Abstract: People controlling complex systems is often associated with domains such as air traffic control, power stations, chemical plants or other industrial settings. Financial markets are, however, not well explored in human computer interaction research although they are of similar complexity and may offer valuable lessons to other work domains. Foreign exchange dealers in trading rooms in banks and brokerage houses work in highly stressed environments where decisions are made in narrow time windows and where the electronic push is very high on many ...
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Human–computer interaction