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Post From: How to Test &/Or Display Server Latency

[2025-11-03 20:51:03]
Sierra_Chart Engineering - Posts: 21324
Follow the instructions here to enable NTP:
Network Time Protocol Client: Usage

Also refer to:

Network Time Protocol Client: Operating System Privileges for Setting Time

When your computer's clock is set accurately, the Data Delay field, will accurately indicate the actual delay from the time stamping of trades and bid/ask updates, from the exchange order processor.

Giving you a very precise measurement, of how much of a delay there is of the data you are seeing in Sierra Chart. That field will be updated every two seconds. So it is not every trade.
Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level

Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy:
https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation

For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service:
Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing
Date Time Of Last Edit: 2025-11-03 20:52:01