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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 8 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

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The Market Does Not Care About The Coronavirus. Yet.

By: Spencer Israel Save for a couple of hiccups, U.S. stocks have spent the vast majority of the last decade steadily marching higher. But you’d be forgiven for having questioned the strength of this rally at some point. In the last few years alone, investors have sounded the alarm over a number of headlines that.. Read more

The IPOX® Week, February 10, 2020

FANG-free, diversified IPOX 100 U.S. Index (ETF: FPX) adds +3.74% to +5.73% YTD during first week of February trading. IPOX Nordic (IPND) closes week at fresh All-Time High. IPO Deal-flow Review & Outlook: Contract research organization PPD, mattress-in-a-box pioneer Casper headlined busy week for U.S. IPOs. IPO Market set to slow. FANG-free, diversified IPOX 100.. Read more

3 Technical Analysis Tools You Can Use To Quantify Momentum

By: Spencer Israel “The trend is your friend.” “Don’t fight the tape.” These aren’t just old Wall Street clichés. They’re also overly simplified descriptions of one of the most tried-and-true trading strategies: momentum trading. Simply put, momentum trading is based on the fundamental idea that money can be made going long stocks (or futures, ETFs,.. Read more

The IPOX® Week, February 3, 2020

FANG-free, diversified IPOX 100 U.S. Index (ETF: FPX) rises +1.92% during January. Global Growth risks after Coronavirus, big weakness in global Small-caps weigh. IPO Deal-flow Review & Outlook: U.S. IPOs the place to be as household essentials maker Reynolds Consumer Products, primary care clinic chain 1Life Healthcare rise on debut. U.S. set to continue to.. Read more

Getting Started With Lightspeed Trader

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Order Entry Documentation

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