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Sorry Arun,
Currently it looks like the only feed it supports is DBC's
Signal. Signal is a really quality real time feed. I have been
using their service since they made real time quotes available
on the internet (Signal Online). I have had only one period, of
about one hour, of data interruption.
MetaStock Professional is pretty slick. As a beta tester I can
attest to most of the Equis claims. Using the "linear
regression slope" (14 periods) indicator, combined with a 5
period "Sto", I was able to use the combination to extract "many
pennies" daytrading index futures this week. I love the
backtesting features in 6.5, but never really applied them for
the intraday data. My biggest complaint was that you have to
"build" your data and can't download previous "intraday" data.
This limitation handicaps one's ability to do extensive
research. I started with a live feed in the early seventies
using Commodity Quote Graphics. As the users of MS RT can
probably tell you, if you have a market with any decent volume
(i.e., indexes), technical indicators perform really well
intraday. This week's volatility is what daytraders pray for.
The price for the new software seems a bit high, but if you
can't pay for the software with a couple of well timed intraday
trades....then, maybe daytrading isn't your cup of tea.
Some folks have to work for a living and can't monitor the
market in real time. The markets are my work. Any weapon I can
apply to seek an edge is an advantage for me and my clients.
Equis isn't perfect, but they keep trying to perfect their
products. It's a competitive field out there. I guess we
should all keep bitchin' about their software imperfections and
keep lending support to each other through this list. In the
meantime, MS Pro gets a thumbs up from me. If you have any
questions about DBC, Signal Online, or MetaStock Professional,
call me at 1-800-540-2920.
Steve Karnish
CCT
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From: Arun Verma <arunvrma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: 'metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: Re: MetaStock Professional Now Shipping
Date: Friday, July 24, 1998 7:03 PM
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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