What is MetaStock?

• What is MetaStock? With MetaStock, you can analyze stocks, bonds, commodities, futures, indices, mutual funds, and options to make better informed investing decisions. You can generate your own buy and sell signals and test your investment strategies to see how much you would have made before using real money.

  MetaStock for Windows gives you razor-sharp graphic charts to help you see exactly what's happening with your investments. MetaStock's completely customizable charts let you visually see what is happening with the securities you follow.

  Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned professional, you'll be able to put all of MetaStock's incredible charting and analysis power to work for you in no time

   

• Object Oriented Interface MetaStock is the first and only technical analysis program to incorporate a true Object Oriented Interface. That means all of the commands for every object on your screen, such as price plots, toolbars, indicators-everything-are built right into the object itself. You can instantly and effortlessly change anything inside MetaStock with a right-click of your mouse. Don't be fooled by imitators! Some programs implement just a sampling of the functionality, but MetaStock is the only one that has fully incorporated the Object Oriented Interface throughout the entire program.
   
• 32-Bit Design The 32-bit technology of MetaStock is so efficient, it's like being able to write with with both hands simultaneously. Old 16-bit programs tie one hand behind your back by sharing processing power between numerous simultaneous tasks. New 32-bit technology gives each task its separate open channel to the CPU so you can complete your jobs faster and smoother than ever before, even while running multiple tasks. And 32-bit processing also gives your operating environment greater stability, doubling the bandwidth of internal data transfers and managing memory and systems resources more efficiently-eliminating problems before they start.
   
• Sophisticated Charting and Analysis Tools Elegant Internet Integration MetaStock makes intelligent use of the Internet to enhance your everyday trading. With just a right-click of your mouse, you can save charts as HTML files (the Internet publishing standard format) for posting on the Net, get free current quotes, receive free portfolio tracking and fundamental information from Reuters Money Network, and free market commentary from industry experts, as well as access expert technical support for MetaStock. It's pure genius!

  MetaStock is designed with a focus on two clear goals: to make the most of the Windows 95 and NT operating systems, and to provide state-of-the-art charting and analysis tools. The result is an interface so intuitive and easy to use that, from the start, you'll feel like you've used MetaStock all your life. You won't believe how natural it feels to use MetaStock. No hunting through menus. No confusing icon clutter. All you have to do is remember two simple commands: Click and Pick, and Drag and Drop.

  Click and Pick An advantage you'll have with MetaStock is that all of the commands for each object in the program are built right into the object itself so you can make changes on the fly. Just click your right mouse button on the object and a shortcut menu shows you all of the commands available for that object. Using Click and Pick, all your moves are speedy and logical. Drag and Drop Every price plot and indicator on the screen is an object you can click on, move, and manipulate. To see the price plots for two or more companies displayed in one chart, just click on one of the price plots, drag it to the other chart and drop it in for instant analysis. This amazing feature removes all barriers so you'll see your analysis the way that it makes sense to you. After you've used Drag and Drop, you won't think of MetaStock as object-oriented. You'll think of it as "profit-oriented." A Familiar Interface With MetaStock, you won't have to learn a new interface, or new commands, or new ways of doing things. That's because MetaStock is designed from the ground up to be 100% Microsoft Office 97 Compatible. It looks, feels, and works like Microsoft Word, Excel,PowerPoint, Access, and other standard Windows programs. And it's the only program of its kind to be awarded this high-level compatibility certification. OLE 2.0 Linking Imagine taking a price plot from your MetaStock chart into your Excel spreadsheet...calculating an advanced indicator on that price data in Excel using any of Excel's specialized math functions...then putting that newly calculated indicator back into your MetaStock chart to see it plot right before your eyes. That's the information-sharing power of MetaStock called OLE (Object Linking and Embedding). Now imagine placing that entire MetaStock chart right into your Word document. The whole chart is there, just as it looks in MetaStock. When you update the underlying price data in your MetaStock chart, everything in the Word chart is automatically recalculated and ready to go.

  It's amazing! MetaStock can do this with any program that is compatible with OLE 2.0. It's the way computers were meant to work-seamlessly integrated into a total technical analysis solution.  

