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TWS Recommended System Requirements

The table below outlines our suggestions for both minimum and recommended system requirements to run the IB Trader WorkstationSM.


  PC Minimum
Requirements
PC Recommended Requirements Mac Minimum
Requirements
Mac Recommended Requirements
Operating System Windows Vista Windows 7 or higher Mac OSX 10.7 Mac OSX 10.9.5
Browser   Internet Explorer 11.0 and higher
Firefox 32.0 and higher
Chrome 37.0 and higher
  Safari 7.1
Firefox 32.0
Chrome 37.0
Java Oracle Java 6 Oracle Java 7 Oracle Java 6 Oracle Java 7
Screen Resolution 1024 x 768 Dual Screen, 1280 x 1024 1024 x 768 Dual Screen, 1280 x 1024
Processor 2.2GHz Intel Core2 Duo Intel Dual Core Processor
Intel i3 and higher processors
Intel Dual Core Processor Intel Dual Core i3 and higher processors
Memory 2GB Ram (Average Trader) 4GB Ram (Power Trader) 2GB Ram (Average Trader) 4GB Ram (Power Trader)
Internet Connection 56K Dial-up or higher Broadband with Dial-up Backup 56K Dial-up or higher Broadband with Dial-up Backup
  Linux/Unix Minimum
Requirements
Linux/Unix Recommended Requirements    
Operating System Kernel 2.6 Kernel 3.0 or higher    
Browser   Firefox 32.0
Chrome 37.0
   
Java Oracle Java 6 Oracle Java 7    
Screen Resolution 1024 x 768 Dual Screen, 1280 x 1024    
Processor 2.2GHz Intel Core2 Duo Intel Dual Core
i3 and higher processors
   
Memory 2GB Ram (Average Trader) 4GB Ram (Power Trader)    
Internet Connection 56K Dial-up or higher Broadband with Dial-up Backup