Real-time Datafeed Launch
NEW -- Standard & Poor's ComStock has launched Xpressfeed, a high-speed digital datafeed of real-time quotes and financial information. With the additional capacity for data, Xpressfeed has added a new group of news and analytical services, such as NASDAQ Level II Market Maker, MMS International, AFX European News and international exchange data.
The Xpressfeed bandwidth is 56 kilobytes for optimum real-time data transfer. Xpressfeed uses data compression technology and advanced error correction techniques to help ensure accuracy of the data. S&P ComStock's data coverage includes equities, options, futures, commodities, foreign exchanges, analysis and news. S&P ComStock is a unit of Standard & Poor's, which is a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
ComStock
600 Mamaroneck Ave., 5th Floor
Harrison, NY 10528-1624
Phone: 914 381-7000
Fax: 914 381-7021.
Global Ticker is a consolidated digital real-time feed of market data and complementary information delivered over a single 128K circuit.
In other news, DBC has also entered into an alliance with Charles Schwab & Co. to provide continuously updated market information and other data to a pilot program for Schwab's StreetSmart Pro software, a new online PC-based investment trading system.
Through StreetSmart Pro, DBC's Signal for Windows application will be offered at a discount to Schwab customers enrolled in the Schwab 500 Brokerage and Schwab Select Service.
DBC offers real-time information through Signal, QuoTrek, BMI and sports services.
Data Broadcasting Corporation
1900 South Norfolk St., PO Box 5979
San Mateo, CA 94402
Phone: 415 571-1800. Fax: 415 571-8507
Internet: https://www.dbc.com.
Technical Trader includes a range of numeric, symbolic and graphic tools to help users clarify and understand the underlying characteristics of their financial data. Included are moving averages, market indicators, candlestick charting and major technical analysis studies. The program reads historical ASCII, CSI and MetaStock data. The price is $795 and the program runs on many platforms, including Macintosh, Windows, Sun SPARC and more.
Wolfram Research, Inc.
100 Trade Center Dr.
Champaign, IL 61820-7237
Phone: 800 441-6284, 217 398-0700, +44(0)1993-883400 (Europe)
Fax: 217 398-0747
E-mail: info@wolfram.com. Internet: https://www.wolfram.com.
AIQ Systems designs programs that apply artificial intelligence to the technical analysis of stocks, industry groups and sectors, markets and mutual funds. Other software offered by AIQ Systems includes StockExpert and Trading Expert for Windows.
Track Data provides real-time financial and investment information, fundamental research, news and third-party database services on stocks, bonds, commodities and other securities. Track Data's MX-NT and MX programs provide market data for traders dealing in equities, options and derivatives. The company's other products and services include Dial Data, Track/OnLine and InfoVest.
Here's a sample chart from AIQ's MarketExpert, which is now offered over the Internet. AIQ Systems
PO Box 7530
Incline Village, NV 89452
Phone: 702 833-5646. Fax: 702 831-6784
E-mail: AIQonline@aol.com
Internet: https://www.aiq.com.
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS SEMINAR
The Technical Securities Analysis Association's (TSAA-SF) annual seminar will be held on Saturday, October 19 in San Francisco. Speakers will include Ralph Acampora, director of technical analysis for Prudential Securities; Marc Chaikin, senior vice president for Instinet Research; David Brown, chairman and CEO of Telescan; Alex Jacobson, vice president for the Chicago Options Institute; and Adrienne Toghraie, consultant on trading psychology. Attendance fees range from $150 to $195. Registration deadline is October 1.The TSAA is devoted to the study and development of technical analysis of stocks and commodities. Membership in the TSAA is open to all who are interested in technical analysis and includes invitations to meetings and gatherings, discounts on seminars and a quarterly newsletter.
The master of ceremonies at the October 19th conference will be S&C's own Editor Thom Hartle. Don't miss it!
TSAA
5 Third St., Suite 724
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415 957-1202.
