purpose of using multiple monitors

This is a discussion on purpose of using multiple monitors within the First Steps forums, part of the New Traders category; Originally Posted by grantx Brutus, I've always found one screen adequate for that. Grant. well if you get a couple ...

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Old May 18, 2008, 8:21am   #9
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I've always found one screen adequate for that.

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well if you get a couple of 42 inc lcds next to each other its almost life size then you can really get the party started
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Old May 18, 2008, 1:12pm   #11
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I've often wondered if there is any correlation between profit and number of screens.

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Yes. Profits are inversely proportional to the number of screens.
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I think a lot of it is what markets you trade... and how much news affects your trading style.

If you're a pure chartist on one market you need only one screen...

Attached are 4 of my screens (one of the setups I just took a picture of now, the other setup isn't quite the same any more but you get the gist of it)- If you tried to fit this into 2 screens it would be counter productive as the information wouldn't be avaliable at a quick glance... and it has to be otherwise I would have to actually watch them all day
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Old May 18, 2008, 2:10pm   #13
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well if you get a couple of 42 inc lcds next to each other its almost life size then you can really get the party started
Some things you don't want to look at too closely, I've found
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I think a lot of it is what markets you trade... and how much news affects your trading style.

If you're a pure chartist on one market you need only one screen...

Attached are 4 of my screens (one of the setups I just took a picture of now, the other setup isn't quite the same any more but you get the gist of it)- If you tried to fit this into 2 screens it would be counter productive as the information wouldn't be avaliable at a quick glance... and it has to be otherwise I would have to actually watch them all day
How many eyes do you have ?

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I think a lot of it is what markets you trade... and how much news affects your trading style.

If you're a pure chartist on one market you need only one screen...

Attached are 4 of my screens (one of the setups I just took a picture of now, the other setup isn't quite the same any more but you get the gist of it)- If you tried to fit this into 2 screens it would be counter productive as the information wouldn't be avaliable at a quick glance... and it has to be otherwise I would have to actually watch them all day
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Old May 18, 2008, 4:08pm   #16
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Actually, what is the purpose trading with multiple screens?
the purpose, at least for me, is to be able to see several important things at the same time: ie, charts & order management, without having to flip through different applications or windows. And also to seperate business critical functions, such as trading & porn, from less important things like surfing.
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