Is there a must-have desktop calculator for trading?

ms33

ms33

I know this must seem like an asinine question but a desktop calculator is line of fire hardware. There are several features that are always at issue: ease of using the memory function, can you read the display with the calculator flat on the desk, and are the keys and power source what you want. Can it invert a number when you've confused numerator and denominator? Can it take a square root; not sure why that's come up but it has. Are there important features I'm not even aware of.

If there is a clearly must-have calculator that the bigs use, I 'd like to know too.
 
ms33 said:
I know this must seem like an asinine question but a desktop calculator is line of fire hardware. There are several features that are always at issue: ease of using the memory function, visibility - can you read the display with the calculator flat on the desk, and are the keys and power source what you want. Are there important features I'm not even aware of.

If there is a clearly must-have calculator that the bigs use, I 'd like to know too.
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This calculator is more than sufficient.

Use it to count $$$
calculate risk reward ratio
calculate SL, TP and those simple things
 
I always thought traders had those calculators on top of the desk like they'd have a small cactus, just for decoration.

Upgrade your "calculation tools" to spreadsheets. That is a whole new universe.
 
software calculators and excel - too slow. Desktop calculator large display 12 digits and a square root key. A reciprocal key would be ideal but never found one outside of scientific calcs. My old Casio MH-12WE kicked the bucket and my new one has clacky keys that are profoundly annoying to my coworkers because I couldn't be arsed to wait two nanoseconds for Amazon. Don't do that. Go with a casio classic.
 
I guess it depends on what you are trading and HOW you trade. I have never had a need for a calculator in my trading. If I need a calculator there is one available on my Windows desktop. I also have Excel for more complex calculations.
 
 
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