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Looking for some recommendations for a trading laptop. Yes, I have researched the **** out of this and read threads on numerous forums — but I keep ending up in this daily cyclical-loop 2nd guessing my decisions. Basically I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m lost. I keep flip-flopping between a gaming laptop and a workstation (which are way more expensive).
I’m running, 10-14 hours daily, CQG (trade charting and custom indicators software), twitter feeds, Excel (RTD-fed through CQG) running complex formulas, a streaming news feed. I do not play games, 5-6 tabs open in chrome.
I need:
Last thing to note, I am a Futures trader, trading 12-15 products, I can have over 40 charts, ladders and custom indicators open at one time, therefore this is far more computationally intensive than a standard stock trading setup.
Could someone recommend a laptop (from whatever category) based on these specs? And perhaps a little explanation as to why? Thanks for your time any help with this.
I’m running, 10-14 hours daily, CQG (trade charting and custom indicators software), twitter feeds, Excel (RTD-fed through CQG) running complex formulas, a streaming news feed. I do not play games, 5-6 tabs open in chrome.
I need:
- 17 inch HD or UHD (but due to scaling issues, perhaps 4K is not the best in a 17?).
- Chip — coffee lake? Any recommendations on this?
- 32GB minimum (I’d like to be able to upgrade this myself).
- GPU — this is a sticking point. Do I go with a gaming 10XX or a workstation class GPU. From what I understand, the trading software uses the Intel chip solely to calculate/process my indicators, and the GPU would therefore simply draw the 2D lines/charts on my monitors — is this correct?
- Would Q-Max tech be sufficient?
- I need the ability to output to 3, 43inch 4K@60hz monitors (so a 3+ 1 laptop screen).
- SSD n.2 slots
- I use my own keyboard and mouse.
- Portability not important. As long as I can get it in some kind of bag that is fine, but I do need to move with it, hence the search for a laptop.
- Not too noisy (I don’t think the GPU will be all that stressed based on my requirements?
- Cost not all that important either — with these specs it’ll be what it has to be.
- I’d like the ability to upgrade internals myself — buying a lower specced laptop in terms of SSD’s and RAM.
Last thing to note, I am a Futures trader, trading 12-15 products, I can have over 40 charts, ladders and custom indicators open at one time, therefore this is far more computationally intensive than a standard stock trading setup.
Could someone recommend a laptop (from whatever category) based on these specs? And perhaps a little explanation as to why? Thanks for your time any help with this.