In the modern stock market, software and hardware play a huge role: without all sorts of gateways, trading systems, powerful servers and wide channels, fast data transfer and execution of transactions is impossible. Speed ​​for many traders is all, so they are ready to spend big money on direct access, order trading software developed for themselves and buy special gadgets that speed up the entry of trading orders. We will talk about them today.
Keyboards
The main “weapon” of traders when working with a trading terminal is usually the keyboard, on which hot keys are configured to optimize the speed of work. This is enough for most merchants, but some want more and use special (often gaming) keyboards.
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TraderTools KeyboardKnown among traders keyboard from the company Bionic Trader. Its main advantage in flexibility is that you can take an empty keyboard, add the necessary buttons to it (there is a special
catalog ), program the controllers and get a unique tool that suits you.

Cost: $ 295
TradeMasterExcellent keyboard for professional traders - nothing superfluous, just the necessary keys for giving orders and reacting to the market situation. For example, with the help of the Turn key, a trader can change the direction of his position with one touch - make the
long one
short , and vice versa.

Price: on request from the manufacturer
WEY MK06 / RAY06Professional keyboard from
Wey Technologies . Thanks to this device, a trader can control several computers simultaneously, analyze trading information displayed on the touchscreens, and thanks to modularity, the keyboard can be configured differently.

Price: on request from the manufacturer
Optimus popularisUsed by some traders and the famous keyboard from the Studio of Artemy Lebedev. At the top of the keyboard is a small display on which you can display any information, for example, stock price charts. Another plus - the keys can display absolutely any characters, from the letters of the alphabet to special characters, codes and images.

Price: 41 500
Saitek Pro Gamer Command UnitNot really the keyboard in the usual sense of the word. Convenience settings allows you to use this module to manage the trading terminal.

Price: 1900
In addition to the keyboards listed above, keyboards from such well-known manufacturers as Belkin and
Logitech are often used, but about them some other time.
Joysticks, gamepads, mice
You can optimize the process of entering trade requests not only using the keyboard, so other devices are also used, many of which are also used for games.
Razer nostromo n52teThe gamepad, excellent for shooters and the MMORPG, found its audience among
scalpers , who appreciated its convenience and flexibility.

Price:
2 660Saitek P2900 Wireless Rumble PadThe fantasy of traders knows no boundaries and they manage to adapt even such joysticks for trading. In particular, this
device was used by our clients to work with the
SmartTrade terminal, which was replaced by a more modern
SmartX .

More information about the setting can be read
here .
Price: 1250 (almost anywhere is not available)
MouseAnd again, the game industry comes to the rescue of the financial market. Most of the mice
used by traders are also popular with gamers. One of the most popular devices of this type are the mouse from Logitech, for example the G9 Laser Mouse.

At first glance, this is not so obvious, but for an online trader, a mouse is a critical device.
Price: 2,270
That's all for today. If you know interesting gadgets that can be used for online trading, but are not included in our text - share links in the comments. Thanks for attention!