May 2010

PORTFOLIO MAESTRO IS UPDATED

www.portfoliomaestro.com

Portfolio Maestro 1.6.1 has been released, Rina Technologies said. The program allows users to apply strategies different for each symbol, the developer added.

BLOOMBERG PAIRS WITH PRICE BEHAVIOR TRADING SOFTWARE

www.spyglasstrading.co.uk

Bloomberg said it had paired with a leading authority on stock market and foreign exchange price behavior, Mike Baghdady, to bring his trading technique and software to its users. The McDady Price Behavior software package is programmed to identify significant price points that move the markets. It is a rule-based trading software can be applied to the forex, commodities, and stock markets.

BARCHART LAUNCHES ETF FUNDAMENTAL DATA SERVICE

www.barchartinc.com

Barchart has announced a new exchange traded fund (Etf) fundamental data service. The fundamental Etf dataset, which includes exchange traded notes (Etn), is an database of reference, financial, and price-related information covering all US-listed Etfs and Etns. The dataset is available from Barchart as a datafeed service as well as hosted website content. Barchart has fundamental Etf data that includes more than 900 Etfs and dozens of datafields and provides real-time, delayed, end-of-day, and historical Etf price data.

NASDAQ OMX CREATES WEBSITE SOLUTION FOR BANKING SECTOR

www.nasdaqomx.com


www.highlinefi.com

The Nasdaq Omx Group has launched its WebCenter360 Banking Suite, an investor relations website solution built for global, regional, and community banks. The suite will be powered by data and analytics from Highline Financial, which will provide tools that enable investors to analyze a bank’s performance via a dashboard setup. Investors can access information such as peer analysis and deposit market analysis, which ranks banks by geographic market.

WAVE59 LAUNCHES HIVE TECHNOLOGY ON ADVANCED TRADING PLATFORMS

www.wave59.com

Wave59 Technologies said it would launch its Hive Technology Artificial Intelligence module on Wave59’s advanced trading platforms. The module’s algorithm utilizes multiple processes, working together to solve complex market analyses. Using Wave59’s proprietary indicators, a trader can construct a hive in a short period and test its performance against historical data, then become an automated trader.

FOREX.COM ADDS CURRENCY PAIRS, LOWERS OIL CFD MARGIN

www.forex.com

Gain Capital announced two enhancements to its Forex.com service, with two currency pairs — the US dollar/Mexican peso (Usd/Mxn) and the US dollar/South African rand (Usd/Zar) — added, as well as lower margin requirements on Brent Crude (Bco/Usd) and West Texas Intermediate (Wti/Usd) oil contracts changes from 5% to 2%.

PATSYSTEMS SELECTED FOR DERIVATIVES TRADING

www.patsystems.com


www.bursamalaysia.com

Patsystems said it had been selected as technology provider for Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad’s new front-end for derivatives trading, known as Order Management System (Oms). Bursa Malaysia Derivatives will offer white labeled versions of Patsystems J-Trader and Pro-Mark front-ends as options to the trading community that wish to access Bursa Malaysia Derivatives products.

CQG, MATHWORKS CONNECT TO ADVANCE AUTOMATED TRADING

www.cqg.com


www.mathworks.com

Cqg has integrated its hosted market data servers and exchange gateways with Matlab from The MathWorks, a developer of mathematical computing software. By combining Matlab into Cqg’s solutions, Cqg now gives traders and market analysts capabilities for analyzing global financial markets and making analysis-based trading decisions. Matlab and Cqg’s software is now incorporated in Cqg Integrated Client.

WORDEN PLANS FOR MOBILE FREESTOCKCHARTS.COM

www.FreeStockCharts.com


www.worden.com

Worden said it would use Microsoft Silverlight to create an application that will deliver real-time, streaming, stock charts to mobile devices. Worden uses Silverlight to create a web-based application that delivers real-time stock data to any browser. FreeStockCharts.com now displays a million-plus live stock charts per day. Many features of the online version will be included in the mobile applications: alerts, streaming quotes and charts, real-time scanning, and more.

TRADEGUIDER LAUNCHES ESIGNAL PLUGIN

www.TradeGuider.com


www.eSignal.com

TradeGuider Systems has released a new eSignal plugin using the volume spread analysis (Vsa) method. Vsa indicators built into the new eSignal plugin are displayed on the chart and capable of extracting information indicating imbalances of supply and demand in any market and time frame. The system has a set of tools, including a proprietary trending system to confirm a trend is in place, and a stop. Traders can use real-time, end-of-day, and delayed data. The plugin includes access to TradeGuider’s “Getting Started Course” video, ebook, and Vsa Club “Lite” membership.

In addition, TradeGuider is offering professional traders access to Vsa 4.0 for end-of-day and real-time on a lease plan. A monthly or quarterly plan includes an opportunity to participate in an education program with a three-month membership to the Vsa Club, and access to TradeGuider’s “Getting Started Course” video. Datafeeds are not included.

TRADINGSCREEN INTEGRATES WITH ONLINE PORTFOLIO SYSTEM

www.Tradingscreen.com

TradingScreen has announced it has integrated with Fmo, the online portfolio management system for global hedge funds. The integration links the front- and back-office to offer the buy side more trading efficiency. Institutional traders can use this solution to leverage TradingScreen’s global order routing and advance execution management functionality with the portfolio management system to manage middle-office processes with brokers and custodians, reconciliations, and reporting as well as fund accounting.

BRADY ACQUIRES VIVEO SWITZERLAND

www.bradyplc.com


www.viveo.ch

Brady plc, a supplier of trading and risk management solutions for metals and commodities, has acquired the commodities business of Viveo Switzerland SA. Viveo is a solutions provider principally for soft commodities, oil, gas, and metals. The acquisition will increase Brady’s asset class coverage and European footprint, strengthening its cross-market, single-source-solution competency.

FXCM INTRODUCES MOBILE FOREX TRADING

www.fxcm.gr

Fxcm’s mobile trading platform is now available for iPhone, BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile phones, the company said. Fxcm Mobile Trading Station II provides forex trading anytime and anywhere. Subject to liquidity, the trading desk is open from 5:15 pm ET Sunday afternoon through 4 pm ET Friday afternoon. Fxcm Mobile TSII gives traders the ability to keep track of their accounts, place trades, manage positions, watch breaking market news, and view real-time five-minute charts. Fxcm Mobile allows traders to react to changing market conditions. In other news, Fxcm has opened Fxcm Hellas, its newest branch office, in Athens, Greece. Fxcm Hellas will allow traders to access Fxcm’s No Re-quote execution.

FOREX TRADING EXTRAVAGANZA IN LAS VEGAS, MAY 3–4

FOREX TRADING

Fxcm has announced it will hold a two-day conference on May 3–4, 2010, at the Rio in Las Vegas, NV. This conference includes educational courses for all levels of trader experience.

LEBEAU INDUCTED INTO 2010 TRADERS’ LIBRARY HALL OF FAME

www.tlforum.com


www.traderslibrary.com

Chuck LeBeau will be the next inductee into the Traders’ Library Traders’ Hall of Fame. This award was created in 2001 to acknowledge those exceptional traders and educators who have shared their knowledge and experience and contributed to the growth of the trading education industry. The Traders’ Library Trading Forum will be held at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center near O’Hare Airport in Chicago, IL, on April 23–25, 2010.