Professional equipment for an amateur price
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Reuters's Equity Focus Plus investment software package features a number of information sources not usually available to private investors. The basic Equity Focus Plus installation uses a BT leased line for accessing real-time and historical prices and Reuters Web. The centre of the real-time service is the Reuter Terminal, which gives access to real-time market prices. The Reuters 3000 Securities application gives access to historical data on a security. The software is particularly attractive to active investors who have a large portfolio.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 1998
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Welcome to the world of real-time investment
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UK private investors can take advanatge of large price reductions in for software packages for real-time investment needs. This software uses continuous updates during the day and the price has dropped to half previous levels in the three or four years to 1996. This price drop allows private investors to use products previously only available to financial instititutions and the very rich. US software offers value for money, but beginners may prefer to use UK products because they can obtain technical support more easily.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 1996
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Choosing your system is like choosing a friend
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Investors selecting automatic trading systems should ensure that the individual characteristics of the systems match their temperaments. This can be illustrated by Universal Technical Systems' Merlin and Dual Thrust trading systems. Merlin focuses on recognising price patterns and takes smaller chunks from the market than Dual Thrust. Merlin can generate several sell and buy signals daily. Dual Thrust tends to incur large maximum drawdowns.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 1997
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