diff --git a/zipline/messaging.py b/zipline/messaging.py
index 671eeea7..531be789 100644
--- a/zipline/messaging.py
+++ b/zipline/messaging.py
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ class Component(object):
     def connect_data(self):
         return self.connect_push_socket(self.addresses['data_address'])
         
+    def bind_order(self):
+        return self.bind_pull_socket(self.addresses['order_address'])
+
+    def connect_order(self):
+        return self.connect_push_socket(self.addresses['order_address'])
+        
     def bind_feed(self):
         return self.bind_pub_socket(self.addresses['feed_address'])
     
@@ -259,6 +265,7 @@ class ParallelBuffer(Component):
         self.sent_count             = 0
         self.received_count         = 0
         self.draining               = False
+        #data source component ID -> List of messages
         self.data_buffer            = {}
         self.ds_finished_counter    = 0
         
@@ -422,7 +429,8 @@ class BaseTransform(Component):
                 return
             event = json.loads(message)
             cur_state = self.transform(event)
-            cur_state['dt'] = event['dt']
+            #TODO: do we want to relay the datetime again? maybe drop this?
+            #cur_state['dt'] = event['dt']
             cur_state['id'] = self.state['name']
             self.result_socket.send(json.dumps(cur_state), self.zmq.NOBLOCK)
 
@@ -473,3 +481,36 @@ class DataSource(Component):
 
     def get_type(self):
         raise NotImplemented
+
+
+class Client(Component):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        Component.__init__(self)
+        self.received_count     = 0
+        self.prev_dt            = None
+
+    def open(self):
+        self.data_feed, self.poller = self.connect_result()
+        self.order_feed, self.poller = self.connect_order()
+
+    def do_work(self):
+        socks = dict(self.poller.poll(2000)) #timeout after 2 seconds.
+        if self.data_feed in socks and socks[self.data_feed] == self.zmq.POLLIN:   
+            msg = self.data_feed.recv()
+            if(self.is_done_message(msg)):
+                qutil.LOGGER.info("Client is DONE!")
+                self.signal_done()
+                return
+
+            self.received_count += 1
+            event = json.loads(msg)
+            self.handle_event(event)
+            
+    def handle_event(self, event):
+        NotImplemented
+        
+    
+    def order(self, sid, volume):
+        order = {'sid':sid, 'volume':volume}
+    
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diff --git a/zipline/test/test_messaging.py b/zipline/test/test_messaging.py
index 15e91396..a03fe6a1 100644
--- a/zipline/test/test_messaging.py
+++ b/zipline/test/test_messaging.py
@@ -26,11 +26,10 @@ class SimulatorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                                        'data_address'           : "tcp://127.0.0.1:10101",
                                        'feed_address'           : "tcp://127.0.0.1:10102",
                                        'merge_address'          : "tcp://127.0.0.1:10103",
-                                       'result_address'         : "tcp://127.0.0.1:10104"
+                                       'result_address'         : "tcp://127.0.0.1:10104",
+                                       'order_address'          : "tcp://127.0.0.1:10105"
                                       }
                                       
-        self.addressesblarg = "test"
-    
     def get_simulator(self):
         return ThreadSimulator(self.addresses)
 
diff --git a/zipline/transforms/technical.py b/zipline/transforms/technical.py
index dcefc87e..df3d8b9a 100644
--- a/zipline/transforms/technical.py
+++ b/zipline/transforms/technical.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class MovingAverage(BaseTransform):
         index = 0
         for cur_event in self.events:
             cur_date = qutil.parse_date(cur_event['dt'])
-            if(cur_date - event_date):
+            if(cur_date - event_date) >= self.window:
                 self.events.pop(index)
                 self.current_total -= cur_event['price']
                 index += 1