TRADING I/O
The infrastructure
behind the trade
Section
Compute
CPU, memory, and the hardware decisions behind trading performance.
Does Your Trading Setup Need a GPU?More charts and bigger screens change the job your computer has to do. Follow the work through graphics, platform calculations, and research before choosing a GPU.By Marko|SEP 27, 2026·13 MIN READ
Why Your Charts Take So Long to LoadA slow chart can be waiting for history, reading storage, or working through your indicators. Find the delay before you pay to fix the wrong thing.By Marko|SEP 25, 2026·13 MIN READ
Dedicated CPU vs Shared vCPU: What Your Trading Platform Actually GetsTwo VPS plans can advertise the same core count and behave very differently under load. The missing detail is how much processor time remains available when the host gets busy.By Marko|SEP 21, 2026·14 MIN READ
ECC Memory: Keeping Your Trading Data IntactLive strategies, indicator values and overnight research all depend on working memory. Learn what ECC protects, what it cannot fix and what to ask your VPS provider.By Marko|SEP 18, 2026·13 MIN READ
Latency Is Not Execution SpeedA low ping shortens one part of the order path. Platform processing, broker controls, exchange matching, queue position and liquidity decide the rest.By Marko|SEP 11, 2026·10 MIN READ
Why Single-Thread Performance Still Matters in TradingA trading platform can lag while most of the CPU sits idle. This illustrated guide explains the busy thread hiding inside an ordinary-looking CPU reading.By Marko|SEP 7, 2026·8 MIN READThe I/O Model
Input
Market data and broker feeds
Process
CPU, memory, platform logic
Output
Orders, charts, and alerts
Continuity
Routing, monitoring, recovery