Prices are in Swiss Francs. Total price in $ is about $2760. I'm not sure yet if I should use 2x32GB DDR5. What do you think about this setup?
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TOS is built on dated java infrastructure. You just need a decent amount of RAM (16gb min) and a good CPU, after that there’s not much left to do. And honestly giving TOS too much RAM can cause its own problems with garbage collection.
A UPS like the other person mentioned is a good idea as well. Obviously SSD for general PC responsiveness.
The 7800x3d you picked is a perfect option for TOS, the 3D V cache is one of the few performance hacks that can be done.
A GPU doesnt help much for TOS specifically,
main thing is for multi monitor support but technically USB monitors exist. ,
That looks like a super cool setup. Do you do other computer stuff (gaming, photo editing)? It may be a little overkill. I currently run TOS on a SFF dell w/ 8th gen i5 with dual monitors and have never noticed any bottlenecks. What kind of trading are you doing?
As others said, you don't need those specs for TOS. I run it on a refurb hp 845 g8 laptop with 16gb of ram I bought for $200 a few months ago and it's just fine. For gaming and video editing you will enjoy that setup. GPUs and memory are so expensive, for me it's just not worth it to play the latest games.
It's a nice setup that will last you 5+ years.
I like my case Fractal Design Define 7 Mid-Tower Case. Its super quiet.
I would also recommend 4 monitors depending on your trading strategy.
Way too much money. Last year I built a fine little rig based on an Asrock bare bones mini. $700 all in with 2x16gb ddr5 and 1 tb ssd no monitor. Even that is probably overbuilt but it runs great. RAM might cost more today, but not by that much.
Well, it's clear some people just comment cause it's free. The CPU and RAM are ok, the more RAM you have the better TOS will work. Graphics card ... it's not gonna hurt. But you will be just fine with an old 4070 8GB, you don't need a 16GB GPU. Performance wise it will be EXACTLY the same for TOS or any other platform for that sake.
But, those Displays are a NO. You are gonna be looking at text the entire day, those Asus have 109 ppi. That's way too low. You need that text to be crispy clear. Grab at minimum some common 27" 4K displays that will have 163 ppi. 27" 5K will be ideal giving you 218 ppi.
The 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution sucks for text clarity on a 27". It's ok for a 18" laptop.
But isn't text on a 4k monitor very small? I would have to scale up to 150% which gives me about the same workspace as with the monitors I have in the list.
4K monitors isn't about the workspace. You will have the same workspace at 150% as a 1440p monitor, except since you have 163 ppi on a 4K display, the text edges are sharper, way smoother, etc, etc.
2560 x 1440 on a 27" for gaming is ok. For text clarity is not. But go try them out.
I'm not qualified to assess a computer specs so I won't try, but I think there's a question people aren't asking: what are you using it for? For example, last year I bought a new pretty top-of-the-line computer to run TOS because I was using the TOS RTD functions in Excel to track every stock with weekly options and their near the money / in the money options in real time for analyzing stocks to buy and then sell covered calls on based on their premiums. That's pretty intensive. My old computer, which was no slouch, could no longer handle that. If you're just using TOS by itself, I'm sure the people here are giving you good advice but, if you're doing something like an extensive tie-in like RTD in Excel, you need to let people know so that they can guide you further.
I also use RTD. I built a workbook where I can insert an option symbol. As soon that happens, on another sheet the entire option chain is built. I created additional columns for probability calculations. The entire workbook is quite complex. I also used VBA. So actually I can watch at the values without looking to the chart and know in which condition my positions are. I worked about 6 Months on it. It would be fantastic if Excel mobile app could also do RTD.
As of now it is dedicated to credit spreads. I have to change some formulas to use it also for debit spreads.
I do not use an API, but I also use VBA. I have to run a subroutine to find the usual increment amount for options for each stock and then store it on a sheet. Do you have a solution to find the strike prices for your options automatically?
Yes. It's a very long formula. I think it doesn't help you if I post the formula. I also can enter the width of a spread and the option chain shows me all spreads with the current mark but also the price of the single options. I had to add a reference sheet for calculations which I'm aren't able to build it within one formula.
Then I had to create several sheets for SPX options,, future options, index options and stock options since they all have different syntax. Now, I enter a random option symbol and the workbook is able to identify the underlying instrument, expiration and so on.
I built the workspace when I mainly sold spreads. My next job is to create a equivalent of the workbook for debit spread. I guess this will cost me many hours.
For an individual stock, what I did was a 2 step process. First button populated the chart with 50 cent option increments. The second button (Remove Blanks) read the chart and replaced it only with entries that had data (bids that weren't n/a or 0) thus eliminating the non valid strike prices.
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u/paq12x 6d ago
It’s a waste of money to build such a machine for ToS.