Forex
Trading Platform
New forex traders
often wonder what type of trading computer they need to trade the forex
markets. Coming from the world of stock day trading, many think that
a top-of-the-line computer with four or more monitors is required. In
reality, any new computer or a computer that is a few years old will
suffice to trade forex. We provide below general recommendations for
your forex trading computer system.
Recommended
Forex Trading Platform Requirements
- Processing speed
of 400MHz or higher (Pentium III or higher)
- Monitor resolution
set at 1024x768
- Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
- 128MB of RAM
for Windows 95/98; 256MB of RAM for Windows 2000/XP
- Internet Explorer
v6.0 An Internet connection of 56Kbps or higher
Minimum Forex
Trading Platform Requirements
- Processing speed
of 200MHz or higher
- Monitor resolution
set at 800x600
- Windows 95 OSR2/98/ME/2000/NT/XP
- 96MB of RAM
- Internet Explorer
5.x or higher or Netscape v6.x
- An Internet connection
of 33.6Kbps
Most new computers
available today are good enough to be used as a forex trading platform.
It is always a good idea to buy a computer that will be used for trading
with as much RAM (random access memory - 512MB or higher if possible)
as possible. If you wish to have your day trading computer assembled
by an expert in the field, we could refer you to a reliable source.
This can be useful for forex traders that do not have much knowledge
about hardware and software for trading.
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