df = DataFrame(np.random.randn(1000, 2), columns=['A','B'])
sm = scatter_matrix(df, alpha=0.2)
for subaxis in sm:
for ax in subaxis:
ax.xaxis.set_ticks([-2,2])
ax.yaxis.set_ticks([-2,2])
ax.set_xlim([-2,2])
# ax.set_ylim([-2,2])
# ax.set_ylabel("")
# ax.set_xlabel("")