Monitors:
Two LG 43" 43UD79-B 4K UHD IPS Monitors (Mount arms coming soon after I replace my table)
Custom build PC in 2016: (New PC coming soon, AMD of course!)
Asus X99 Deluxe 2 Motherboard
Intel Core i7-6800K Broadwell-E 6-Core 3.4 GHz
EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming Video Card (I never game but this video card has great cooling)
Corsair Vengeance LED 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000
Samsung 950 PRO M.2 2280 512GB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive
EVGA SuperNOVA 1000W Power Supply
Trading Charts/Software:
NT8 (For chars only)
Sierra Charts (For trading live, Market Profile charts and few other footprint charts)
Jigsaw daytradr (For time and Sales and DOM(order flow), no trading because it sucks)
Indicators:
Mboxwave (must have for anyone)
QuantBook (must have for advanced users only)
Htech
Ranchodinero
Backup:
Synology ds918+
CyberPowerPC 1325VA
Accessories:
Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 (wired)
Microsoft Pro IntelliMouse (wired)
JBL 305P MkII 5" Two-Way Studio Monitoring Speakers
Studio Solutions High Density Studio Monitor Isolation Pads Pair For 5 Inch Monitors
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Furniture:
ApexDesk Elite Series 71" Standing desk (Don't buy it, it's garbage will be replacing soon)
Alera Elusion Series Mesh Mid-Back Multifunction Chair
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1 falcon computers pc that runs a 6 monitor setup. 3*27"benq easy eye monitors, 3*23 aon monitors.
1 Falcon laptop running 2 monitors plus screen for research , backtesting, development. 2*23 Samsung monitors
1 Falcon laptop that has a totally independent wireless and backed up with independent power source that will last 1hr. All trading applications are copied to this laptop in case other computers, internet, power failure.
2 trade stations. Seating 2 chairs and a fit ball.
1 fridge and coffee,tea making zone.
Wall clock with 4 time zones.
2 phones, one landline and 1 mobile.
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I trade off of two different setups, primarily, believe it or not, I trDe from my car about 90% of the time. From there I have a dual monitor setup using a steering wheel laptop desk, an all leather mouse pad, a surface pro and my phone. Obviously all of the trading happens on the surface pro. The phone is really for a hotspot but often used to check FIO and other sites while trading. If I don’t feel like sitting down, with just a 90 degree turn of the surface pro, it’s now setup for standing mode.
My preferred trading station is my home setup.
2 24” monitors
Logitech G602 mouse (setup with hot keys for NinjaTrader)
Perixx keyboard
Samson Meteor mic
Logitech C920 webcam
Bose Companion 2 Series III speakers
My computer is one I built 4-5 years ago specifically for trading. I honestly couldn’t tell you the specifics of all the hardware but it does have:
Corsair Graphite case
Intel i7 processor
Gigabyte motherboard
16gb ram
Nope, not the bedroom! After a few years away from trading I am finally in a position to start looking at the markets again on a daily basis so back at it with a bang.
Laptop with extra screen for browsing and news, desktop with two screens for charting and execution.
A bit old and battered but getting the job done.
edit: No idea why one picture is upside down, it seems to depend on what device I look at it on!
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This happens sometimes. The forum software is trying to determine the correct orientation of the picture. Usually it's right, and sometimes it gets it wrong.
One of those odd things that just happens....
Bob.
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Here is some info about my trading setup. The main trading setup runs a 49in Samsung Super Ultrawide, with a 34in LG Ultrawide, and 2 27in vertical Asus monitors.The PC is custom made running an i7-4790K Devils Canyon with a MSI GTX 980. The second setup is used for running trade the news and other news /software. It currently is running on an older Alienware x51 R2 with a 43in Samsung Super Ultrawide and a 50in Vizio TV.
I started trading about 5 years ago with ETFs, specifically UGAZ and DGAZ. This is my first year trading futures and so far they are my favorite! (ES, GC, CL, NG)
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Was wondering which resolution is more appropriate for viewing “extended desktops “/ Split Screens ?
Also, since we are demoing with charts and figures/ numbers - which monitor technology is best :
IPS
TN
VA?
I’m assuming IPS due to color accuracy / text reproduction (less perfect for games due to lower Herz - but 96-99% SRgb ) - and I hear the other two are better for games 144-200 Hz - but may produce “burn -in”- so if Monitor areas stay the same for long - May produce artifacts.
Also 29” vs 34” , curved vs not - and anyone uses the SUPER WIDE SCREENS ? (I think they are like 6ft wide ?)
Looking forward for some real world input.
S.
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I've spent few hours in the forum reading every single entry on higher resolution monitors. Since 4K monitors are becoming common place and very affordable, I'd like to start a new thread on this topic. I looked at some of these and I love the …
I have a question regarding monitors suitable for trading.
I'm currently in the process of building a new computer system, and I'm planning on using a 4K Ultra HD TV to serve
as my monitor. Currently I am utilizing eight …
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I have been trading futures full time for over 20 years.
