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  • #161
  • Jul 3, 2010 11:10am Jul 3, 2010 11:10am
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2 - 26inch vizio lcd tv's and 3 Dell 23inch monitors all run off of a Dell /Alienware Aurora i7 9 gigs of ram 2 Geoforce GTS 240 video cards.

With the push of a button on one remote I can go from charts to cable tv for news or more importantly ESPN on the one Vizio.
  • #162
  • Jul 3, 2010 11:38am Jul 3, 2010 11:38am
As we speak of workstations. What kind of chair do you guys have? I'm looking to buy new chair comfortable enough for few hours of trading daily.
  • #163
  • Jul 3, 2010 1:44pm Jul 3, 2010 1:44pm
Quoting mihazupan1
As we speak of workstations. What kind of chair do you guys have? I'm looking to buy new chair comfortable enough for few hours of trading daily.
http://www.hermanmiller.com/Products/Aeron-Chairs
  • #164
  • Jul 3, 2010 1:56pm Jul 3, 2010 1:56pm
Mine is pretty humble in comparison.

Once the last daughter is out of the house, I'm going to convert the 2nd largest bedroom into a office that's a bit more spaced out.
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  • #165
  • Jul 3, 2010 2:39pm Jul 3, 2010 2:39pm
Quoting traderjai_inhi
http://www.hermanmiller.com/Products/Aeron-Chairs
That's what I had in mind Thanks
  • #166
  • Jul 3, 2010 6:48pm Jul 3, 2010 6:48pm
Professional trading floors: http://advancedtrading.com/photos/tr...rs/index.jhtml
  • #167
  • Jul 3, 2010 7:18pm Jul 3, 2010 7:18pm
Nothing extraordinary. Two Samsung 24"s on a 2008 Server with a whole lot of RAM. Research on the one to the right, and charting to the left.
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  • #168
  • Jul 4, 2010 2:28am Jul 4, 2010 2:28am
Quoting Rush
Nothing extraordinary. Two Samsung 24"s on a 2008 Server with a whole lot of RAM. Research on the one to the right, and charting to the left.
Why do you run it on Windows Server? Is it better than normal Windows?
  • #169
  • Jul 4, 2010 4:10am Jul 4, 2010 4:10am
At least its more stable on this hardware. The alternatives would be XP or Win 7. XP I've never had any problems with, but its starting to be a bit outdated in my opinion. When I tried out the final of Win 7 average days before a crash was about 9-10 days. Tried troubleshooting the issues but no fix.

Of course it's not a better OS when it comes to gaming, chatting, fiddling with iTunes or crap like that. But I only use it as a tradingstation.
  • #170
  • Jul 4, 2010 4:58am Jul 4, 2010 4:58am
Quoting Rush
At least its more stable on this hardware. The alternatives would be XP or Win 7. XP I've never had any problems with, but its starting to be a bit outdated in my opinion. When I tried out the final of Win 7 average days before a crash was about 9-10 days. Tried troubleshooting the issues but no fix.

Of course it's not a better OS when it comes to gaming, chatting, fiddling with iTunes or crap like that. But I only use it as a tradingstation.
Never had any experience with Server. That's why I asked

I use Windows 7 and so far it turned out to be the best OS from Microsoft so far. Was using XP before and the difference between XP and 7 is enourmous (never used Vista though but from what I've heard Win7 is better).
  • #171
  • Jul 5, 2010 6:31am Jul 5, 2010 6:31am
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  • Edited 3:16am Jul 9, 2010 2:10am | Edited 3:16am
Quoting PippiNole
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With the push of a button on one remote I can go from charts to cable tv for news or more importantly ESPN on the one Vizio.


Quoting MuddBuddha
Mine is pretty humble in comparison.
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imho, not humble at all, Sir


Quoting artov
Professional trading floors: http://advancedtrading.com/photos/tr...rs/index.jhtml
  • #173
  • Jul 9, 2010 2:43am Jul 9, 2010 2:43am
Quoting Qz...
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the ideal office space, lol
  • #174
  • Jul 9, 2010 7:42am Jul 9, 2010 7:42am
Quoting artov
Professional trading floors..
im very curious what the environment is like on those trading floors...
i mean is it noisy there? or ultra quiet?
very conducive for trading?
are outsiders allowed to take a tour inside or even just walk around the perimeter of the floor?

hopefully some people will share their experience/s.
Thanks!
  • #175
  • Jul 9, 2010 10:41am Jul 9, 2010 10:41am
@ Supreme

I'm not an audio expert, but most of the guys are surrounded by monitors. As they speak on the phone, I think the monitors will mute their voice for the most part.

I think the computers are running on fans which make as less noise as possible. And I'm pretty sure the carpets are special ones which mute the footsteps.

Also most people will get used to some noises. E.g. if you buy a new clock which makes a ticking sound, after a couple of days or weeks you won't notice it at all.

These are no facts, just what I think it is like on a trading floor. But if Ronald Raygun and Daytrading want to share something about their experience with that, it would be appreciated.
  • #176
  • Jul 9, 2010 10:48am Jul 9, 2010 10:48am
The UBS floor is insane.

*I'm talking about size, not suggesting I've experienced the activity.
  • #177
  • Jul 9, 2010 11:02am Jul 9, 2010 11:02am
Quoting supremeChaos
im very curious what the environment is like on those trading floors...
i mean is it noisy there? or ultra quiet?
very conducive for trading?
are outsiders allowed to take a tour inside or even just walk around the perimeter of the floor?

hopefully some people will share their experience/s.
Thanks!
A trading floor is generally surprisingly quiet, even the mega ones, like UBS/GS/DB, there is not a lot of chit chat. You use IM and email to talk to each other. Even if someone comes over to talk to you, you rarely glance away from the screens. Phonecalls are also kept to a minimum, most have juniors to screen calls, get coffees and lunch for you. As soon as one trader is going to SB, he'll have 20 coffee orders. You pretty much live on the desk. And no, they won't let you have a peak on the floor unless you are invited.
  • #178
  • Jul 9, 2010 11:58am Jul 9, 2010 11:58am
Quoting artov
Professional trading floors: http://advancedtrading.com/photos/tr...rs/index.jhtml
From this link...

"NYSE Amex Options Trading Floor

Sabrina Madhani
Madhani's workstation in the "index pit" is comprised of three screens. The left screen houses her CTC Master - a proprietary application for pricing, modeling and pricing. She also views her RediPlus application from Goldman Sachs on the left screen to view where the markets are going and where underlying futures are trading. Her top and bottom right-hand screens display an in-house developed program called Intellitrader that takes the firms in-house modeling and individual prices to get theoretical values for the options. "
  • #179
  • Jul 9, 2010 6:27pm Jul 9, 2010 6:27pm
Do not trade while driving

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  • #180
  • Jul 11, 2010 7:54am Jul 11, 2010 7:54am
Quoting cloggie
...And no, they won't let you have a peak on the floor unless you are invited.
ok, can u (or anyone out there) invite me please (for a future visit)?
& if im invited, for example, do i get 'visitor restrictions' (im only allowed to view/visit certain areas, &/or im only allowed to view/visit for a limited time, etc..)

MANY Thanks!
Hopefully we can hear more insights from the others!
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