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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

Release Notes User Guides Training Videos

Trading the Open: A Simple Statistical Arbitrage Strategy

By: Pat Crawley The opening print is the most important price of the day. It represents the cumulative supply and demand of all orders submitted between the previous day’s close and the open, as well as the market maker’s reading of that order flow. Due to this buildup of order flow, the opening auction often.. Read more

The IPOX® Week, January 13, 2020

IPOX Indexes extend gains during 1st full week of 2020 trading. China-linked exposure drives continued positive momentum in the IPOX International ETF (ETF: FPXI). IPO Deal-flow Review & Outlook: Busy IPO pipeline as market recoups for 2020. IPOX celebrates Issue #500 of The IPOX Week. IPOX Indexes extend gains during first full week of 2020.. Read more

An Intro to Auction Market Theory

By: Spencer Israel What Is Market Auction Theory? Auction market theory is a framework popularized by J. Peter Steidlmayer in the 1980s to understand why a market moves the way it does. Put simply, it’s a way of interpreting whether the price of something “makes sense” based on prior prices and all the available information… Read more

Understanding the Market Open

By: Pat Crawley The stock market is unique compared to most other asset classes, in that it’s only open five days a week for 6.5 hours a day. During these large time blocks where the market is closed, sentiment on the closed issues change, and orders reflecting new information rests on the market, awaiting execution.. Read more

Getting Started With Lightspeed Trader

Technology Requirements

Manuals, Guides, and Tools

Order Entry Documentation

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