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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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Social Market Analytics (SMA) Partners with Lightspeed, a division of Lime Brokerage

Real Time Social Media Sentiment Data is now available for Lightspeed active trading clients New York, NY, December 3, 2019 – Lightspeed, a division of Lime Brokerage and Social Market Analytics (SMA) are pleased to announce a partnership to make SMA’s real time securities data available for Lightspeed clients. Social Market Analytics, a leader in textual data.. Read more

The IPOX® Week, December 02, 2019

Most IPOX Indexes extend YTD gains towards month-end, outperform Markets anew; IPOX China Focus on the IPOX Europe (ETF: FPXE): Europe-domiciled specialty exposure surges, gains diversified across sectors. IPO Deal-flow Review & Outlook: Alibaba rises in Hong Kong debut. Saudi Aramco to price IPO this week, set to take over the IPO crown from Alibaba.. Read more

The Most Important Volatility Events You Need to Pay Attention to In December

By: Spencer Israel We’ve arrived at the final month of the decade. But before you check out for the holidays, there are a few events that will be high on the market’s radar over the next few weeks—specifically, economic events. After a relatively quiet November, the economic calendar picks up in earnest in December with.. Read more

How Some Mergers and Acquisitions Provide Good Long-Term Trading Opportunities for Traders

By Spencer Israel The market got hit with an unusual deluge of M&A news on the morning of Nov. 25. Three major deals hit the tape—Charles Schwab’s $26 billion deal to acquire TD Ameritrade, Louis Vuitton’s $16 billion acquisition of Tiffany’s, and Novartis’ $9.7 billion acquisition of the Medicines Company—in what is typically a quieter.. Read more

Getting Started With Lightspeed Trader

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Order Entry Documentation

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