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Maybe "lots" was an exageration. I had one very significant problem.
I gave up on quotesplus about a year ago when, after my database got
corrupted, they sent me a new disk. When it arrived a week later it was
bad. I figured I could call them and have them send me another disk and be
out of commission for another week, at best, or I could hire somebody else.
I have been with Reuters for about a year and have found their data to be
quite reliable.
Maybe QP has changed and their complete database can be downloaded now, but
for me, having to rely on disks and the US mail (or FedEx) was
unsatisfactory.
I don't do a lot of custom scans so that feature of QP wasn't a big selling
point for me.
Dan
>From: "Brooke" <brookelise@xxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: QP2.x Alternatives.
>Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 11:58:30 -0400
>
>"I had lots of problems with Quotesplus when I used their service."
>
>I've never had a problem with QP's service. Never. Any small technical
>glitches I've run into were speedily resolved, but they've been rare, in
>any
>case. I know a lot of people who've found the same thing. It's just a
>terrific program with excellent (and always friendly) technical support.
>
>You won't find a better program for custom scanning, in my opinion -- and
>one that works as well with Metastock.
>
>I tried TC2000 not long ago, because they had a seminar in the area and
>because a friend was using it with his trading system. I thought it might
>make a good addition to QP2 and Metastock, but I found the program to be
>inadequate and quickly canceled my subscription. Even some of the canned
>indicators gave inaccurate values, because of apparent shortcuts in the
>formulas (presumably to increase the speed of scans). There's no comparison
>between TC2000's scanning program and QP2's. For anyone who writes their
>own
>scans, QP2 is the way to go, in my opinion.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dan Harels" <harelsdb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 12:04 AM
>Subject: Re: QP2.x Alternatives.
>
>
> >
> > I have used their (AAII) software for a number of years. Exclusively as
>a
> > backup when my data vendor has been out of whack. Fortunately, that has
> > been very infrequently lately. Their Power Investor program offers
>charting
> > with lots of standard canned indicators. However, there are no drawing
> > tools, no ability to switch from bar charts to candlesticks and limited
> > ability to customize indicators. The database offers very good
>screening
> > for fundementals but nothing for technicals. There is no possibility of
> > writting systems or explorations (technical) as there is with metastock.
>A
> > variety of reports can be printed, but, I know of no way to get them
>into
>a
> > format that can be used by excel or other programs. I don't know of any
>way
> > to get their data into a metastock compatible format, but, I would like
>to
> > hear about it if some one else does. In summary, at 92 $/yr for the
>program
> > and data, Powerinvestor is a good backup to Metastock and offers good,
> > customizable, fundemental screening. I have made buy, hold, sell
>decisions
> > on a handful of stocks when my data provider has been on the fritz, but
>it
> > is not in the same league as metastock or, perhaps, Quotesplus. I had
>lots
> > of problems with Quotesplus when I used their service.
> >
> > Powerinvestor also has another product called "Powertech" or something
>like
> > that. I have no experience with it. It proportedly has some of the
> > technical analysis features offerred by Metastock. My guess is that it
>is
>a
> > poor country cousin.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > >From: Daniel Martinez <DanM@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Reply-To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >To: Equis Metastock ListServ Post <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Subject: QP2.x Alternatives.
> > >Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 19:41:10 -0700
> > >
> > >QP is raising their prices to $26/mo and including mutual fund data,
> > >which I don't use. Also, they will no longer support their Virtual
> > >program which differentiates their product from everyone else's. I've
> > >been thinking of switching to
> > >http://www.powerinvestor.com/PowerInvestor/ . Does anyone here use
> > >this service and what is your experience? I've been looking for a
> > >forum or ListServ for this product but I can't find one. Is there one
> > >available?
> > >
> > >Daniel.
> > >
> > >
> >
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