How Many Monitors???
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on 6/11/08 at 11:49pm
Do you have?
I saw a trader with 6, 4 in the bottom row, 2 above the center 2. I don't know if that is really necessary, but I am sure it is. I googled and found some peoples with 8-24 screens. What the heck do you do with the 18+ screens when you can only stare at 6 at a time?
Using all of your knowledge and whatnot, please provide an estimate of the optimal number of monitors needed for a day trader, say at top tier BB. Use models, equations, BS, guesswork, or asking your little brother. That's how the real traders do it on Wall Street.





I've seen plenty of traders
I've seen plenty of traders here with 6 screens. You definitely need them because 3 or 4 of them are tracking prices, and then you still need 2-3 to actually use.
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I think 24 is a little excessive, I don't see why you'd need more than 12
Clearly, the more screens
Clearly, the more screens you have, the more money you're making, and the more imporant you look, obvi.
well i have 2 but i'm just a
well i have 2 but i'm just a monkey 1st yr analyst
the guys on my desk (equity derivs) have 6-8
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i've counted 8 per trader
i've counted 8 per trader which seems pretty modest. Each one is definitely vital.
I think 4-8 per trader is
I think 4-8 per trader is common. Most use about 6 but many use 4. It depends on the trader. I think four at a minimum is really necessary.
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4 42-inch screens, 2 19-inch.
Most energy traders (oil,
Most energy traders (oil, nat. gas, power) will have 3 or 4 while the 24-power traders usually have 8. I've seen this on multiple trading floors.
power traders have a LOT of
power traders have a LOT of work to do besides trading. they have to call up utility companies to route the electricity at a certain time, they have to find a route for the electricity to get from point A to point B, it's a big mess.
4 bid at 6.
4 bid at 6.
Also power traders will
Also power traders will have stuff like IIR, and that thing that shows real-time information of how much power is trading out of each power plant on 1 or 2 monitors alone.
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how many monitors do analysts have in IBD?
i think 2*19inch is standard these days?
Most FO positions have 2
Most FO positions have 2 monitors at least. This includes IBD, ER and AM. This was true for my bank.
I've never used more than 1
I've never used more than 1 screen... a lot of people with whom I have worked in the past also used 1 screen... Some people with whom I work now think they're hot shots or something, and, even though they have 1 monitor, they will prop up their laptops and make it appear as if they have 2 screens... I don't get it. Have never needed more than 1...
Im a Penn student and a
Im a Penn student and a friend of mine in Wharton has 8 screens set up in his dorm room like a retard (Im being a little critical). He buys a lot of fancy junk on dad's dollar but of course fancy technology can't replace intuition and plain rigorous research!
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