What are you looking at?

AgaHill · Jan 30, 2006

For an example ,when I see pic's of traders doing their work I usually see four monitors being used. I can only imagine that one monitor would be used for mulitple time frame entry/exit setups, second monitor for analysis, third monitor for the front end platform. My question is what would the fourth monitor be used for besides email,web surfing,p*** etc. What more should a trader be looking at? Any info and /or additional pic ex. would be appreciated, as well as a good laugh!!

Thanks SteveH

NihabaAshi · Jan 30, 2006

Quote from AgaHill:

For an example ,when I see pic's of traders doing their work I usually see four monitors being used. I can only imagine that one monitor would be used for mulitple time frame entry/exit setups, second monitor for analysis, third monitor for the front end platform. My question is what would the fourth monitor be used for besides email,web surfing,p*** etc. What more should a trader be looking at? Any info and /or additional pic ex. would be appreciated, as well as a good laugh!!
Thanks SteveH

When I'm not trading from my laptop and using my desktop multiple monitor setup...

That 4th monitor or 5th monitor can be anything you want:

* Backup broker or backup charting program (best done on a second computer connected to a different ISP)
* Chat room
* Trade Journal
* Financial News TV
* Rotating pics of your family
* Many many other things depending upon the imagination

Mark
(a.k.a. NihabaAshi) Japanese Candlestick term

easyrider · Jan 30, 2006

Depends a lot on how you size your charts. I like big charts. Pretty easy to fill up 4 monitors.

AgaHill · Jan 30, 2006

Quote from NihabaAshi:

When I'm not trading from my laptop and using my desktop multiple monitor setup...

That 4th monitor or 5th monitor can be anything you want:

* Backup broker or backup charting program (best done on a second computer connected to a different ISP)
* Chat room
* Trade Journal
* Financial News TV
* Rotating pics of your family
* Many many other things depending upon the imagination

Mark
(a.k.a. NihabaAshi) Japanese Candlestick term

So other than recreation, the fourth monitor serves more as a backup? Does anyone have any pics as an example?
Thanks Mark(aka NihabaAshi) & easyrider

SteveH

icarus618 · Jan 30, 2006

From a little while back but shows stuff across 4 monitors.

http://elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=742495&highlight=workspace#post742495

Free Thinker · Jan 30, 2006

i am looking at this right now.
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=956144

Quote from AgaHill:

For an example ,when I see pic's of traders doing their work I usually see four monitors being used. I can only imagine that one monitor would be used for mulitple time frame entry/exit setups, second monitor for analysis, third monitor for the front end platform. My question is what would the fourth monitor be used for besides email,web surfing,p*** etc. What more should a trader be looking at? Any info and /or additional pic ex. would be appreciated, as well as a good laugh!!
Thanks SteveH

mizer · Jan 30, 2006

Quote from vhehn:

i am looking at this right now.
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=956144

Nice

Choad · Jan 30, 2006

You lookin' at me?

AgaHill · Jan 30, 2006

Quote from vhehn:

i am looking at this right now.
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=956144

Now I have a reason for a fourth monitor

Free Thinker · Jan 30, 2006

Quote from AgaHill:

Now I have a reason for a fourth monitor

just kidding. actually i find 3 large monitors to be perfect. that way you can keep them all on one horizontal plan. i don't like stacked monitors and if they are above my line of site don't find them useful.