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Dear All,
I used to be very interested in TA and am looking to get back into it. I used to use Updata in the days before they took over Indexia, but after reading lots on these and other forums I am now looking at Metastock. This is partly because I may also be interested in US data and also because of the ability to program your own formulas into Metastock easily.
Having looked at the Metastock site it seems you can "rent" the software with data on the US and UK for $88 p/m. I wonder if any users of Metastock do it this way? Since there is some rumour about a Metastock version 10 I would presume one of the advantages is a "free" upgrade...
What is the Reuters data for the UK like and do most people use Reuters? Should I look at an alternative?I would also be interested in how much history one gets from Reuters for small vs. large cap stocks.
Any comments gratefully received.
Many thanks,
Toby.
Here is a summary of the pricing info I have found thus far:
Metastock.com:
$499: approx £283
$59 p/m : approx £33.47
with North American and European data from Reuters Datalink:
$88 p/m: approx £49.92
or just London Stock Exchange Level 1 Domestic:
$7.20 p/m: approx £4.08
Q-Data:
MS 9 EOD: £330
with 15 months of data downloads and historical data: £450
US data is listed as £0 on their site - must be a mistake!
Winrow (+VAT):
MS 9 EOD: £285
Data via Datalink: $24.99
Paritech (inc. VAT):
MS 9 EOD £299
with 12 months of data downloads using Paritech Data Director: £399
Note that I haven't included postage (or, presumably, export duty on software from the US), but there are some differences in price. However, as I posted above, the main question appears where to get data from...
I used to be very interested in TA and am looking to get back into it. I used to use Updata in the days before they took over Indexia, but after reading lots on these and other forums I am now looking at Metastock. This is partly because I may also be interested in US data and also because of the ability to program your own formulas into Metastock easily.
Having looked at the Metastock site it seems you can "rent" the software with data on the US and UK for $88 p/m. I wonder if any users of Metastock do it this way? Since there is some rumour about a Metastock version 10 I would presume one of the advantages is a "free" upgrade...
What is the Reuters data for the UK like and do most people use Reuters? Should I look at an alternative?I would also be interested in how much history one gets from Reuters for small vs. large cap stocks.
Any comments gratefully received.
Many thanks,
Toby.
Here is a summary of the pricing info I have found thus far:
Metastock.com:
$499: approx £283
$59 p/m : approx £33.47
with North American and European data from Reuters Datalink:
$88 p/m: approx £49.92
or just London Stock Exchange Level 1 Domestic:
$7.20 p/m: approx £4.08
Q-Data:
MS 9 EOD: £330
with 15 months of data downloads and historical data: £450
US data is listed as £0 on their site - must be a mistake!
Winrow (+VAT):
MS 9 EOD: £285
Data via Datalink: $24.99
Paritech (inc. VAT):
MS 9 EOD £299
with 12 months of data downloads using Paritech Data Director: £399
Note that I haven't included postage (or, presumably, export duty on software from the US), but there are some differences in price. However, as I posted above, the main question appears where to get data from...
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. I had no time to test it, but will later when I can fully take advantage of it. It included ICE ADAPTICK module too.. You must provide your credit card for the $59.00 a month 2nd month fee, but you only get charged if you keep it. (Trust me, I made sure he cancelled before wasting funds). He bagged it, in favour of something less complicated. But he is just learning about trading as opposed to investing.