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TradeStation Platform System Requirements
 
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Standard User
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Power User
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Processor
 

Single-core Intel® or AMD® processor at 1.5 GHz or faster

Dual-core Intel® or AMD® processor at 2.5 GHz or faster Dual-core or Quad-core Intel® or AMD® processor at 3 GHz or faster
Memory (RAM) 2 GB 2 GB to 4 GB 4 GB or more
Hard Drive 300 MB free space
5400 RPM drive
500 MB free space
7200 RPM drive
1 GB or more free space
7200 RPM drive or faster
Video Card (s) 16-bit graphics support
64 MB for a single monitor

32-bit graphics support
128 MB for dual monitors

32-bit graphics support
256 MB or more for multiple monitors

Screen Resolution 1024x768 pixels 1280x1024 pixels, or higher 1280x1024 pixels, or higher
Operating Systems
 

 

Windows® XP SP2 32-bit
Windows® XP SP2 64-bit
Windows Vista® 32-bit
Windows Vista® 64-bit
Windows 7® 32-bit
Windows 7® 64-bit

Note: Windows Vista® and Windows 7® require TradeStation 8.2 or higher

Windows® XP SP3 32-bit
Windows® XP SP3 64-bit
Windows Vista® 32-bit
Windows Vista® 64-bit
Windows 7® 32-bit
Windows 7® 64-bit

Note: Windows Vista® and Windows 7® require TradeStation 8.2 or higher

Windows® XP SP3 32-bit
Windows® XP SP3 64-bit
Windows Vista® 32-bit
Windows Vista® 64-bit
Windows 7® 32-bit
Windows 7® 64-bit

Note: Windows Vista® and Windows 7® require TradeStation 8.2 or higher

Internet Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.x Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.x Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.x
Internet Connection
 
 
 
Broadband Connection
1.5 Mbps or better
Broadband Connection
3 Mbps or better
Broadband Connection
6 Mbps or better
 
TradeStation User Profiles

Minimum Requirements User
The common profile of the minimum requirements user is a TradeStation platform user who is not sensitive to real-time market data updates and makes decisions on market analysis that is not time sensitive.  Traders that fit this profile are usually position traders or end-of-day traders.

Standard User
A standard user is generally anyone who is moderately sensitive to real-time market data updates and makes intraday decisions based on intraday market analysis.  Traders that fit this profile are swing or trend traders. This type of user generally doesn’t need more than a handful of market data requests and follows specific symbols that are not extremely active.  The standard user doesn’t rely on processor-intensive analysis techniques running real time on multiple charts.

Power User
A power user is generally a user utilizing computationally intensive EasyLanguage studies, utilizing large amounts of tick or intraday data (for example, several tick-based charts of highly active symbols such as Google, APPL or @ES, or several strategies with Look-Inside-Bar to the tick level enabled), or generating a large amount of trading activity.  Traders that fit this profile are the active TradeStation traders or the user who requires following various active markets at the same time using complex EasyLanguage studies and strategy optimizations.

 


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