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Pictures of your trading stations
- Thread starter seasideheights
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I am based out of NY now not LA. I will snap a shot tonight if I can and get it on!
Quote from GermanTrader:
I am really, REALLY, REALLY glad I trade on a laptop. I escaped a 9-5 job being stuck to a desk, I cannot imagine going from a job stuck at a desk to trading stuck to a desk. What is free about that?
You guys need to simplify your systems and get out with your trading. I have traded on the beach, sitting on the can, eating in the kitchen, poolside, in Vegas, in Hawaii, on a cruise ship to Alaska... I am thinking some of you guys need to get out more.
I'd rather use those huge monitors playing Flight Simulator, while waiting for trade signals from my systems.
No need to criticize other setups when you have no idea what other traders require to comforatbly execute their strategy(s) day in, day out. If you enjoy trading from the "can"?? or beach on a wireless connection running battery power, that's your call. Most serious professionals happen to desire robust stop-gap measures when they trade (UPS, redundant systems, multi-monitor, hotbricks, dual uplinks, dual phone etc to name just a few). For some reason, a wireless laptop running battery power, sun glaring on a washed out screen on the beach just doesn't fit the bill for me, especially with high frequency strategies. Monitoring a swing/position trade, not much problem then.
Not having to worry about the reliability of your tools & data-feed(s) is a considerable load off one's shoulders. Many independent traders also happen to like little or no distractions, which most often means a quiet office. This is a 100% performance oriented profession, everyone has their own required environmental conditions. To be honest, your condescending comments ("simplfy your systems", "need to get out more") gives the impression you're all about the amateur hour.
When I take a vacation, I'm on vacation. I do well enough where I don't have to bring along some laptop (aka market umbilical cord) and annoy my family/loved ones/friends. If I want a sandwich for lunch, I leave my office, and have a sandwich downstairs in the kitchen. I'm my own boss and feel extremely free sitting behind this simple setup on ave 7hrs per day/200-220 days a year:
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Quote from Syprik:
No need to criticize other setups when you have no idea what other traders require to comforatbly execute their strategy(s) day in, day out. If you enjoy trading from the "can"?? or beach on a wireless connection running battery power, that's your call. Most serious professionals happen to desire robust stop-gap measures when they trade (UPS, redundant systems, multi-monitor, hotbricks, dual uplinks, dual phone etc to name just a few). For some reason, a wireless laptop running battery power, sun glaring on a washed out screen on the beach just doesn't fit the bill for me, especially with high frequency strategies. Monitoring a swing/position trade, not much problem then.
Not having to worry about the reliability of your tools & data-feed(s) is a considerable load off one's shoulders. Many independent traders also happen to like little or no distractions, which most often means a quiet office. This is a 100% performance oriented profession, everyone has their own required environmental conditions. To be honest, your condescending comments ("simplfy your systems", "need to get out more") gives the impression you're all about the amateur hour.
When I take a vacation, I'm on vacation. I do well enough where I don't have to bring along some laptop (aka market umbilical cord) and annoy my family/loved ones/friends. If I want a sandwich for lunch, I leave my office, and have a sandwich downstairs in the kitchen. I'm my own boss and feel extremely free behind this simple setup:
Well said. I take it you trade full time trading futures? How long did it take to get to your level?
Nice setup by the way.
Quote from Syprik:
No need to criticize other setups when you have no idea what other traders require to comforatbly execute their strategy(s) day in, day out. If you enjoy trading from the "can"?? or beach on a wireless connection running battery power, that's your call. Most serious professionals happen to desire robust stop-gap measures when they trade (UPS, redundant systems, multi-monitor, hotbricks, dual uplinks, dual phone etc to name just a few). For some reason, a wireless laptop running battery power, sun glaring on a washed out screen on the beach just doesn't fit the bill for me, especially with high frequency strategies. Monitoring a swing/position trade, not much problem then.
Not having to worry about the reliability of your tools & data-feed(s) is a considerable load off one's shoulders. Many independent traders also happen to like little or no distractions, which most often means a quiet office. This is a 100% performance oriented profession, everyone has their own required environmental conditions. To be honest, your condescending comments ("simplfy your systems", "need to get out more") gives the impression you're all about the amateur hour.
When I take a vacation, I'm on vacation. I do well enough where I don't have to bring along some laptop (aka market umbilical cord) and annoy my family/loved ones/friends. If I want a sandwich for lunch, I leave my office, and have a sandwich downstairs in the kitchen. I'm my own boss and feel extremely free sitting behind this simple setup on ave 7hrs per day/200-220 days a year:
Is that Eddy Merx on the pic? Colnago's rule!
Quote from cashmoney69:
Well said. I take it you trade full time trading futures? How long did it take to get to your level?
Nice setup by the way.
Yes, full time. Mostly futures (ES, DAX), but often have skin in liquid equities (preference for AAPL, RIMM). Started trading part-time a little over 5yrs ago with a full-time job paying the bills. About a yr later dropped the engineering career and have been trading FT ever since. Wouldn't have it any other way.