My trading setup is a few years old and is about to be updated with a new AMD spec machine, I had to relocate my trading room as my new place is currently being finished.
Main trading PC
CPU - I7 5930k Corsair Water cooled
Ram - 64GB
H/Drives - 2x M2 SSD GPU - 2x Radeon Vega RX 56 8GB
PSU - Corsair platinum 1200w
Monitors
Samsung 6 panel array
2x Phillips 4k 43"
Back up 2nd PC
CPU - I7 960
Ram - 12GB
H/Drives - 2x Hi spin sata
GPU - 2x Radeon RX 480 8GB
PSU - Thermaltake 1500w
Case - Thermaltake BMW design full tower
Monitors
2x 24" Dell
55" UHD 4k Smart TV
Both PC's run wired keyboard and mouses & also wireless keyboard & mouse
UPS power back up
Bose speaker system
Cloud back up server drive
The only issue i had was the cable to it. I found it must be an active or powered HDMI cable. An AOC HDMI cable otherwise the picture is not clear. Its a cheap 4K tv but the picture is perfectly clear on 4K resolution with the correct cable.
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Hi guys!
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to everyone! It is my pleasure to announce the winners for our Battlestation contest last month, sponsored by @Earn2Trade.
It was a pleasure to see everyone's entry into our Battlestations event, and we look forward to continuing this in 2020!
Thank you @Big Mike and @Earn2Trade and for all who have voted! It means a lot to receive this support and as I promised I will journal my process and spend part of the gift card to share the FIO love.
Regarding the prize: My trading has considerably slowed down recently and I would like to ask @Earn2Trade if it would be possible to run a normal gauntlet where I have two months and slightly different ruleset, instead of the 100k mini, which requires much more of an aggressive trading style.
Greatly appreciated,
M
“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” Δ
“There is no path, but only a fool wouldn’t follow it.”
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what is the cloud cover study on the 10 minute (this one doesn't look like an Ichimoku)? Also, the bar study over the relative volume...i think it's labeled QT(3,4)?
This is an interesting post, and since you said "opinions welcome," I'm sure that you will find some.
I should point out that this thread you have posted it in, "Battlestations: Show us your trading desks!" is meant for people to show actual photos of the physical desks they trade at, with their monitors and computers and all the cool hardware.... not their "desks" in the sense you have meant it, their chart layouts and setups.
There's nothing wrong with your post, it's just in the wrong place. If you skip back in the thread a page or two, you will see what I mean. (The posters who commented on charts in the posts just above yours were responding to questions about screens that showed on the photos of their monitors.)
One good thing you could do for this kind of post would be to start your own trading journal in the Trading Journals forum, here: https://futures.io/trading-journals/
Or, if you just want to put out the screenshot and your explanations for comment, you could open a thread in any of the other forums -- Traders Hideout is sort of a general-purpose one if nothing else comes to mind: https://futures.io/traders-hideout/
So, we would appreciate it if you reposted in a more appropriate location. It keeps the forum more organized and makes it easier for members to find things that interest them.
Thanks.
Bob.
When one door closes, another opens.
-- Cervantes, Don Quixote
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Hi guys,
It is my pleasure to announce a new challenge event for March 2020: Battlestations! (with $1,500 in prizes)
With this event, we are encouraging members to share pictures of their trading desks. We will be giving away $1,500** in prizes in total, as described below.
Prizes:
1st place: $500 of Shark store credit, or a $250 Amazon Gift Card
2nd place: $300 of Shark store credit, or a $150 Amazon Gift Card
3rd place: $150 of Shark store credit, or a $75 Amazon Gift Card
Everyone who posts a selfie* will receive a 50% off Elite Membership coupon code
These prizes are provided by @SharkIndicators, a site sponsor on futures io, and futures io is providing the Elite Memberships. Please thank @SharkIndicators for their contributions to our community, and for agreeing to sponsor the March Battlestations event!
* The 50% Elite Membership coupon code will be given to anyone who makes a qualifying post that includes a selfie. You can use the coupon code yourself, or give it away to a friend.
** The $1,500 prize amount is estimated, calculated by taking the SharkIndicators prizes and adding an estimated number of Elite Membership discount codes we anticipate giving away. Actual amount can only be determined after the event is over.
Here are the rules:
a) One of your photos must show the futures io logo on our website. Don't forget!
b) Take a selfie or have someone take a picture of you at your desk! Optional, but highly recommended!
c) The photo(s) need to be uploaded here on futures io. No linking to external sites. No videos.
d) You may submit multiple photos (please do!) -- but only your first qualifying post in this thread will be considered for the contest.
e) You are ineligible to win if you have previously won a Battlestations event within the last 12 months.
f) The contest period is March 1 to March 31, 2021. All decisions made by futures io are final.
g) Winners will be chosen by counting the numbers of "Thanks Received" on each qualifying post.
