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ACT (Accelerated Commodities Trainer)

Note: The following information has not been updated by the vendor since 04/07/06.

Address:2230 E 52nd Ave
Anchorage, AK 99507
Phone # for sales: 907 561 4412
Fax: 907 561 5412
Website: www.softwarenorth.com/trading
Click link to request additional product information.
E-mail address: trading@softwarenorth.com

CATEGORY: SOFTWARE

General Information | System Requirements | Market Information | Data |
Data Formats | Charts | Screening and Alerts | Trading Systems |
Options Analysis | Support | Additional Information

General Information TOP

Product name: ACT (Accelerated Commodities Trainer)
Initial Price: download from $158.57
Brief product description: 

This is a complete, comprehensive program designed to help the novice trader understand all aspects of futures trading, and help the experienced trader test new trading systems. Using historical data and virtual dollars, the trader can apply dozens of analytical techniques and issue all common orders just like the professional traders do!

System Requirements TOP

Operating system(s): 
  • Windows98
  • Windows95
  • WindowsNT
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows XP
Minimum RAM required: 16 mb
Minimum hard drive space: 20 mb
Minimum modem speed: 14400
Mouse required?: Yes
CD-ROM used?: No
CD-ROM required?: No
Demo disk available?: No

Market Information TOP

Markets followed: 
  • Futures
  • Cash markets
  • Indices

Data TOP

Data type(s) utilized: 
  • Intraday data
  • Historical Data
Sources for data: 
  • Provided by the software vendor
Downloader:  N/A
Data manager: 
  • Split & distribution adjustments
  • Historical database available
  • Data printout

Data Formats TOP

Formats read directly:  N/A
Additional formats read directly: 

N/A
Formats read after conversion to program useable data:  N/A
Additional formats read via conversion to program useable data: 

Custom Technical Analysis via MS Excel.

Charts TOP

Chart type(s) utilized: 
  • Bar Charts
  • Candlestick charts
  • Line charts
  • Point & figure
Charting features: 
  • Andrews pitchfork
  • Bollinger bands
  • Crosshair data readout
  • Dump to graphic formats (e.g., PCX)
  • Fibonacci lines, circles
  • Gann lines, angles, squares
  • Horizontal lines
  • Linear regression lines
  • Moving average bands
  • Parallel lines
  • Print charts
  • Scaling: automatic
  • Scaling: manual
  • Scrolling
  • Tick volume
  • Trendlines: automatic
  • Trendlines: manual drawing
  • User-defined chart groups
  • Volume
  • Windows: multiple
  • Windows: resizable
  • Write text on charts
Built-in indicators: 
  • Accumulation/distribution
  • Accumulation swing index
  • Arms index (TRIN)
  • Average true range
  • Bollinger band difference
  • Chaikin oscillator
  • Commodity channel index
  • Commodity selection index
  • Daily volume indicator
  • Directional movement
  • Ease of movement
  • Mass index
  • MACD
  • Moving averages: simple
  • Moving averages: exponential
  • Moving averages: other
  • Negative volume indicator
  • On-balance volume
  • Oscillators
  • Parabolic indicator
  • Percent retracement
  • Positive volume indicator
  • Price volume trend
  • Rate of change
  • Relative strength
  • Spreads
  • Stochastics
  • Time series forecast
  • TRIX
  • Ultimate oscillator
  • Vertical horizontal filter
  • Volatility (Wilder)
  • Volume oscillator
  • Wilder's RSI
  • Williams' %R
  • Show indicator values
  • Modify built-in indicators
  • Indicator explanations provided
  • User-defined indicators

Screening and Alerts TOP

Ranking based on: 
  • Drawing Tools (e.g., trendlines)
  • Indicator and studies
  • Technical systems
Screening based on: 
  • Drawing Tools (e.g., trendlines)
  • Indicator and studies
  • Technical systems
Alerts based on: 
  • Drawing Tools (e.g., trendlines)
  • Indicator and studies
  • Technical systems
Alerts displayed on charts?: No
Alerts displayed in table?: Yes
Screening by individual system per market?: No
Save tables?: No
Automated printing of tables?: No

Trading Systems TOP

Trading system features: 
  • Futures system testing
  • System development and testing
  • System performance reports
  • Plot equity line

Options Analysis TOP

Options analysis features:  N/A

Support TOP

Support features: 
  • Automated installation
  • Online help
  • Manual
  • Phone support
  • Newsletter
  • Tutorial
Manual page length (if applicable): 100+ pages online

Additional Information TOP

Additional comments (please indicate additional indicators, special features and services here): 

Complete, comprehensive context-sensitive help file included. Online manuals and technical help tools available.

General Information | System Requirements | Market Information | Data |
Data Formats | Charts | Screening and Alerts | Trading Systems |
Options Analysis | Support | Additional Information

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