IPOX 100 U.S. (IPXO) records best ever start to New Year as IPOX Indexes jump, most outperform. Following Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) ejection, “FPX” ETF now viable option to track IPO M&A Takeda (TAK US) as Shire/Baxalta deal consummates. IPOX Factoid of the Week / Amid U.S. government shutdown & seasonal weakness, Hong Kong remains only.. Read more

A Play-By-Play of The IPO Process

By: Wayne Duggan The stock market is off to a volatile start so far in 2019, but traders are anticipating one of the hottest initial public offering markets in recent memory this year. With companies like Uber, Lyft, Airbnb and others expecting to go public in 2019, here’s a look at how the entire IPO.. Read more

The Ins And Outs Of Trading Halts

By: Wayne Duggan One of the most dangerous market phenomena that stock traders must always keep in the back of their mind is a trading halt. Trading halts can be good, bad or neutral for a stock’s price action. However, they can leave traders literally helpless to exit a position, and they are nearly impossible.. Read more

Getting Started With Lightspeed Trader

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