Portable Trading

[smwinc 20]

Hey everyone,

 

Looking to purchase something to be able to trade portable - for the times when you need to do something and your not in the office or at home.

 

I would love a small, PDA-type of hardware that could run an order book or (ideally) a price ladder. If it could run Trading Technologies software, I'd be in heaven.

 

I'm not one for half-doing something, I wouldn't be reliant on it (I have a full setup at the office & at home), just for a) monitoring positions and b) for the times where something fundamental occurs and you need quick action.

 

Appreciate input, especially if you are already doing something like this.

 

Cheers.

[Hlm 10]

Not sure if you want to go down this route, but have you ever tried VNC (Virtual Network Computing)? There are many different breeds out there. UltraVNC is one of the popular free ones. If you are using a pda you would need to get a compatible VNC viewer. Many of them come with small web servers so you can choose to view it (no control) via any java compatible browser. I have been using VNC for many tasks (including trading) for many years now. It's nice being able to stick my thumb drive into any computer and instantly view all my systems or flipping through all my monitors upstairs on the laptop. As far as speed, it mainly depends on how efficient you make your settings on both the server and user application. In other words, if you don't want to view a large detailed full colored view of the application it can practically be real time.

 

You might want to take a look into it or a similar kind of technology versus worrying about an actual trading application...just a thought.

[Hlm 10]

I would love a small, PDA-type of hardware that could run an order book or (ideally) a price ladder. If it could run Trading Technologies software, I'd be in heaven.

Just to specify...I know that this question was originally about hardware. However, my point is that through VNC technology the doors open greatly as to what can be used.

[smwinc 20]

I have used VNC actually, it's quite good. Maybe that's the best route, rather than trying to run the app itself.

 

I suppose having the internet on the actual device would be enough of a backup just incase the VNC server went down. That would probably be the main concern.

 

Any recommendations as far as the PDAs go?

 

Thanks!

[lordbinder 11]

but you ll have access to a computer, not yours but any computer, i manage to virtualize almost all the markets apps I use so they run from a usb device on any computer. But if you dont have access to a computer you have to go with a smart phone or an ultra portable subnotebook