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MESA Software has released the Hilbert Anthology, a collection
of indicators, some of which have been recently presented in STOCKS
& COMMODITIES. The indicators are programmed in
open-code EasyLanguage for direct application to SuperCharts and TradeStation.
The indicators include the Homodyne Discriminator, the Sinewave Indicator, the Instantaneous Trendline, Signal to Noise Indicator, the Phase Indicator, Market Mode Paintbar, the Super Hilbert Oscillator, the Awesome Oscillator, and MAMA, the MESA Adaptive Moving Average. As an added bonus, cycle-adaptive stochastic, RSI, and CCI indicators are included. $95. The package can be ordered from MESA Software's website. MESA Software |
Valuepro.net |
A group of professors of finance in Penn State's Smeal College of
Business Administration have developed a new website that helps investors
calculate a stock's value. Valuepro.net offers a free sophisticated calculator
that allows investors to work through their own valuation of any stock.
Valuepro.net was created by J. Randall Woolridge, professor of finance; Gary Gray, a visiting professor of finance at Penn State and former managing director of a major Wall Street investment bank; and Patrick J. Cusatis, a visiting associate professor of finance at Penn State and a vice president at Tucker, Anthony & Co., an investment bank. The Valuepro.net approach uses a discounted cash flow (DCF) technique to value common stock. At the website, all you do is enter the stock symbol for the stock in which you are interested, click on the "Get baseline valuation" button, and the website does the rest. The free website is the valuation model described in a book the professors recently co-authored, The StreetSmart Guide To Valuing A Stock: The Savvy Investor's Key To Beating The Market. www.ValuePro.net |
NYIF Online |
With the start of decimalization and T+1, the New York Institute
of Finance (NYIF) is offering an online course that explores these
two important changes that the financial industry. The web-delivered course
from NYIF Online, "Brokerage Operations 2: T+1, Decimalization, and
Global Securities Processing" details the impact the new standards
have on the entire process, from a retail client's order through final
stock records entries.
NYIF Online courses can be accessed via the web by self-directed financial professionals whenever and wherever they are. The course will take about two hours to complete, and a NYIF Certificate of Completion will be issued to those who pass. NYIF |
Financialmuse.com |
Financialmuse.com is designed to educate women about their finances
and show them how to implement their knowledge. Access original content
from industry experts, educational tools, and online brokerage and banking
services. Financialmuse.com provides tools for women to learn investment
strategies and execute them without leaving the website.
Financialmuse.com is a brokerage company run by women with experience in financial services. Financialmuse.com teaches how to save and invest through a range of services and tools that include asset allocation, online brokering, online banking, and the Muse room, which is an online community with discussions and chat for women interested in learning about financial topics. Financialmuse.com |
MSCI and The Australian Derivatives Exchange have agreed that the MSCI
Australia Index will be the basis for index futures contracts to be listed
on the ADX. The MSCI Australia Index, along with three-month interest rates
and five-year bonds, are the initial products that will be offered.
The MSCI Australia Index has been calculated since 1969 and published in real-time since May 2000. It is a market-capitalization weighted index, currently composed of 57 companies. As of July 25, 2000, the total market capitalization of the MSCI Australia was A$444 billion, with an average constituent market capitalization of A$7.8 billion. MSCI Inc. |
Commodity Information Systems has combined decades of historical
data with the most current USDA estimates into one convenient publication.
This research tool contains more than 200 tables of agricultural statistics.
Commodity Information Systems, Inc. |
Tradecasttools.com |
TradeCast has introduced a free charting service for corporate
websites. Stock charts, stock quotes, and market index charts powered by
TradeCast may be placed on the website of any company wishing to add financial
information value and enhance its site's utility. The charts contain real-time
snap quotes for companies traded on the Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial Index,
and the S&P 500.
TradeCast sets up and pays for the direct snap quote feed to the sites and maintains the charts and direct stock feeds on its server. Participating companies can choose from customizable chart designs, which TradeCast tailors with stock information, colors, and graphs to fit the website's look and design. The only requirements are that participating customers provide a link, "Powered by TradeCast," to TradeCast's homepage and space on its website to insert the chart image. For information, go to www.tradecasttools.com or call 877 611-5125. TradeCast Securities, Ltd. |
The Charles River Trading System, version 3.10, gives users
of the global buy-side order management and trading system new features
and enhancements. Modeling capability has been enhanced by improvements
to the interactive rebalancer and dynamic repricing. A new order entry
screen simplifies complex order creation and enables fast close-out of
short positions. Other order entry improvements include an ad hoc order
import function, a quick sell screen, and faster security lookup. Fixed-
income functionality has been strengthened with a new fixed-income calculation
engine, and the ability to handle floating rate securities, security swapping,
and generic securities.
New interface features include an export router, a Bloomberg data license, multifeed imports, and the ability to support field-by-field mapping of multiple feeds. Charles River Development |
2AlertMe.com was launched by SpectraFAX in June 2000. The service
enables subscribers to receive real-time notification when their stock
reaches a predetermined trading price or volume. Then, with the touch of
a button, 2AlertMe.com will connect the subscriber to his or her broker
on the same call, enabling the subscriber to place trades immediately in
response to market changes.
SpectraFAX Corp. |
Le Salon de l'Analyse Technique et Graphique des Marchés
Financiers (The Show of Technical and Graphic Analysis of Financial
Markets) will be held in Paris, March 31-April 1, 2001. Last year, 5,800
people attended the show in Paris and 1,500 attended in Nice. This year,
10,000 people are expected. Sponsored by the AFATE (French Association
of Technical Analysts) and others. Visitors can attend free seminars given
by well-known French traders and analysts.
Tél: +33 (0)1 40 56 09 24 |
OptionVue Systems International has announced an agreement with
A-T Financial Information, which provides for compatibility between OptionVue
5 options analysis software and the A-T Attitude platform with Primark
SpeedFeed real-time data and quote service. The agreement coincides with
the release of OptionVue 5, version 1.40. Users of this release can connect
with A-T Financial Information's Internet-based service to obtain up-to-the-minute
market information, current strikes, and real-time quotes. With this information,
OptionVue 5 users can perform comprehensive options analysis in the software's
"what if" environment prior to executing any trading strategy.
OptionVue Systems International, Inc. |
Bobsguide.com has undergone a number of changes and upgrades
in recent months. The Guide is now faster, has new navigation features,
and a new online bookshop. Visitor Registration allows limited items of
information. Access to products, jobs, and news information does not require
registration. The other major new feature is renewed emphasis on industry
news.
Bobsguide.com |
SmartServ Online, a web and wireless transaction platform services
provider, and Hewlett-Packard Company announced an alliance to build a
global wireless services platform for the worldwide financial markets.
This alliance intends to create an always-on global services platform that
will deliver new web and wireless E-services worldwide.
SmartServ's wireless applications and hosting services for financial institutions, backed by HP's E-services infrastructure and support, will constitute the backbone of the new platform. When deployed, the service will include securities trading and trade order routing from any web or wireless device straight through to all of the major stock exchanges worldwide. The SmartServ-enabled platform will also enable delivery of global E-commerce transactions. SmartServ Corporate Offices |
The Kansas City Board of Trade announced extensive changes to
the ISDEX (Internet Stock Index), which took place at year-end 2000. In
addition, the limit of any single stock's capitalization was reduced from
10% to 3.5%.
Kansas City Board Of Trade |