I try to be a compassionate guy. A 'giving' sort of guy. I try to be understanding.
Years ago (many years ago), I used to work in the Information Technology field. About the only thing when it came to the network at General Motors (GM) headquarters that I did not do, was the actual engineering work in the closets. But you name it ... running the administration, management, software testing and integration, deployment ... I did it on that network.
So I have a great deal of empathy for folks who are in the midst of an I.T. migration; such as the one that ThinkorSwim is in the middle of. It's a gigantic task.
Now, all of that being said ...
I've been in this business for 14 years. And in all of that time, I've never had a platform go 'non-functional' for two entire days. I understand that migrations are an incredible undertaking and that there are always a number unknown factors that you did not account for. But this is why you build test servers. This is why you build model offices. This is why you test, and test and retest as you expand the WAN area.
Because two days with a non-functional platform when your entire business model is providing a platform?
That's simply unacceptable.
Thankfully, I've kept my optionsXpress account during this time, and was able to use that. But what happens when I close those accounts as well according to my earlier announcement?
I tell you what ... on that front ... I'm running into a whole set of problems and risks that I haven't had to consider for a long, long time.
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Note: This is not an investment or trading recommendation. The losses in trading can be very real, and depending on the investment vehicle, can exceed your initial investment. I am not a licensed trading or investment adviser, or financial planner. But I do have 14 years of experience in trading and investing in these markets. The Challenge accounts are run for the education of other traders who should make their own decisions based off their own research, and tolerance for risk.
Years ago (many years ago), I used to work in the Information Technology field. About the only thing when it came to the network at General Motors (GM) headquarters that I did not do, was the actual engineering work in the closets. But you name it ... running the administration, management, software testing and integration, deployment ... I did it on that network.
So I have a great deal of empathy for folks who are in the midst of an I.T. migration; such as the one that ThinkorSwim is in the middle of. It's a gigantic task.
Now, all of that being said ...
I've been in this business for 14 years. And in all of that time, I've never had a platform go 'non-functional' for two entire days. I understand that migrations are an incredible undertaking and that there are always a number unknown factors that you did not account for. But this is why you build test servers. This is why you build model offices. This is why you test, and test and retest as you expand the WAN area.
Because two days with a non-functional platform when your entire business model is providing a platform?
That's simply unacceptable.
Thankfully, I've kept my optionsXpress account during this time, and was able to use that. But what happens when I close those accounts as well according to my earlier announcement?
I tell you what ... on that front ... I'm running into a whole set of problems and risks that I haven't had to consider for a long, long time.
* * *
Note: This is not an investment or trading recommendation. The losses in trading can be very real, and depending on the investment vehicle, can exceed your initial investment. I am not a licensed trading or investment adviser, or financial planner. But I do have 14 years of experience in trading and investing in these markets. The Challenge accounts are run for the education of other traders who should make their own decisions based off their own research, and tolerance for risk.
3 comments:
ha! that's so funny you post this today dan...I have TOS too and I was just thinking about you today and how you were handling all of this nonsense with TOS too. Small world eh?!?! I was on the phone with the tech and platform teams today too myself just to get the lo-down on everything b/c I was noticing my charts logging MUCH slower! I traded today (tuesday) and yesterday (monday) with no problems thankfully (and profitably both days too btw!) but the guy at TOS told me that on Monday they even had an exchange issue which I am so grateful I didn't experienced in my trading. I am in CA too though so by 9:30 am or so PST today I think they had solved the issues. Anyway strange world, b/c I was even thinking of you today about all that...I mean this is how we make our MONEY...maybe having an emergency "back-up" broker isn't a bad idea (if you have the cash to spare I guess)...I doubt you're much into astrology or anything like that but they do say that mercury is in retrograde and these kinds of technological and communication issues and mishaps ARE known to happen in those times. Anyway happy trading to ya buddy!! :)
MT,
Yeah ... I thought about it more last night. They're obviously in the middle of a pretty big migration ... so I can give them a few days.
But boy was that aggrivating yesterday when I was trying to manage a Soybean trade. :)
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It should have taken no business days down.. 4:15 est on a Friday, it goes down. 8AM EST on a Monday, it goes up. Simple game. 3 months of prep work after 2 years of commitment.
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