EMINI FUTURES DAYTRADING COMPUTERS

Having the right equipment to trade is crucial to your trading career. You will need a computer that is set aside for trading and you will need to bring it with you to your training if you train in person in my office. We will configure your computer on the first day of your training.

Since the computer is your only equipment for this new career, we encourage you to call Paul Quillen at 678-986-8602 with any questions and for personalized assistance in determining which computer and/or components are right for your daytrading needs. As techonology constantly improves, we search for the best value and quality components, so give me a call to discuss computers.

Here are some of the specs that we’re concerned about:

Processor – Intel® Core i7 or AMD

RAM – 32 GB of DDR5

Power Supply – 650 Watt minimum

Graphics Card – 4 ports with 12 GB of video RAM.

Hard Drive – 1 or 2 TB Solid State Hard Drive (SSD)

Mouse – Logitech G310

Keyboard – wired Keyboard

Microphone – Logitech USB desk Microphone with mute switch

Operating System – Windows 11 for a new computer

Monitors: two 27″ 1920 X 1080 (HD)

Laptop Computer

1920 X 1080 (HD) monitor resolution

HDMI jack for external monitor

27″ 1920 X 1080 external monitor

Processor – Intel® Core i7 or AMD

RAM – 32 GB of DDR5

Operating System – Windows 11 for a new laptop

Monitors

Two monitors work well for trading when using the DayTradingCourse.com methodology, although a few students use four monitors.

The most popular monitor setup for a desktop computer is a pair of 27″ or larger flat panel monitors (1920 X 1200 resolution) with HDMI or Display Port inputs.

Even newer monitors are available such as the Samsung 32″ at 2560 X 1440 resolution. A pair of these makes a great setup and is what I currently use.

If you already have monitors you would like to use, make sure they meet the minimum specifications. The minimum satisfactory resolution for charting is 1920 X 1080 because they are now very common and inexpensive.

When comparing flat panels of the size we use, the other specs are almost always acceptable.

Call Paul Quillen at 678-986-8602 if you have any questions about day trading computers or multiple monitor setups.

Trading Computer Specifications Summary

The critical components to your trading computer are:

Very fast processor such as an Intel i7

Plenty of RAM, such as 32 GB

64 bit Windows 11 on a new computer

4 port HDMI or Display Port or Mini Display Port video board

Hard drive capacity is not important but you’ll love the speed of an SSD. Most people get a 1 TB SSD, which is far larger than you’d ever need for trading.

Again, call Paul Quillen at 678-986-8602 if you have any questions about day trading computers or multiple monitor setups.

On a new computer always get Windows 11, 64 bit, with 32 GB of DDR5 RAM.