V.16:14 (690-692): Product Review: MetaStock Professional For Signal and BMI by John Sweeney

MetaStock Professional, For Signal and BMI (Equis International). Real-time analytical software including five-year historical database on 30,000 stocks, mutual funds, futures, and indices. by John Sweeney

One of the most pleasant tasks I have is reviewing EquisInternational’s products. They don’t come out very often, but what makes it nice is that its new releases always work right out of the box. You’re never going to have to fuss with INI files, options that don’t work (and must be double-checked with the vendor), or off-the-wall features. Equis,though now a subsidiary of info-giant Reuters, still takes its own sweet time about getting the software right and, when one of its products do turn out to have a bug, you get the actual pleasure of working with their tech support wizards.

Here’s an example of a quality company: In its packaging, Equis includes a separate folder listing all the ways their personnel can be reached for support. Every other company buries this information somewhere in a thick manual or confusing online aside, but Equis is confident enough you won’t have big problems that they put it right in front of you.

Here’s the scoop: MetaStock Pro is the low-cost entry for real-time analysis.