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esignal Sales dept is extremely rude and cold

Mon, 4 May 2009 19:16:36 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author dband - May be esignal got a great software but their sales dept is very rude and cold. Before signing up I just wanted to know few things in details and called the sales dept like everything is in the website why I am calling to ask same information. I am...

Track Date - MyTrack downtime

Thu, 9 Aug 2007 13:03:56 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author cowboyinnj - The web site has a terrible history with downtime, during the trading day. Cheap trades when you can access your account through the website. If you don't use the web site, you're penalized for using their software to do the exact same trade. Help...

Don't waste your money

Mon, 8 May 2006 14:28:51 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author elbud - If you are serious about trading, don't buy this junk software from Nirvana Systems. It doesn't even produce a random result, like 50% winners, 50 losers%. For me it was 100% LOSERS. And boy do these guys have a marketing department...THAT they do...

MarketCenter: Quotes are old

Wed, 26 Nov 2003 15:33:55 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author neverlift - I had some quibbles to begin with . . . the streaming graph is confusingly structured, and one cannot limit it to just today's trades, or select and expand a part of the day, as one can with other such services. I also wanted my entry date to be...

Great trading program.

Thu, 9 Jan 2003 15:03:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cedric_fl - I've been a Track Data user since 1998 and I'v had nothing but great success with their trading system.

I've traded with several different firms and by far MyTrack has the fastest online trading system available and they have been accurate to the...

A Reasonably Priced Real-time Data Feed

Fri, 6 Dec 2002 14:38:59 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author wjgraham - Orbit is a Windows-based software application powered by HyperFeed, which is the same data that is delivered by satellite to professional traders and brokers. Also, it is only $75 per month (plus exchange fees), without the symbol limitations I...

Improved performance

Wed, 3 Apr 2002 15:25:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chmo - Reading previous reviews of QCharts, I have to agree with most of them. However, a lot have changed since those were posted (more than 1 year ago) and most of the changes are for the better.

I've had QCharts for just over 2 years and there...

Absolutley the worse customer service and rip off!!!

Mon, 3 Dec 2001 18:38:00 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author eciti828 - I spoke with a sale rep by the name of Mark J*****n on late Friday 10/26/2001 regarding opening a 30 days trial account with Esignal. It is not in my recollection that he mentioned about a $39 process fee if I decided to cancel the trail. I could be...

eSignal End-Of-Day is not recommended

Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:41:57 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author flinnmr - eSignal End-Of-Day is bad news because of tech support, there is none for the end-of-day product. I had a problem for approximately 6 months that they sent me on one wild goose chase after another because they would not even attempt to reproduce the...

eSignal: For Investors of all Experience Levels

Fri, 7 Sep 2001 11:33:38 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author wjgraham - I have been using eSignal for about two years now, and have always found them to be reliable and accurate. Distribution over the Internet is much easier than the old signal boxes, but you might take into account that if you follow a lot of...

Not Worth the Trouble

Mon, 2 Jul 2001 16:48:10 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author wjgraham - OptionMax is a very simple piece of software that will give you an option's fair value (theoretical price), as long as you provide it with the price and volatility of the underlying security, as well as the days to expiration and the risk-free interest...

A Useful Tool for a Reasonable Price

Mon, 2 Jul 2001 16:17:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wjgraham - SmartMoney.com's Mapstation is invaluable for any investor that follows the broad market indices. With their (newer) 3D maps, it is even more useful. Rather than simply watch the numbers go by on a quotes display, the maps allow you to see what is...

Count's Incomplete Research

Fri, 30 Mar 2001 13:15:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alexanderdjkim - It is clear that “The Count” has not completed his research before posting his complaints regarding Bloomberg’s data. He starts out by stating that Bloomberg limits quotes to 1 per second. This is incorrect. Bloomberg provides real time data to clients...

MetaStock Professional V. 7

Sat, 24 Mar 2001 15:04:54 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lucie30 - This new version, MetaStock Professional Version 7, includes all of the Version 6.5 extensive charting and analysis capabilities and is designed to work with a full time data feed such as BMI and Signal Online from Data Broadcasting Corporation. Signal...

Fantastic screening for free!

Mon, 26 Feb 2001 05:22:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stephenwa - Don't get me wrong, it does a lot more then that. Education in particular. Find the Bigeasy Playbook and read that for a taste. The charts are enhanced "Bigcharts" and with scrolling your mouse wheel you can zoom back and forth in time frame. And by...

Look for alternatives

Tue, 13 Feb 2001 02:43:48 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author ispecmw - Suggest any prospective user check out the Quote.com thread on Silicon Investor. Thousands of mostly unhappy users with constant data quality issues can't be wrong ;)

Since Lycos acquired Quote.com the service has generally headed downhill...

Quality Data and Broad Application Support

Tue, 13 Feb 2001 02:26:39 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ispecmw - eSignal from DBC is one of the best sources of market data for individual investors that I have personally used. And I've used many of the common products, ranging from RealTick III / Townsend Analytics (2 stars); Quote.com (3 stars but horrible data...

Great Software, Low Price

Mon, 18 Dec 2000 14:50:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ufischer - TC2000 is the gold standard of end-of-day Technical Analysis software. It is worthwhile having a copy no matter what your trading time frame of choice is.

The charting is clear, feature rich, and easy to understand. The filtering features...

What a beauty

Wed, 15 Nov 2000 21:43:44 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author crash87 - I recently bought Metastock 7.02. After analysing many different charting/ technical analysis packages, metastock got the vote.

I've been into technical analysis every since I worked in the money markets in Europe. At first I thought it was a...

My Tests Reveal Bloomberg Provides Erroneous Data!

Fri, 27 Oct 2000 05:18:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author count - I have had Bloomberg for several months. During this time, I hired programmers to implement Bloomberg's real time data into my own proprietary software. At the conclusion of the programming, it became obvious that Bloomberg was cutting some corners...

So you want to get rich? Stock trends with MetaStock Online

Fri, 20 Oct 2000 23:23:27 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mrisch - I am always on the lookout for the next best charting program. I am not a huge fan of technical analysis, because I typically invest in mutual funds. Nonetheless, I thought I would give this a shot.

MetaStock Online is a simple tool that...

Electronic Order Entry Via Bloomberg!

Mon, 25 Sep 2000 07:12:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author count - One great feature that Bloomberg provides is that of doubling as an electronic order entry terminal.

Not only can you place orders on Bloomberg's internal exchanges for bond and currency markets but a recent feature that seems to be becoming...

Inaccurate Data - Not for the Serious Trader

Thu, 21 Sep 2000 19:35:28 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author count - After having used Quote.com's streaming quote service called "QFeed", I compared the data received to the official exchange record for the day and found approximately 75% of all data missing. After doing some further research, it was...

Asset Sales & Rental Properties Section

Wed, 20 Sep 2000 08:25:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author count - Bloomberg provides an advertising section for clients wishing to sell assets and let properties.

It is no great surprise that the odd $100,000 Mercedes is being fire sold for $40,000 to meet margin requirements and trading losses. I have seen...

Bloomberg Tax Information

Wed, 20 Sep 2000 06:52:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author count - I consider Bloomberg and Reuters the two top data feeds. Each have their pros and cons but, for now, Bloomberg is my provider. There are a number of aspects that I will cover over the next few weeks but since their taxation information is fresh in my...