• The Largest Choice of Charting Styles MetaStock is the only charting and analysis program that gives you nine different charting styles: 
  • Line,
  • Bar,
  • Candlesticks,
  • Kagi,
  • Renko,
  • Three Line Break,
  • Candlevolume,
  • Equivolume,
  • and Point and Figure.

  Get a whole new perspective on your portfolio by learning about and using different charting styles in your analysis. This helps you gain insight from the most useful charting methods ever developed.

  A Vast Arsenal of Trading Indicators Thanks to MetaStock's comprehensive collection of built-in indicators and line studies, you can trade with the knowledge and insight of the most respected traders in history. It's a breeze to develop your own trading strategy with MetaStock by combining the indicators that fit your own trading style. Easily arrange them on your charts simply by dragging and dropping them where you want. And MetaStock's built-in indicator interpretations even help you understand how each indicator can be traded. Like everything else in MetaStock, these are tools designed to help you find profitable trades. You can even choose which indicators you want displayed in MetaStock's Indicator QuickList-including indicators you create yourself! A Team of Expert Advisors at Your Command Imagine having some of the greatest minds in technical analysis looking over your shoulder, coaching you as you make your investment decisions. That's the beauty of MetaStock's Expert Advisor -- some of the world's best investing gurus are just a few mouse-clicks away. You'll never have to trade alone again.

  
   

• MetaStock's Power Tools Help You Find the Answers Indicator Builder Built right into MetaStock is an amazing tool that lets all your trading ideas come to life on your computer screen -- the Indicator Builder. It's an incredibly powerful formula writing module with an enormous array of math and technical analysis functions to save you valuable time and headaches. And writing the formulas is as easy as picking the function you need from the list in the Paste Function dialog and watching as MetaStock automatically inserts the function right into your formula. Every indicator you create is automatically listed in the Indicator QuickList for Drag and Drop plotting. The Explorer^TM MetaStock gives you the most powerful searching tool available -- The Explorer. With The Explorer, you can sort and rank your results to find only the securities with good profit potential. Use The Explorer to calculate the current value of your favorite indicators, generate a short-list of potential money-makers, or even generate your daily buy-and-sell signals. The Explorer does all this and more based on your own trading ideas-not some unknown black box. It's an ideal way to find winning opportunities. System Tester Where other programs skimp on testing trading systems, MetaStock gives you incredible depth. For starters, you can create any trading system you want using MetaStock's exhaustive catalog of functions. It's a breeze to set your entry/exit conditions, commission amounts, and other important details. It's these details that help give you accurate real-world results. Then turn the System Tester loose to see how much real money you would have made using your trading signals. To maximize your returns, MetaStock can optimize your trading systems to tell you what parameters work best for any particular security. It will even compare multiple trading systems to show you exactly which system is more profitable. OptionScope OptionScope is an ideal tool for options traders to calculate option price and implied volatility based on the price of the underlying security. It works equally well with equity-based and futures-based options. It automatically gives you all the essential options calculations -- including all the "greeks." OptionScope also shows you the results of your analysis in easy-to-read graphs. This powerful options analysis program helps you prepare for whatever happens to the price of an underlying security so that you'll know what to do.

   

  Built-in data collection software - The DownLoader^TM With MetaStock, you also get the most advanced 32-bit, built-in data downloading program ever developed -- The DownLoader. It uses your modem to automatically collect your price updates to use with MetaStock. The DownLoader can even collect quotes through the Internet!

  More importantly, The DownLoader makes sure that your data is as clean and accurate as possible. It checks for numerous data errors, adjusts for stock splits, and automatically updates previous price errors when used with the Reuters DataLink service.

  When you order MetaStock, you get a free copy of The DownLoader that accesses either Reuters DataLink or Dial/Data. (There's also a version of The DownLoader available that gives you access to six of the most popular data services.)

  
   

• MetaStock   System Requirements Windows 95, 98, 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 or higher.
  Pentium 166 or faster computer. (A Pentium 233 or faster processor is strongly recommended.)
  32MB or more of RAM. (64MB-128MB are strongly recommended.)
  A hard drive with 50MB or more free space, with another 50 - 100MB available for data storage.
  A CD-ROM drive.