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Re: MetaStock Professional Now Shipping



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Does this Metastock support Reuter's feed???????

Arun Verma



On Fri, 24 Jul 1998, Equis Sales wrote:

> > For Immediate Release							
> > Contact:
> > Equis International, Inc
> > 1(800)882-3040
> > (801)265-8886
> > sales@xxxxxxxxx
> > 
> > Equis International Announces the Release of
> > MetaStock Professional for DBC Signal-
> > Real-Time Technical Analysis Software for Serious Investors
> > 
> > SALT LAKE CITY, UT, July 27, 1998--With today's release of MetaStock®
> > Professional, Equis International takes the next step to help serious
> > traders evaluate their investments with real-time technical analysis
> > based on a Windows interface. Over 70,000 investors in more than 70
> > countries have benefited from the power of the leading technical
> > analysis and investment charting software, MetaStock.
> > 
> > MetaStock Professional will help investors make faster,
> > better-informed investment decisions by creating real-time charts;
> > plotting prices and informative indicators; building, testing, and
> > optimizing trading systems; searching for securities that match their
> > criteria; and setting critical trading alerts. Investors can then make
> > more educated, profitable decisions about their investments. 
> > 
> > Real-Time Data
> > 
> > "Even though we have had a DOS real-time package since July of 1992,
> > traders have been asking us for a Windows version of MetaStock with
> > real-time capabilities," says Equis founder and president Steven
> > Achelis. "We had to do it right because we know how vital reliable
> > real-time analytical software is to professional and serious traders.
> > It gives them the resources they need to make smarter, more timely
> > decisions. And those decisions become second nature when real-time
> > data is combined with MetaStock's ease of use and wide choice of
> > powerful analysis tools."
> > 
> > Works With All DBC Data Feeds
> > Internet Data Feed
> > 
> > MetaStock Professional for Signal supports all of the DBC Signal feeds
> > including FM, Satellite, Cable TV, and the new Internet-based Signal
> > Online.  And MetaStock is the only advanced technical analysis program
> > to support Signal Online. Introduced in November 1997, Signal Online
> > delivers continuous market data to customers' PCs and laptops anywhere
> > via phone line or wireless connection.  It requires no special
> > receiver hardware or start-up fees and is competitively priced.
> > 
> > MetaStock Pro uses the Signal Data Manager API which means you can run
> > MetaStock Pro at the same time you run other software that supports
> > this API (such as the Signal Quote Screen software). 
> > 
> > Internet Data Feed
> > 
> > Technical analysis is a basic approach to investing with a deceptively
> > complicated-sounding name. As Achelis wrote in his 1995 book,
> > Technical Analysis from A to Z, "Simply put, technical analysis is the
> > study of prices, with charts being the primary tool." MetaStock
> > Professional and its predecessors do the complicated underlying
> > calculations to anticipate future price changes through technical
> > analysis so that the individual investor doesn't have to. All an
> > investor has to do today to use technical analysis is to learn to read
> > the charts created by MetaStock and make appropriate trading decisions
> > based on those charts. For this reason, many experts now call the
> > approach visual analysis instead of technical analysis.
> > 
> > The complete text of Technical Analysis from A to Z by Steven B.
> > Achelis is available free of charge online at http://www.equis.com.
> > 
> > Charting And Analysis
> > 
> > With 9 charting styles and over 120 indicators and line studies,
> > MetaStock Professional provides a remarkably powerful set of analysis
> > options. Many of these indicators are currently found only in
> > MetaStock. An indicator is a mathematical calculation that can be
> > applied to a security's price and/or volume field and can be used to
> > anticipate future price changes.
> > 
> > Cutting-Edge Technology
> > 
> > MetaStock Professional was designed specifically for Windows® 95 and
> > Windows NT®. It is truly object-oriented with a 32-bit design and
> > certified 100% compatible with Microsoft Office 97, Windows 95, and
> > Windows NT 4.0. Because of this compatibility, users are familiar with
> > the interface, and therefore spend less time learning the software and
> > more time analyzing their investments. 
> > 
> > Internet Integration
> > 
> > MetaStock Professional also provides integrated tools for Internet
