Cabinet #01 is the arcade's most popular machine — 50M+ players, free entry, and the most accessible playfield in the lineup. The Social Chart Ramp is the standout feature: no other cabinet lets players share live charts with a community of millions. Pine Script enables custom logic without leaving the cabinet. Works in any browser on any device. Limitations: not a primary execution platform — most players pair this cabinet with a broker machine for actual trades. Real-time data costs extra on paid tiers. Free tier shows ads. For chart analysis, idea-sharing, and broad market coverage, this is the cabinet that defines the modern arcade.

Cabinet #02 is the arcade's premium machine — 43 years on the floor, ~325,000 institutional players, and the deepest data archive in the building. The News Wire Jackpot remains the industry's reference standard. The Bloomberg Messaging network is the communication backbone of professional finance — a network effect no challenger has replicated. Limitations: the price tag is the highest in the arcade by orders of magnitude (~$24,000-$32,000 per year per terminal, typical 2-year minimum). Steep learning curve. Designed for institutional analysts, traders, and portfolio managers — not retail players. For the buy-side, sell-side, and asset management firms where information edge matters, this remains the defining cabinet.

Cabinet #03 is the workhorse — free to download, broker-licensed worldwide, and built around a singular obsession: execution and automation. The EA Autoplay Bumper is unmatched: no other cabinet in the arcade lets players run fully automated strategies as natively as this one. Limitations: the interface looks dated next to Cabinet #01. Only 3 chart types vs TradingView's many. Desktop-focused with limited mobile flexibility. Forex/CFD orientation may not suit equity-focused players. Critical note: the per-cabinet experience depends heavily on which broker has licensed it — quality varies widely. For currency traders and algo developers, this remains the cabinet of choice. Not the prettiest machine on the floor, but the one most automated strategies are built on.

Cabinet #04 is the broker-integrated machine — free to play for any Schwab account holder, no separate token required. The Options Chain Jackpot is the standout: this cabinet is widely considered the gold standard for retail options analysis. PaperMoney mode lets new players practice without risking real capital. 400+ technical studies match Cabinet #02's depth without the institutional price tag. Limitations: requires a Schwab brokerage account (US-focused). The 2024 transition from TD Ameritrade to Schwab introduced changes some long-time players have criticised on Trustpilot. Desktop-first design less mobile-friendly than Cabinet #01. For US-based retail traders — especially options-focused — this is the cabinet you play first because it's already paid for.