Quote from One:
Hi Maestro,
I've used ten monitors in the past, so I don't see any reason why someone could not plug twice as many; they make some pretty big power strips these days.
I'm not sure I understand why you set things up this way though. (mine were dedicated lines, and back then we could not access data easily on the same screen.) Wouldn't it be easier to have a computer monitor markets/positions and alert the trader when something interesting happens, the trader then deciding whether to view the info or not on one of fewer screens? With so many similar looking screens I think I would have a hard time finding the information I need, versus yelping out "Show Yahoo" to that nifty voice recognition system you mentioned and having it pop up in front of me. Best of luck.
Quote from MAESTRO:
Our trading style is completely different. We do not switch between the stocks to often, so we dedicated each of the upper 20 screens to specific stocks. The bottom 4 screens deal with the info you mentioned.
Quote from One:
That's probably the case, but I was referring to the ability of a trader to effectively process a high volume of disparate data from many sources versus that of a CPU to do so and bring it to the traders attention when some threshold is met, whether it be simple data feeds or analysis.
By the by, you've obviously put a lot of thought into this, and I'm not challenging how you have things set up, just hoping to learn something. If you have a chance in general terms to talk about how traders use the screens, not about proprietary analytical tools, it would be interesting. Congrats on the new capital.
Quote from One:
Thanks Maestro. Makes sense. Are the items petaining to an underlying (sentiment, recommended option positions, news, repairs, etc.) grouped amoung adjacent screens in some standard fashion? Also, how is the trader alerted to change focus, for example if initial anaysis suggests a profitable trade for final approval...audio cues, visual cues, continuous scanning by the trader...? Interesting stuff and thanks again.