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Currency Futures Options Trading System - CFOTS

Note: The following information has not been updated by the vendor since 01/14/10.

Address:89 N. Princeton Circle, Fl 1
Lynchburg, VA 24503
Phone # for sales: 434 385 9085
Additional Phone #: 434 385 9085
Fax: 434 385 0210
Website: www.pimsva.com
Click link to request additional product information.
E-mail address: pims@pimsva.com

CATEGORY: TRADING SYSTEMS

Trading System Features | Support | Data and Markets Followed | Optimization |
Special Features | Validation | Additional Information

Trading System Features TOP

Name of trading system: Currency Futures Options Trading System - CFOTS
Price of product: PhoneUs
Brief description of trading system: 

Currency Futures Options Trading System (CFOTS) is a weekly currency trading system whereby the User only needs to review his positions each weekend. Eight major currencies are included in the historical database supplied by PIMS, Inc. Backtested results for all 8 currencies are included starting in January 1996. CFOTS uses STOP-LOSS and mental STOP-GAIN limits as part of each contract. The program is complete with easy to use prompts and supplied databases. Visit our webpage at www.pimsva.com for more info.
This trading system is: Proprietary
This system includes the following features: 
  • Trading signals
Back testing allowed: Yes
Built-in indicators are available: 
  • Testing of money management strategies
  • Trading systems library provided
A user can adjust the parameters for the indicators listed above: Yes
Can user write custom system/indicator/function without using the pre-packaged systems/indicators/functions?: No
The trading system is: A stand alone application.
Additional application required (if needed, eg. Excel, TradeStation, MetaStock): N/A

Support TOP

Types of customer support offered: 
  • 24 hour customer service
  • Tutorials and examples
Consultants are available with experience programming this system: Yes

Data and Markets Followed TOP

Types of data feeds this trading system accepts:  N/A
This system is limited to these markets: 
  • Options
Reporting capabilities: 
  • Profit/loss
  • Return percentage
  • Number of trades
  • Optimized parameter suggestions
  • Consecutive winning/losing trades
  • Trade by trade listing
  • Graphic display of trades

Optimization TOP

Able to optimize the systems used or created: Yes

Special Features TOP

Best features of this trading system package: 

Currency trading using STOP-LOSS and STOP-GAIN limit orders for those currencies that look attractive due to intelligent programming techniques coded within the program. User only needs to input 8 currency values each weekend and then run program for one or more of the 8 currencies. Backtesting shows positive returns over last 8 year test period. For more info visit www.pimsva.com
This product is ahead of competing products for these reasons: 

PIMS, Inc. has not compared this product to other currency trading products.
These upgrades are planned for this software package: 

Upgrades will be added mainly due to requests from Users -- currently the program produces positive returns over the backtesting period 1996 thru July 2004.
Studies have been done on the performance of this trading system in the newsletter Futures Truth: No

Validation TOP

Money back guarantee on this system: No
Performance tracking methods offered: 

Trade by trade performance w/o inclusion of trading commissions.
Money management strategies and procedures included with your system: No

Additional Information TOP

The following are included in this system: 
  • Completely mechanical rules and methodologies
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Multiple issue monitoring

Trading System Features | Support | Data and Markets Followed | Optimization |
Special Features | Validation | Additional Information

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