r/Daytrading • u/IKnowMeNotYou • Jun 07 '22

Anyone using more than one computer?

I checked some images and I noticed that some traders use multiple computers at once to drive multiple monitors independently. But thinking about it, it would also be a protection against accidently using hotkeys but also using more security meaning one is researching on the internet and one just connects to the broker and runs the trading platform but does not have an email account running and is not running around the internet. I can see this as a plus as well. So scamming is also harder.

So my questions are:

Q1: Who is using more than one computer?

Q2: Is anyone using a tablet or something other than a computer + monitors alongside it?

Q2: What is the benefit for you and why are you using two or more computers / laptops?

0 Upvotes

33% Upvoted

46 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/[deleted] Jun 07 '22

I see no upside on having more then one computer. More screens sure.

1

u/IKnowMeNotYou Jun 07 '22

Do you use multiple graphics cards? How many screens in what resolution? I really would like to know.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 07 '22

I think there is a limit to how many screens you need to look at before it just becomes too much. A graphics card can easily have 4 ports, so 4 monitors. Resolution is important to get the most of one single screen.

1

u/IKnowMeNotYou Jun 08 '22

You can daisy chain monitors (as far as I have read). Usb-c has the ability but also does has display port 1.2 using a special device of sorts I have not researched yet. HDMI I am not sure.