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
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
From a little while back but shows stuff across 4 monitors. http://elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=742495&highlight=workspace#post742495
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.