> > activities including links to option chains, current quotes, company
> > news and information, and technical analysis references. As users
> > chart and analyze the price data on a security, they can also get the
> > most up-to-date news available with just a click of the mouse.
> > 
> > Seven Tools in One Package
> > 
> > In addition to the extensive charting capabilities and the wealth of
> > indicators, MetaStock Professional performs seven vital tasks. These
> > tasks include:
> > 
> > *	The backtesting of trading systems with the System Tester.
> > Traders can quickly see how much they would have made or lost if they
> > had traded with a certain set of trading rules. The System Tester also
> > compares and optimizes trading systems for maximum profits.
> > 
> > *	Educational insight into chart analysis from numerous industry
> > experts with the Expert Advisor(tm). In addition to offering
> > commentary, alerts, and buy/sell signals on the user's chart, the
> > experts also serve as an educational tool that many investors rely on
> > for new perspectives.
> > 
> > *	The searching of the investor's database using The Explorer(tm),
> > which scans a database of securities to find the ones that match an
> > investor's set criteria. It can also sort and rank the results to
> > focus only on the securities with good profit potential.
> > 
> > *	The ability to create custom indicators with the Indicator
> > Builder. Choose from over 220 functions, including 40 special ones
> > that identify Candlestick patterns.
> > 
> > *	Specialized options analysis with OptionScope®. An ideal tool
> > for traders to calculate option price and implied volatility on the
> > price of the underlying security. Works with any type of option
> > traded, graphs results, and calculates all essential options-including
> > the "greeks."
> > 
> > *	Using The DownLoader(tm), MetaStock's built-in data collection
> > program users can retrieve historical end-of-day information from six
> > vendors.
> > 
> > System Requirements
> > 
> > This version of MetaStock Professional requires Microsoft Windows 95
> > or Windows NT 4.0 (or higher); a Pentium 90 MHz machine; 32 MB RAM; 50
> > MB of free hard disk space for installation and an additional 100 MB
> > for data storage. This version of MetaStock Professional also requires
> > any DBC Signal datafeed using Data Manager 4.0.
> > 
> > Pricing and Availability
> > 
> > MetaStock Professional is now available at a special introductory
> > offer of $995 (USD) via phone from Equis International at 801-265-8886
> > or 800-882-3040, via fax at 801-265-3999, or via e-mail at
> > sales@xxxxxxxxxx Special pricing is available for current users of
> > MetaStock. Following the introductory offer, MetaStock Professional
> > will retail for $1495 (USD). More information and online ordering are
> > available at http://www.equis.com.
> > 
> > About Data Broadcasting Corporation
> > 
> > Data Broadcasting Corporation (NASDAQ:DBCC) is America's leading
> > provider for real-time market data to the individual investor and
> > trader. The company delivers real-time stock quotes, financial news,
> > and other time-sensitive market intelligence into personal computers,
> > laptop computers, and portable hand-held receivers via cable TV, FM
> > airwaves, digital 
> > broadcast satellite, and the Internet to more than 37,000 users.
> > Through its Capital Management Sciences division, the company also is
> > the leading provider of fixed income portfolio analytics used for
> > valuation and risk management purposes. Additional information about
> > DBC and Signal Online can be found on the world wide web at
> > http://www.dbc.com.
> > 
> > About Equis International
> > 
> > Equis International, Inc. develops and markets MetaStock-award-winning
> > investment analysis software for individual investors, traders,
> > stockbrokers, money managers and professional analysts. The MetaStock
> > family includes MetaStock Professional for Signal, MetaStock for
> > Windows 95 & NT, MetaStock for Quotron®, MetaStock for Reuters,
> > MetaStock for Java(tm), MetaStock for Windows CE, MetaStock for
> > Windows, and MetaStock RT for DOS. Equis, based in Salt Lake City,
> > Utah, was founded in 1983, and in 1996 was acquired by Reuters
> > (NASDAQ: RTRSY), the world's premier news and financial information
> > company. Additional information about Equis and MetaStock can be found
> > on the world wide web at http://www.equis.com.
> > 
> > ###
> > 
> > MetaStock is a registered trademark of Equis International, Inc. All
> > other product and service names are trademarks of their respective
> > companies.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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