In short speed, stability and the ability to trade from anywhere as if you were sat in front of your own PC.
Our Trading VPS (Virtual Private Servers) are online 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, permanantly connected to the internet via dedicated high speed data links providing excellent upload and download speeds (see speed test)
You install a remote desktop client (RDP) onto any internet enabled device including Smart Phones, Tablets, PC or Mac and connect to the VPS.
Windows operating system is pre-installed on the VPS ready for you to install your trading software/bots. So once you are connected to the VPS the look and feel you get is very much like working on your own computer.
Once connected to the VPS, only minimal data from your keyboard, mouse and screen is being transmitted via your local (slower) internet connection.
Your trading software/bots, which are now running on the VPS handle all communications and trade placements to and from the exchanges using the dedicated high speed data connection, irrespective of your actual location or local connection speed.
We use the best of everything, HP and Dell Blades with OnAPP cloud virtualization power all of our VPS servers. We are happy to provide a 99.9% uptime guarantee.
We always deploy Enterprise SSD Arrays with only datacenter grade SSD Drives to ensure ultra fast performance and rock solid reliability for all of our Storage
We always use true server grade Intel Xeon E5 v2 Processors. This guarantees you always get stable, predictable performance with no CPU limits or throttles
Here’s a selection of answers to our most popular questions.
If you run automatic strategies with no manual input then a VPS is the best solution for you. If you trade manually then its possible to run through a personal VPN/Proxy, here your Trading Software runs on your local PC and the VPN/ Proxy provides your internet connection to the exchanges via an OpenVPN encrypted tunnel using the VPN IP address to connect to the exchange.
Its really very simple. You will need to connect using a Remote Desktop Client (see below), which is installed on on the device you wish to connect from ( Mac, PC, iPad, iPhone, Android tablet, etc…). You can then log on to your VPS from anywhere (with an Internet connection) and use your VPS just like your home PC.
We usually recommend Microsoft Remote Desktop. It is easy to use and is available to download on most platforms (MacOSX, iPhone/iPad, Android devices and Microsoft Phones). Microsoft provides this for free and we think the official Microsoft RDP client is one the best options to use.
If you choose a Windows O/S then nothing really! It will look and feel very much the same as any Windows PC, there are very few minor differences.
You install your usual trading bots or software and run them on the VPS and you continue to use them as if you were sat at your usual computer.
All rentals are on a Month by Month basis, no long term commitments. However should you wish you can subscribe for 6 or 12 Months and make considerable savings.
We accept payment via Credit/Debit Card, PayPal, Bitcoins & Direct Debit.
Here’s a selection our most popular options.
