June 2008 TRADE NEWS
News Releases & Products
eSignal
Releases NASDAQ LiveQuotes Pro
Tradecision
Update Enhances Quote Management
Worden
Updates Blocks Trader
PowerShares
Adds New ETFs, More
Bollinger
Bands Now 25
Trading
Ideas On DailyFX.com Forum
FXCM
Offers Enhanced Dollar Index Programs
UBS
Launches Exchange Traded Note Platform
NinjaTrader
Update Released With Expanded Brokerage Support
Barchart.com
Partners Up, Features Market Data Solutions
AgriCharts
Launches Free Quote Service
ZATS
Launches Next-Gen Trading Platform
WexTrust
Capital Offers Trading Services, Classes
VisualTrader
Update Is Released
Commodity
News & Commentary Website Is Launched
New
Index Series Assist Investors in Meeting Terror-Free Mandates
Harmonic
Software Releases Newest O-Matrix Version
Small
and Mid-Cap One-On-One Conference Is Held In New York
International
TradersExpo In Los Angeles June 18-21
MetaStock
Conference In Las Vegas October 18-19
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TRADE NEWS & PRODUCTS
eSignal Releases NASDAQ LiveQuotes Pro
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eSignal has released NASDAQ LiveQuotes Pro, a browser-based, professional-level
workstation that requires no software download and features-customizable
charting, streaming real-time market data from more than 125 exchanges
worldwide, Nasdaq Level II access, custom workspaces, detailed quotes windows,
business newsfeeds, and market research and analysis tools. LiveQuotes
Pro contains tabbed quote windows with real-time updates, intraday and
historical charts with studies and drawing tools, and more.
www.eSignal.com |
Tradecision Update Enhances Quote Management
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Alyuda Research is now offering Tradecision 4.5. The software was designed
to be as intuitive and user-friendly as possible and provide even more
tools for analyzing price data from currently integrated datafeeds in real
time as well as trading with major world brokers. It contains both improvements
in functionality and new capabilities for working with datafeeds.
www.alyuda.com
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Worden Updates Blocks Trader
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Worden Brothers has launched its Blocks Trader 3.0 analysis software. The
program uses a "block-based" engine to mix and match diverse data types
for unprecedented trading analysis opportunities. Scanning and sorting
conditions on charts is done via a simple "drag & drop." The software
will be free, while the monthly pricing begins at $39. The US basic daily
datafeed is free on the user's active TeleChart Platinum service. Real-time
and other feeds are available at additional cost.
www.Worden.com
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PowerShares Adds New ETFs, More
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PowerShares said that new exchange traded funds (ETFs) had been added.
The ETFs are the Global Nuclear Energy Portfolio, based on the WNA Nuclear
Energy Index, which will track the overall performance of globally traded
companies engaged in the nuclear energy industry; PowerShares NASDAQ Next
Q Portfolio, based on the NASDAQ Next-Q50 Index, which will track the performance
of the 50 securities next in line to replace the securities currently included
in the NASDAQ-100; and finally, PowerShares FTSE NASDAQ Small Cap Portfolio,
which will track the performance of the smallest 10% of companies in the
FTSE NASDAQ Index.
In other news, PowerShares announced three actively managed equity ETFs and an actively managed fixed-income ETF trading on the NYSE ARCA. They are Active Low Duration Fund, Active Mega Cap Fund, Active AlphaQ Fund, and Active Alpha Multi-Cap Fund. www.powershares.com |
Bollinger Bands Now 25
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In 1983, John Bollinger presented Bollinger Bands on the old Financial
News Network where he was the chief market analyst. Now, 25 years later,
any financial software with charts features Bollinger Bands. Bollinger
Bands can be applied to virtually any market or security. While trading
warrants and options in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Bollinger focused
on volatility as the key variable. From volatility he constructed his own
approach to trading bands and created his Bollinger Bands.
www.BollingerBands.com |
Trading Ideas On DailyFX.com Forum
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DailyFX.com has incorporated "Guest Trade Ideas" into the DailyFX.com Forum,
a free forum moderated and focused on traders. The website said that the
thread gives visitors a chance to read professional trading ideas at their
convenience, for free, any time.
In other news, DailyFX.com's new countdown to economic data is now available on the home page and the economic calendar. Analysts will release an in-depth examination of the event and how it may affect the currency market. www.dailyfx.com |
FXCM Offers Enhanced Dollar Index Programs
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FXCM has introduced the Enhanced Dollar Index Programs, which use the DXY
Index as a benchmark and let investors take a position based on the direction
of the dollar without having to trade the dollar itself. The index programs
differ from other currency Etfs or currency futures indexes, which traditionally
do not optimize their positions based on market conditions.
In other news, FXCM has developed eight managed account programs specifically for investors who want to be in the currency market but are not active traders themselves. These programs can act as stand-alone investments or provide diversification for their investment portfolio. Four are multistrategy forex programs and four are enhanced index programs. www.FXCM.com |
UBS Launches Exchange Traded Note Platform
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UBS announced that eight UBS E-Tracs Exchange Traded
Notes (ETNs) began trading on NYSE ARCA. UBS E-Tracs belong to a class
of investment products offering access to markets and strategies not readily
available to individual investors, the company added. These ETNs track
the performance of the UBS Bloomberg Constant Maturity Commodity Index
(CMCI). These first products are linked to corresponding UBS Bloomberg
CMCI indexes.
www.ubs.com
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NinjaTrader Update Released With Expanded Brokerage Support
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NinjaTrader has released an enhanced version of its trading platform. NinjaTrader
6.5 expands the company's feature set while leaving it free to use for
advanced charting, market analytics, strategy development, and trade simulation.
