March 2004 TRADE NEWS
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TRADE NEWS & PRODUCTS

Web Trading Assistant Is Offered

  Internet Invest Ltd. launched a professional-quality trading assistant that will allow private investors to rest easy about their stock portfolios. Investor's Coach offers a combination of technical analysis, risk management, money management and portfolio management, all integrated in one system. A genetic algorithm enables Investor's Coach to adapt to changing market environments.

www.investorscoach.com

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PortfolioStream Update Released

  PortfolioStream 4.5 has been released with three major enhancements, including the implementation of a portfolio Monte Carlo simulation module, the integration of walk-forward system and portfolio testing, and a substantially more robust interface to TradeStation 7 for multimarket strategy testing. Walk-forward optimization lets users know what would have happened when using various optimization criteria, using forward-testing to avoid curve-fitting.

www.rinasystems.com

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Zap Presents Efficient Portfolio Generator, Seminar

  Zap Futures has introduced Z-Port Efficient Portfolio Generator, which adapts modern portfolio theory to futures trading systems. Z-Port analyzes historical performance (returns), risks (standard deviation of returns), and correlation coefficients (how investments move together over time) to obtain a statistically valid "efficient portfolio" and projects expected risks and returns. In addition, Zap Futures is presenting a spring online seminar series, "Trade with Es." This interactive series will be given by some of the top names in the futures industry, taking a look at the methods and techniques used to trade the emini S&Ps and Nasdaq at the CME. A total of 13 seminars will be held every Tuesday, March through May.

www.zapfutures.com

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TradeStation Closer To Self-Clearing Equities Trades

TradeStation Securities announced it is moving closer to commencing self-clearing equities trades for its active trader client base, already having already established a banking relationship with JP Morgan Chase for settlement and clearing operations.

In other news, TradeStation Securities said it received membership approval for the International Securities Exchange (ISE), which will allow it to directly trade options on the exchange. ISE is one of five major options exchanges in the US.

www.tradestationworld.com

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REFCO Introduces A Discounted Direct Trading Platform

REFCO has introduced VelocitEtrader, a program that allows active traders of online mini stock index products (S&P, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq) the ability to trade direct from REFCO's electronic platforms, without broker assistance, for $4 a round turn. VelocitEtrader is a low-cost tool for sophisticated investors who actively trade equity index products. It is a platform for futures traders who execute 50-plus round-turn trades/month.

www.refco.com

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Market Datafeed Goes Live

CMS WebView PLC (CMS) and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced that the exchange's new market datafeed has gone live. The datafeed provides CBOT customers with access to real-time information about the financial products traded, such as prices and volume. The datafeed is powered by CMS's suite of software, TDI, which collects, processes, and prepares for distribution real-time market information from data sources within the CBOT. This includes the new LIFFE Connect electronic trading platform.

www.cms.co.uk

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CBOT Full Members Permitted To Sell CBOE Exercise Rights

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) agreed to enable CBOT full members to unbundle and sell their CBOE exercise right privileges. The CBOE right, which was granted to CBOT full members when the CBOE was formed, allows a CBOT full member to become a CBOE member without purchasing a membership. The agreement will provide the CBOT full members with the ability to request the CBOT issue the privilege associated with their CBOT full membership.

www.cbot.com, www.cboe.com

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FutureSource Launches Redesigned Website

  FutureSource has unveiled its redesigned website. The site boasts a number of new features such as new charting functionality, including open/high/low/close mouseover, market-specific content, an all-new trader's tools section, an expanded education section, additional analysis from industry experts, and more. Other features include a custom news package by OsterDowJones, news and analysis specific to key markets, additional preformatted quote boards, new quote and charting technology.

www.futuresource.com

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MB Trading Announces Service Bureau

  MB Trading announced the creation of the MBT Service Bureau (MBTSB). MBT will now offer its suite of products and services, including MBTX, MBT Navigator, price server technology, Fix-compliant order routing via Mbtfix, risk-management tools, and SDK for software developers, all within a service bureau configuration. Broker?dealers can take advantage of the technology of a fast-growing order routing firm, an opportunity never before available through MB Trading.

www.mbtrading.com

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AmiBroker Releases Update

  AmiBroker.com has released AmiBroker 4.50, designed for individual investors with limited experience as well as for professional investors. The software update delivers advanced charting, high-speed portfolio-level backtesting, optimization, user-defined alerts, and programmable indicators in a powerful yet affordable platform. AmiBroker's programming language (AFL) is easy to learn, and makes programming and back-testing even complex trading systems quick and straightforward. A permanent license is $129 for the standard edition, $199 for the professional edition, and includes free upgrades for one year.

www.amibroker.com

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Educational Website For Investors Is Launched

  MHP Systems recently launched chartfilter.com, an education-focused website presenting technical stock analysis. This site is for anyone interested in learning how to interpret stock market movements and offers a free, monthly newsletter with quick tips and techniques on how to use technical indicators, complete with historical examples of how indicators work and what trends to look for.

www.chartfilter.com

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