- OneChicago and eSignal have partnered to launch OneChicago LIVE, an online, real-time news and market data product available via a Web browser. OneChicago is a joint venture of Interactive Brokers Group, LLC, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). Security futures can be traded out of either securities or futures accounts. Standard features offered to subscribers of OneChicago LIVE include real-time OneChicago market data (included in the $14.95-per-month price); global market data, including real-time U.S. and Canadian stocks and futures, U.S. options, and European, Asian, African, and Australian stocks and futures; the ability to track up to 10 portfolios, featuring more than 25 customizable data fields; streaming charts with a choice of more than 15 analytical studies; market scanners with customizable searches that screen the market for buy and sell opportunities; a snap quote window that provides a detailed view of each symbol; forex data from more than 200 sources; and options chains displaying options for the underlying symbol. OneChicago LIVE is available for $14.95 per month plus exchange fees and any add-on service fees at www.onechicago.com.
- The new FutureTrade 4.0 trading platform includes direct access to international equity markets as well as improved integration of equity and options trading. FutureTrade 4.0 enables users to trade equities and options through a single user interface; trade equity lists and option spreads, sweeps, and buy/writes; enter international symbols using any of several recognized standards; monitor real-time aggregate profit and loss, watch Level 2 information from multiple markets, analyze sophisticated charts, and view proprietary graphics in a customizable quote list; identify and display the base currency of a portfolio which includes positions in multiple currencies; access a suite of popular algorithms; and allocate trades across accounts and brokers. Through its LiquidityPATH program, FutureTrade will also offer the 4.0 platform to customers of its partners which include prime brokers, algorithm providers, soft dollar brokers, research providers, and agency brokers. For more information, see www.futuretrade.com.
- McMillan Analysis Corp. has developed an Expected Return Calculator — software that uses statistical analysis to evaluate even the most complex option positions, giving the trader an idea of whether or not there is a probability of success in the trade. “Expected return” is the return one could expect to make from a position over a large number of trials. All the facets of a strategy are incorporated into expected return — specifically, the probabilities of making or losing money and the size of profits or losses. Also, expected return analysis allows traders to accurately compare different strategies to see which is best. The trader defines his position, which can be extremely complex — involving multiple options and expiration dates, as well as a possible linear volatility skew. Outputs are calculated swiftly and accurately, and all can be printed and exported to Excel. Tabular outputs include position “greeks” as well as expected profit calculations at any number of user-defined dates during the life of the position. Graphical outputs show how the position is expected to behave at those same user-defined intervals. For more information, visit www.optionstrategist.com.
- Stocks and investment Web site ADVFN has acquired InvestorsHub.com Inc. and Silicon Investor (SI) Holdings, LLC. InvestorsHub.com and SI Holdings operate two online investment community Web sites in the North American market. These financial Web sites are very similar to ADVFN in both content and context and are highly complementary to ADVFN’s current business model. InvestorsHub.com and SI Holdings host large investor communities, providing an environment for stock information and investor discussion, just like ADVFN. For more information, visit www.advfn.com.
- Global Forex Trading will be Strategy Runner’s first partner in the online currency trading market. Online forex trading customers will have access to high-performance algorithmic trading architecture, based on Strategy Runner’s server–based technology and supported on the back end by GFT’s forex dealing operation. Strategy Runner’s server-based technology gives forex customers access to fully-automated algorithmic trading by using seamless data integration tools to communicate between two separate software programs. This will allow forex traders, money managers, systems developers and signal vendors to automate strategies created through TradeStation, Excel, Fix, Java, or Visual Basic. These strategies can then be integrated to work with Strategy Runner’s platform, which executes forex trades through GFT. Strategy Runner’s automation tools provide secure and centralized distribution and monitoring of unlimited systems and signals across multiple accounts all in real-time.
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