There are more than 160 enhancements. The update may be downloaded.
www.ninjatrader.com |
Barchart.com Partners Up, Features Market Data Solutions
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Barchart.com has partnered with Farms.com to provide custom website content
including commodity quotes, advanced charts, and other market information
and tools to the new Farms.com website. The new website features personalization
technology that allows producers to customize their homepage with timely
content such as agricultural news, expert comments, jobs data, and new
product information. Farms.com website users will have access to commodity
market data and information presented in an easy-to-use format.
www.barchartinc.com |
AgriCharts Launches Free Quote Service
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AgriCharts, a division of Barchart.com, said it had launched a quote service
for agricultural market participants. This service provides market quotes,
charts, news, and weather reports to users such as producers, elevators,
co-ops, processors, brokers, traders, and other market participants for
free. The new product, part of the AgriCharts Quote Product suite, is named
AgPlus Delayed. A real-time version of the same product is $29.95 a month.
The service does not require any software to be installed.
www.agricharts.com/free |
ZATS Launches Next-Gen Trading Platform
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Zealous Trading Group has launched the Zealous ATS next-generation trading
platform covering restricted stocks and illiquid securities. This platform
is expected to facilitate trading of restricted stock, warrants, and block
trades of illiquid OTC equities. The next-generation platform adds key
aspects to ATS 1.0.
www.ZealousATS.com |
WexTrust Capital Offers Trading Services, Classes
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WexTrust Capital has formed WexTrade Financial to provide trading services
and educational programs for aspiring traders, professional traders, and
military veterans. WexTrade Financial's trading space includes up to 80
trading stations, private training rooms, offices, conference rooms, a
café, and lounge. The company offers one-month training courses,
or a nine-month curriculum on foreign exchange and futures trading. Classes
begin in June.
www.wextradefinancial.com
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VisualTrader Update Is Released
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The latest update of VisualTrader is now available, the company announced.
VisualTrader 4.0 has a three-dimensional display that gives a global view
of the market and is compatible with OmniTrader. OmniTrader lists and strategies
can be imported into VisualTrader. VisualTrader 4.0 also comes with chart
pattern recognition, and supports the most popular real-time datafeeds.
www.Visualtrader.com |
Commodity News & Commentary Website Is Launched
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Commodity News Center (CNC) have added features to help investors follow
the commodity markets, the company announced. The features include Trading
Education & Resources, which has partnered with Online Trading Academy
to provide readers with webcasts, free reports, and trading tools and analysis.
In addition, CNC TV provides viewers with video clips from Bloomberg, The
New York Times, and other video news sources. Also available are tutorials
to help traders and investors learn the basics and other helpful features.
www.commoditynewscenter.com |
New Index Series Assist Investors In Meeting Terror-Free Mandates
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FTSE Group (FTSE) and Conflict Securities Advisory Group (CSAG) have launched
the Ftse Csag Terror-Free Index Series. This index series has been devised
in response to exclusion requirements being adopted by US state governments,
public and private organizations and investor demand. Nineteen states have
proposed or enacted laws requiring state plan sponsors to divest from companies
with ties to terror-sponsoring countries, mostly Iran, Sudan, Syria, and
North Korea.
www.FTSE.com
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Harmonic Software Releases Newest O-Matrix Version
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Harmonic Software announced that the newest release of O-Matrix is now
available. O-Matrix 6.4 includes numerous IO functionality and performance
enhancements, new string handling functions and provides significant performance
enhancements. Most O-Matrix functions were updated to provide optimal performance.
Performance now exceeds typical interactive math environments and often
rivals solutions implemented in traditional compiled languages.
www.omatrix.com |
Small And Mid-Cap One-On-One Conference Is Held In New York
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Small and Mid-Cap One-on-One Conference Is Held In New York. Investment
bank Jesup & Lamont announced a Small and Mid-Cap One-on-One Conference
at the Warwick Hotel on May 15. The first of this kind of conference, will
consist of one-on-one sessions for institutional investors in the aerospace/defense,
alternative energy and medical sectors.
www.jesuplamont.com |
International TradersExpo In Los Angeles June 18-21
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The International Traders Expo for the Los Angeles area will be held on
June 18-21 at the Ontario Convention Center. More than 50 traders/educators
and 100-plus exhibits will be present, and live trading will be available.
www.LATraders.com |
MetaStock Conference In Las Vegas October 18-19
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Robert Deel, Rahul Mohindar, Price Headley, Jeff Crystal, and Kevin Nelson
will share their techniques at the 2008 MetaStock Conference at the Las
Vegas Marriott Suites on October 18-19. An on-site technical support supervisor
will also be available for one-on-one sessions to answer your MetaStock-related
questions.
https://www.equis.com
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