Prizes in trading competition
FYI -- TradeComp International announces its seventh simulated futures trading competition. TradeComp is a full-service simulated brokerage firm for trader training and testing.
The entry fee for Competition VII is $350, with a 10% discount offered to past participants. The competition commences on January 6, 1997, and concludes March 31, 1997. The entry deadline is December 31, 1996.
The contest provides a stage for traders to pit their trading skills against fellow traders worldwide for cash awards and industry recognition, while testing and improving their trading methodologies in a real-time market scenario without risking real capital. Entrants place trades at the TradeComp order desk via toll-free numbers and receive statements with ranking. Trades are executed in real time.
TradeComp International
2107 Summer St., Suite 136
Stamford, CT 06905
Phone: 800 357-3198 or 203 348-8031. Fax: 203 324-6546
Internet: https:// https://tribeca.ios.com/~tradecmp/
ProfitTaker is a futures trading system that performs historical simulation and system back-testing on single markets. VantagePoint produces intermarket forecasts based on intermarket analysis of 10 related markets and neural nets.
Mendelsohn Enterprises Inc.
25941 Apple Blossom Lane
Wesley Chapel, FL 33544
Phone: 800 732-5407 or 813 973-0496. Fax: 813 973-2700
E-mail: Mendelsohn@ ProfitTaker.com
Internet: https://www. ProfitTaker.com/
An archive of historical performance of the indicators is available at the site, along with a daily update and market commentary. Traders can assess the service at no cost.
TITAN is a software developer and an Omega Solutions Provider specializing in the application of artificial intelligence technologies to stock index trading.
Here's a sample chart of TITAN's daily stock index timing indicators. A free demo of the service is available over the Internet. TITAN Trading Analytics Inc.
201 Selby Street
Nanaimo, B.C., Canada, V9R 2R2
Phone: 250 751-8502 Fax: 250 754-2356
E-mail: jaustin@island.net
Internet: https://www.titantrading.com/
Insider TA Pro analyzes the user's portfolio. It includes box charting and volume analysis features, which display buy and sell points. Its interactive viewport allows the user to magnify, stretch, compress and scroll graphics for closer inspection. It also includes onscreen help and automated tour guides.
Insider TA Pro also adds several features to its stock forecasting abilities, including the ability to read MetaStock and TC2000 data directly without requiring any data exporting, and the ability to scan an entire database to search for particular criteria set by the user.
Insider TA Pro costs $129 plus $6.95 shipping and handling. An 8,500-stock database on compact disc is available with 30 days of free updates for an additional $20. The program works in Windows 3.1, Windows 95 or OS/2.
Stocks Blocks, Inc.
Northgate Plaza, Suite 1172, 89 Auburn St.
Portland, ME 04103
Phone: 800 697-1617. Fax: 860 464-1168
E-mail: InsiderTA@stockblocks.com
Internet: https://www.stockblocks.com/
America Online: InsiderTA (keyword "Stock Blocks")
BrainMaker/32 includes sample neural networks to show the user how to construct a variety of applications. No programming knowledge is required to use BrainMaker. The software can interface with spreadsheets, databases and word processing programs for faster data preparation.
BrainMaker Professional costs $795. Current users can upgrade for $250.
California Scientific Software
10024 Newtown Rd.
Nevada City, CA 95959
Phone: 800 284-8112, 916 478-9040. Fax: 916 478-9041
Internet: https://www.calsci.com/.
The basic service package includes five Standard & Poor's services in the monthly fee, which begins at $175. The services include Standard & Poor's News; Platt's Commodities News; Standard & Poor's MarketScope, which provides company profiles; Standard & Poor's Fundamental Data; and MMS Global Highlights, with commentary on global markets.
Data available through the basic package for ComStock on the Net includes quotes on 256,000 stocks, options, commodities and indices and market information. Data is in real time and is continuously updated. The service features customizable quote pages, tickers, snap quotes, alarms, scrolling news, charting, options chains and dynamic data exchange with spreadsheets.
ComStock
600 Mamaroneck Ave., 5th floor
Harrison, NY 10528-1624
Phone: 914 381-7000. Fax: 914 381-7021
Internet: https://www.SPComStock.com
S+GARCH (generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity) tool is mutivariate as well as univariate; that is, it can model and predict the volatilities and correlations of two or more financial instruments (or time series) at a time.
S+GARCH for UNIX platforms is available through MathSoft for $4,995, which includes one year of free technical support. The Windows version carries a list price of $1,995. S+GARCH requires S-Plus, MathSoft's data analysis tool.
MathSoft, Inc.
Suite 500, 1700 Westlake Avenue N.
Seattle, WA 98109-3044
Phone: 206 283-8802. Fax: 206 283-6310
S-PLUS sales: 800 569-0123
Internet: https://www.mathsoft.com
Genetic algorithms are useful in helping to find solutions for optimization problems, such as balancing portfolios; creating stock-picking rules and optimal trading strategies; or for scheduling manufacturing operations, for example.
Genetic algorithms begin with several potential solutions to a problem. The algorithm selects two parent solutions and then takes parts of each parent to create an entirely new solution. This new solution is tested to see how well it solves the specific problem. The evolutionary process continues until an optimal solution is found.
GeneHunter works as an Excel add-in for nonprogrammers. It's compatible with 32-bit Excel versions (Excel 5 for NT or Excel 7 for Windows 95) or the 16-bit version of Excel for Windows 3.1.
The price is $369, which includes free technical support.
Ward Systems Group Inc.
Executive Park West, 5 Hillcrest Drive
Frederick, MD 21703
Phone: 301 662-7950. Fax: 301 662-5666
E-mail: WardSystems@msn.com