I am looking forward to seeing a lot of great trading desks! Please remember to follow the rules, and please remember to vote by hitting the "Thanks" button.
Thank you to @SharkIndicators as the site sponsors for this event.
For Elite Members, SharkIndicators also has two special offers: a) Receive a $150 discount on a BloodHound Ultimate, and b) Receive a $250 discount on a BlackBird trade manager.
Not to be combined with any other offer, one use per customer
Get more information & receive the SharkIndicators discounts: Elite Members.
Jeremy Tang, Founder of SharkIndicators, and Keith Wolf, Support at SharkIndicators, will be monitoring this thread so that they may answer any questions that you post here relating to SharkIndicator's products and services.
SharkIndicators has …
(Note: This post is written February 16th to let you guys know what is coming in March. But remember, don't submit your Battlestations post yet -- you need to wait until March to qualify for the prizes!)
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(Note: This post is written February 16th to let you guys know what is coming in March. But remember, don't submit your Battlestations post yet -- you need to wait until March to qualify for the prizes!)
Have both of Shark's programs (lifetime license) BlackBird and BloodHound.. They have given me permission to sell (which I can confirm) so all is good. Contact me with an offer. Also have the same for Trade The Plan (lifetime and all bells and whistles). Not trading actively anymore. Send a personal message and I will get back to you.
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On the right: 6 monitors attached to pc (on the floor), running NinjaTrader 8 for day trading futures and stocks.
On the left: laptop with two external monitors, running Fidelity Active Trader Pro for swing trading stocks, ETFs and options.
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Currently under construction so this is my temp set up. 3... 43" 4k monitors (yes LG computer monitors...not Tv's) Tower has over 5ghz cpu, 2080 graphics card, 64gb ram etc etc
I also have a laptop set up with external monitors as well, but no pictures of that
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Does my multi-monitor simracing battle station count???
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Broker: Primary Advantage Futures. Also ED&F and Tradestation
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That's a lot of screen real estate. I recently replaced 4x 30" with 2x 43" and find that I don't use the edges of the 43's much. Wish I could rotate them from landscape to portrait but the stand doesn't allow it.
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My neck hurts just thinking about looking at a 43 in portrait, but if its vesa then you could just use a cheap dual vertical monitor stand to mount it in portrait.
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I love my monitor. I am a software developer who just started learning to trade this past year, so this setup is perfect for me. I normally have four charts up on one windows desktop and work stuff on another, then switch back and forth as needed.
Just a foot rest, but I do have a heater down there
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I need a 4th monitor for news as I currently have to toggle off my big screen to access the news which is not good. My large screen is fed by my old pc which I use for outside of trading. And the trading PC is a standalone. So just a little monitor to keep an eye on the news would be very convenient.
Which 15.6 portable monitor is that? Brand?
Thank you for your help!
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Well, here we go....my current setup for about the last two years:
4x 24" monitors on the right side, 2x 34" curved monitors on the left side connected to two different machines for different accounts and backup purposes.
My best investment last year was the purchase of my Herman Miller Embody chair, I never ever had any better chair.
Edit: I love a clean desk, IMO this is an important point for my trading without any distractions....
"If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much." - Jim Rohn
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They both are very expensive hobbies to be sure!
Maybe the racing setup can be configured for NinjaTrader?? Go long when you press the gas, and exit the trade with brake? Left and Right wheel can control your profit targets and stops, plus is useful to hang on when the market moves quickly!
There are some aftermarket stands that will allow it, I had mine set up portrait for a while but I will tell you that you end up craning your neck to the sky to see it all, so thats why I put them back to landscape. I mainly use 2 actively and have the third set up for several different things...One of the things I have it for is if I have many different trades on at once the third will be where I put some of the trades that need on occasion attention to make sure they are still going the way you want.
I have been through like 6 different monitor set ups and this one is my favorite, but I can understand how it can be too much for some people
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There you go my friend, special photos for you.
Most important monitor is the one underneath the big one. I use it to execute my orders and its plugged in pc on the right while the pc on left (behind the 3 monitor stack) run those 4 monitors. Big monitor is just to check some stuff, I don't look at it all the time. If you were worried about my ergonomics setup, I appreciate your concerns, thank you. Also, I'm almost 2m tall so ergonomics are totally fine here.
Hopefully I have answered your questions!
Take care.
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Hey Joe, it is a 4k TV. Mine is 50"
When i got it i was actually looking for a 32" monitor but prices were high and the TV was in clearance.
Its a simple model, samsung tu8000, but it does the job well for me.
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this is my Battlestation which I use since the beginning of 2017
Specs:
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 1700x
Motherboard: Asus Prime 350M-A
Case: be quiet Pure Base 600
Graphics card: Matrox C680 PCIe x16
Mount: --no name--
Monitors: Benq GW2270
Power supply: be quiet BN 327
Memory: Corsair 2x16GB
CPU cooler: be quiet BK 009 Pure Rock
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