You can install Bookmap on as many computers as you want yet you can run Bookmap on only one of them at a time. Although, Bookmap Global+ version allows for access to Replay Mode on a secondary machine.
These are the technical specifications required to successfully install and run Bookmap. Keep in mind that during a market activity spike all your trading software is likely to start consuming more CPU/RAM, so plan resources accordingly.
Bookmap for Windows
Minimum:
- Bookmap supports 64-bit operating system only
- Windows 8
- Minimum of 1280x960 display resolution ¹
- Minimum of 8 GB RAM and 10 GB free disk space (The application itself takes ~500MB, but the cache requires a lot more storage)
- Intel Core i5 (or equivalent)
- Stable internet connection with a minimum speed of 5 Mbit/sec
- A mouse with a middle button is required for the one-click trading add-on feature.
- .NET 3.5
Recommended for light use (no MBO, low resolution or limited depth data, no heavy software running in parallel):
- Windows 10
- Minimum of 1920x1080 display resolution ¹
- Video card with a minimum of 1 GB memory supporting OpenGL 3.3. Ideally, a relatively modern one (released within the last 4 years).
- 16 GB RAM or more
- SSD for Bookmap data folder with 100 GB of free disk space
- Intel Core i7/AMD Ryzen 7 (or equivalent) or better. 4+ cores. ² Able to stay above 2.6GHz consistently. ⁵
- Stable internet connection with a speed of at least 50Mbit/s.
- A mouse with a middle button is required for the one-click trading add-on feature.
- .NET 3.5
Recommended for heavy use (MBO, high-resolution full-depth data, e.g. Rithmic):
- Windows 10
- Minimum of 1920x1080 display resolution ¹
- Modern video card with a minimum of 1 GB memory supporting OpenGL 3.3. Requirements go up as you connect more/bigger monitors.
- 32 GB RAM. More if you run other software in the background. ³
- SSD for Bookmap data folder with 100 GB of free disk space. More if you want to keep more data loaded (e.g. leave Bookmap running for a week retaining data. Around 50GiB/day is usually enough, but depending on number of instruments you might want more)
- Modern Intel Core i9/AMD Ryzen 9 (or equivalent) or better. 8+ cores. ² ⁴ Able to stay above 3GHz consistently. ⁵
- Stable internet connection with a speed of at least 100Mbit/s and low package loss. Be careful with using WiFi or DOCSIS.
- A mouse with a middle button is required for the one-click trading add-on feature.
- .NET 3.5