Latency, redundancy and a plan for the day your internet fails mid-position.
Key takeaways
- A second internet connection is the highest-value redundancy you can buy.
- Know your broker's call-and-trade number before you need it.
- Resting stop orders protect you when your setup does not.
Trading infrastructure does not need to be expensive; it needs to be redundant. A modest machine with a stable connection outperforms a powerful one on a single fragile link.
Buy the second connection. A mobile hotspot from a different network is inexpensive and turns a catastrophic outage into an inconvenience. Test the failover before you need it.
Save your broker's call-and-trade number in your phone and know your client code. The day the platform is down and you have an open position, that number is the entire risk plan.
Most importantly, keep stops resting on the exchange rather than in your head or in a local alert. Server-side orders continue working when your electricity does not.
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