Because I like them. Have you asked why Jay Leno has more than one hundred cars? Or why Imelda Marcos has three thousand pairs of shoes? Or why Lindsey Buckingham has so many guitars?
Excuse me for not meeting your neatness standard or seeking your approval. At least I am not pretending to be a big shot with no contribution to discussions but only criticisms.
So in order to use 21 monitors, you must have something like this. Is that it? http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=720369
Not here to disparage anybody's setup. But, for intraday futures trading here is my take on the subject of monitors needed if one is trading one market only. One monitor is sufficient, 2 is better. For many years, the white background was okay, then evolved to gray, now only dark black. I have 23" and 24" monitors. I only see candlesticks and the chart tells me what is next with acceptable accuracy. I never look at other markets or news, hence the 2 monitors needed only for fast picture and slow picture. I have never been able to see a benefit in looking at other markets while trading ES or NQ intraday, since the price can only move up down or sideways.
nope i only have 3 monitors. that is all i find necessary. my setup is on the first page of this thread.
I didn't mean to offend. I'm was just curious to know what kind of benefit you were deriving from such an investment in hardware.
Just to clarify: Jay has so many cars because he loves collecting them, driving them and working on them. Lindsey had so many guitars because he loves the uniqueness of each, how each sounded and how each felt in his hands. Imelda on the other hand was simply a greedy insane bitch.
Damn guys, the dude posted a pic of his setup. He didn't make any rediculous claims. Must be a bleedover from the bash IB threads this morning. Lighten up Francis.