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tntneo- hitachi makes a 42 inch plasma with a resolution of 1024x1024 and a contrast ratio of 700:1 which I think is comperable to smaller screens ( I'm running 1024x768 on my three 19" crt monitors for trading).

Thanks for the reply guys but maybe I should be more specific. What I had in mine was a 50 to 70 inch plasma flat screen. That should take care of the space problem ( being as you could mount it on a wall). I know they are expensive. And is there software out that could even integrate different...

Anybody know the pros and cons of using one large monitor (plasma or the like) instead of 6 or more monitors? Seems more logical but is it feasable. Opening several browsers sounds problematic.

Fohat- Respectfully, the one thing not mentioned and IMHO one of the most crucial, is commission costs. How can a trader be profitable if he's under 25k when a roundtrip will cost at least 20.00 to execute compared to .01 per share at I.B.? Naturally if you're under-funded, share size must be...

The last thing I would want is longer market hours. Between pre-market, market, and afterhours, you end up putting a lot of time in. Imagine a 24hr. market if you will: Wave after wave as people enter and exit according to their time zones thereby diluting the volume and liquidity even more...

Speaking for my under-capitalized self, if I'm not allowed to daytrade with a cash account because of clearing issues, I may have no choice but to swingtrade. Since I switched to I.B. from Datek, I've actually been profitable trading 100 share lots for as little as .12 scalp or more, 25-30...