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Q2 memory allocation - should it be higher?

Without adding memory (RAM), aren't there going to be problems supporting minute data for 8000 securities? You are going from 500 to 8000 securities, so that would say that a ~ (8000/500)X = ~16X increase in the RAM reserved for data is required. Something doesn't compute regarding only upgrading the software. Or maybe you were able to shift some RAM allocation to data management, by freeing it up elsewhere?