MANAGED FUTURES CONFERENCE IN PARIS
The International Conference for Managed Futures and Derivatives sponsored by the Managed Futures Association (MFA) will be held October 7-9 in Paris. Topics discussed will include increasing institutional demand for managed futures, using niche strategies, the European single currency, risk measurement and opportunities for the 21st century.Conference information and registration forms may be obtained by calling or faxing the MFA Conference Center. The fee for MFA, EMFA, APMFA or JCFA members is $1,075; for nonmembers, $1,175. A $100 discount is offered to attendees registering by August 30.
MFA Conference Center
401 North Michigan Ave., Suite 745
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 415 325-4500. Fax: 800 905-0524 or 612 230-6507.
CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION ON FUTURES
The Chicago Board of Trade's October courses will be on financial basics and spread strategies. The three-day minicourse on financial basics will develop and apply the fundamental concepts of interest rate futures, options and technical analysis, taught by financial industry authorities and Cbot members.The basics class will be held October 9-11 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and costs $550 per person.
The course on spread strategies will review the basics of futures spreads, including intercommodity, intermarket, interdelivery and processing spreads. Case studies and spread watches are used to provide hands-on experience for students.
The spread class will be held October 28 to November 20 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. and costs $115 per person.
Mary Unger
Chicago Board of Trade
CBOT Market & Product Development Dept.
141 W. Jackson, Suite 2210
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: 312 435-7207.
FAX SERVICE FOR POSITION TRADERS
Analytics Research has announced a new position trading service that gives exact entry and exit points, along with a complete set of trading guidelines. The service monitors the trade until it's closed. No computer or real-time datafeed is required. The user enters the order, stop and profit target with his or her broker based on the information in the faxes.The service costs $500 a month ($525 in Canada, $650 outside North America). A free sample and track record are available.
A video and manual describing the methodology used in the service are also available for purchase.
Analytics Research Corp.
6917 Arlington Rd., Suite 215
Bethesda, MD 20814-5235
Phone: 301 986-4699. Fax: 301 986-8048.
FINANCIAL DATA ON WEB SITE
Prophet Information Services has introduced a suite of Web-based products for futures traders and financial technical analysts. The Web site offers futures data and updates that are compatible with popular PC charting programs. Subscribers receive six months of free historical data and daily updates. The service provides tools such as candlestick charts, moving averages and custom-made portfolios, features similar to those offered by popular desktop applications.The site offers historical data on futures back to 1959, stock prices and indices back as far as 1900 and mutual funds from 1988.
Among Prophet's users are America Online, which provides Prophet's data to its five million customers, and PC Quote, a Chicago-based real-time information provider.
Prophet Information Services, Inc.
555 Bryant Ave., Suite 150
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone: 415 322-4183. Fax: 415 322-4184
Internet: https://www.prophetdata.com.
FINANCIAL WEB SITE
Equity Analytics has introduced a financial Web site on the Internet. Equity Analytics provides short-term trading recommendations and technical analysis for institutional and individual traders with large holdings. The information is free to browsers and a range of content is offered, from introductory-level investing information to advanced.The site offers articles on investing, technical analysis and financial planning, as well as end-of-day data on US stock indices, futures contracts on eight US futures exchanges, US interest rates and Forex quotes for 150 world currencies, with weekly updates on S&P 500 stocks and the Dow indices. It displays daily charts for several indices; a weekly calendar of upcoming earnings announcements and government reports; market and economic commentary; and glossaries and bibliographies.
Equity Analytics, Ltd.
Internet: https://www.e-analytics.com.
FINANCIAL BOOK CATALOG
Frontier Analytics has announced it has teamed with Traders' Library to offer business and financial books through a new catalog called Frontier Bookshelf. The catalog will accompany each copy of Frontier's AllocationMaster and Frontier Optimization Model investment software programs. It will also be included in the version 4.2 software kits that are currently being distributed to Frontier users.The catalog will offer more than 30 books and will be updated quarterly. Books can be ordered through a toll-free phone number. Each order is backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Frontier Analytics develops and markets portfolio management software. Traders' Library is a international distributor of financial books. It has an institutional division called Expert Financial Books and a sister company called Marketplace Books that co-publishes with John Wiley & Sons.
Frontier Analytics Inc.
8910 University Center Lane, Suite 700
San Diego, CA 92122
Phone: 619 552-1268. Fax 619 552-1595.
