How Many Screens do Investors and Traders Need?

It’s a heated topic. No two desks are alike.

I don’t think there is a right answer, but I use one. It’s a big Mac screen, with many windows open, but I have decided on a very clean workspace for thinking about stocks and markets and reading. My iPhone is always close nearby.

My home office is where I do my early morning (until 10 am PST) work and late night work. My Stocktwits office has one screen but the desk is a mess with paperwork and to-do lists so I like to just go there to make calls and catch up.

At the other end of the spectrum there is this person:

If this person is a writer, I would follow them for their idea flow, but I doubt I would trust this person with my money.

My favorite 3 answers of the hundreds were the following:

1. ‘If you can’t make money on one screen, how will you make money from 2?!’

2. Greg Guenthner says – ‘Just two – but I am suspicious of the information my left one has been giving me lately’

3. ZERO screens on my main desk…the KEY to ensuring low-frequency trading, read/think more and watch less television.

Chime in with your setup or better yet a photo, and my fave will get a Stocktwits Hoodie.