Equis International Announces the Release of MetaStock Professional for DBC Signal; Real-Time Technical Analysis Software for Serious Investors.SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 1998--With Monday's release of MetaStock(R) Professional, Equis International Equis, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, was founded in 1982 by Steve Achelis. In 1996, Equis was acquired by Reuters. Equis now serves as the graphics and technical analysis center for Reuters. 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 The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. ; 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 Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic 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," said Equis Founder and President Steven Achelis. "We had to do it right because we know how vital reliable real-time analytical software Analytical software is software that is designed specifically for and development of a particular environment or object. 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 See dBA. (language, parallel) DBC - A data-parallel bit-serial C based on MPL. SRC, Bowie MD. E-mail: <maya@super.org>. Data Feeds 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 Professional uses the Signal Data Manager API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. which means you can run MetaStock Professional at the same time you run other software that supports this API (such as the Signal Quote Screen software). Technical Analysis Defined Technical analysis is a basic approach to investing with a deceptively de·cep·tive·ly adv. In a deceptive or deceiving manner; so as to deceive. Usage Note: When deceptively is used to modify an adjective, the meaning is often unclear. 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 nine 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(R) 95 and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R). It is truly object-oriented with a 32-bit design and certified See certification. 100% compatible with Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. 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 Candlestick A price chart that displays the high, low, open, and close for a security each day over a specified period of time. patterns. -- Specialized options analysis with OptionScope(R). An ideal tool for traders to calculate option price and implied volatility Implied volatility The expected volatility in a stock's return derived from its option price, maturity date, exercise price, and riskless rate of return, using an option pricing model such as Black-Scholes. 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 To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. This version of MetaStock Professional requires Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 95 or Windows NT 4.0 (or higher); a Pentium 90 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. 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 USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) 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@equis.com. Special pricing is available for current users of MetaStock. Following the introductory offer, MetaStock Professional will retail for $1,495 (USD). More information and online ordering are available at http://www.equis.com. About Data Broadcasting Corp. Data Broadcasting Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DBCC DBCC Daytona Beach Community College (Florida) DBCC District Business Conduct Committee (NASD) DBCC Desert Breeze Community Church (Glendale, AZ, USA) ) 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 airwaves Noun, pl Informal radio waves used in radio and television broadcasting , 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(R), MetaStock for Reuters, MetaStock for Java(TM), MetaStock for Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. , MetaStock for Windows, and MetaStock RT for DOS. Equis, based in Salt Lake City, 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. Note to Editors: MetaStock is a registered trademark of Equis International Inc. All other product and service names are trademarks of their respective companies.
CONTACT: Equis International Inc., Salt Lake City
Ana Nelson Shaw, 801/270-3130
Fax: 801/265-3999
ashaw@equis.com
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