If you want reasonable (?) assurance that drivers will either work ar at least be available, and you want more of an out-of-the-box experience (if it were me) I would opt for either Mint Linux or vanilla Ubuntu (YMMV)
However, I have spend a good number of years in the financial market - I have never seen anyone install any Linux over Windows. Simply because the software most traders install (not web based) prefer to run in Windows.
If all your trading applications reside in a browser, then I think you are OK. Your issues may come down to do you really need an intense video card to work under Linux for browser based apps. I suspect not.
Let the apps determine what you need - meaning, if you need to install actual applications that do require the intense video, in my mind, you are better off in a Windows environment for financial trading.
This goes for any historical data processing and plotting you might need to do.
Lets also consider how hot the device will run. It is true, you can tweak any Linux to your liking for cooling down your system. This might take you a significant amount of time (and knowledge) to find the settings you are comfortable with that will work efficiently.
Here, Windows will manage that for you with no effort on your part. I am by no means a Windows fan. I don't detest it, I prefer to stay as far away from it as possible.
But you also need to be smart enough to know what the factors are where Windows wins and how it applies to your situation.
So - if you really want to do Linux, do so. But keep your trading processes to Windows (or at least minimize what you want to do, such as only one screen, etc).
Keep in mind, this is only my opinion and how I would work through it. YMMV along with expertise in both areas.
However, I have spend a good number of years in the financial market - I have never seen anyone install any Linux over Windows. Simply because the software most traders install (not web based) prefer to run in Windows.
If all your trading applications reside in a browser, then I think you are OK. Your issues may come down to do you really need an intense video card to work under Linux for browser based apps. I suspect not.
Let the apps determine what you need - meaning, if you need to install actual applications that do require the intense video, in my mind, you are better off in a Windows environment for financial trading.
This goes for any historical data processing and plotting you might need to do.
Lets also consider how hot the device will run. It is true, you can tweak any Linux to your liking for cooling down your system. This might take you a significant amount of time (and knowledge) to find the settings you are comfortable with that will work efficiently.
Here, Windows will manage that for you with no effort on your part. I am by no means a Windows fan. I don't detest it, I prefer to stay as far away from it as possible.
But you also need to be smart enough to know what the factors are where Windows wins and how it applies to your situation.
So - if you really want to do Linux, do so. But keep your trading processes to Windows (or at least minimize what you want to do, such as only one screen, etc).
Keep in mind, this is only my opinion and how I would work through it. YMMV along with expertise in both areas.
Statistics: Posted by cds60601 — 2024-04-27 22:59