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Yes I do appreciate this. Thanks.

Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phsst" <phsst@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 1:21 AM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: QP2 Data - New Thread


> Tomasz,
> 
> You are right about QP2 speed... it is very fast.
> 
> All I am saying is that the service level from QP2 support is poor.
> When I (and several others) went to XP, QP2 would routinely crash our
> systems. It took about eighteen months for QP to acknowledge the
> problem and come out with a new release that fixed our problem.
> 
> Frankly, the excellent level of support that you give to your own
> product has made me very critical of the atrocious support levels of
> many other software/data providers.
> 
> I hope you appreciate a compliment... you've earned it.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Phsst
> 
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <amibroker@xxxx>
> wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > In addition to clean stock data, QP2 has the nice and speedy API
> interface
> > that allows to retrieve data much faster than TC2000 for example.
> > I guess that it is quite important factor for people running lots of
> scans
> > over large number of stocks.
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > Tomasz Janeczko
> > amibroker.com
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Phsst" <phsst@xxxx>
> > To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 12:54 AM
> > Subject: [amibroker] QP2 Data - New Thread
> > 
> > 
> > > Gary,
> > > 
> > > QP2 MF data is *free*, insofar as QP bundles it with the stock data.
> > > 
> > > They used to charge for it, but it is apparently so bad that they just
> > >  include it now with no pretense of any value associated with it.
> > > 
> > > QP Stock data is still excellent, but that is probably due to their
> > > data supplier rather than their own efforts. I'd have to observe that
> > > QP Support gets worse and worse as time goes on. It appears to me that
> > > they are doing nothing more than milking a cash cow, and have no
> > > interest in making an effort to improve their competative position.
> > > 
> > > JMO... Phsst
> > > 
> > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Gary A. Serkhoshian"
> > > <serkhoshian777@xxxx> wrote:
> > > > Tomasz,
> > > >  
> > > > I have send a couple of e-mails to data@xxxx, begging and pleading
> > > for changes.  I even recommended to download the ascii data directly
> > > from the fund sites for free to fix their errors.  It was a complete
> > > waste of my time.
> > > >  
> > > > Bad data vendors are like bad girlfriends, you can't change them.
> > > >  
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Gary
> > > > 
> > > > Tomasz Janeczko <amibroker@xxxx> wrote:
> > > > Gary,
> > > >  
> > > > Maybe you should contact Gary Lyben (QP2 developer).
> > > > He may reconsider adding correct adjustments.
> > > >  
> > > > Best regards,
> > > > Tomasz Janeczko
> > > > amibroker.com
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > From: Gary A. Serkhoshian 
> > > > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 5:18 PM
> > > > Subject: RE: [amibroker] TC2000 - Mutual Funds- Needs Data PlugIn ?
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Dave,
> > > >  
> > > > QP fund data in one word:  sucks
> > > >  
> > > > I've complained about their junk bond funds, and their only response
> > > was "our data matches big charts".  BigCharts DOESN'T back adjust for
> > > dividends.  Take a look at some junk bond funds via QP data, and
> > > you'll see some disturbing spikes.  The question then is how clean are
> > > other funds who don't have such large and recurring distributions? 
> > > I'd rather not find out as I have too many productive things to do
> > > with my time.
> > > >  
> > > > The problem evidently is that fund companies don't do a good job of
> > > providing distribtion data in an efficient manner.  Consequently, it
> > > is still a labor intensive process.
> > > >  
> > > > I'd much rather have a one-stop shop for my data, but alas it is not
> > > meant to be.
> > > >  
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Gary
> > > > 
> > > > Dave Merrill <dmerrill@xxxx> wrote:
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> > > both stocks and funds in a single db. I'd assume that commodities, if
> > > you buy that data, which I don't, would also be in that same db. 
> > > >  
> > > > no comment re their data quality, other than that their system
> > > reliability has been quite good in the three months or so I've used
> > > them. (I mean that literally, no judgement, not some negative
> > > implication. don't feel qualified to answer.) I believe they do remove
> > > delisted issues, for better and worse.
> > > >  
> > > > dave
> > > >  
> > > > I'm looking for alternatives to TC2000 and TC2000Funds.  Would other
> > > AB users please weigh in with comments on data suppliers?
> > > > 
> > > >  
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > 
> > > > Howard
> > > > 
> > > > 
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