The next piece in building a reliable trading system is choosing the right software. With 95% of brokers and market makers requiring a Windows based platform, Windows is the only logical choice in my opinion.

You may be asking what version of Windows is right for me. My answer to this question is quite simple, for computers with less than a 1GHz Pentium 4 processor and less then 1 gig of RAM; I would recommend sticking with Windows XP Professional. Computer’s with higher specs then this should be able to run Vista.

The first thing to do for anyone considering upgrading to Vista is a compatibility check. On this front Microsoft should be commended as they have released a tool that allows for quick and easy compatibility checking it is called Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor and can be downloaded from the Microsoft website. Read the full story

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