I use 5 monitors for Stockwatch, where I run 3 streaming tickers with around 30 stocks on each, the other 2 I use for intraday charting and market depth windows. On my lower 5 monitors, one I use for TD ActiveTrader paltform, another for live chatroom, with bnn running on it, one another on I run ChiefNews, the best news service in the business, I often get the latest news 1 to 10 minutes sooner than most do, on the other monitor I use for the chat rooms, and on the 5th lower monitor I use for StockCharts, where I make my final decision to buy or sell.
All told, I run 10 monitors during the trading day on 2 computers. You need the tools if youwant to trade.
Al