ADVFN Regulatory News (AFN)

19 Jan 2005 11:11

ADVFN PLC19 January 2005 News Release January 19, 2005 ADVFN unleashes pro-trader screens for private investors, for five pounds a month - simultaneous news, Level 2 and charts for the prolific trader - ADVFN (www.advfn.com) has launched Market Desktop - an advanced, fullyconfigurable trading screen. While pros pay thousands a month for the same functionality, ADVFN MarketDesktop, costing £4.99 a month, allows private investors to fully customisemarket information into a bespoke window, just as professional traders do. At aglance, users can compare different stocks and indices or view one stock indifferent contexts via multiple charts, Level 2 screens (the order book) andstreaming news. With one click they can switch to a whole range of othercompanies and indices that they are monitoring. Traders no longer have to wastetime opening up numerous windows and risk missing trading opportunities. Market Desktop works for all ADVFN markets including US stocks and indices;FOREX, commodities, derivatives, world markets and multiple news feeds.Investors can create and arrange frames vertically and horizontally, link them;create static areas and place a tool such as a Level 2 screen in each. Usershave intraday, streaming and historical charts at their disposal and can usepreset templates or produce their own. ADVFN Market Desktop puts traders in abetter position to react quickly to news announcements, orders on Level 2 andother indicators. They can even run multiple trading desktops. "Traders need to have an edge. The ability to view data in different ways,switch contexts and do all of this in an instant means our users are well placedto spot trading opportunities before the rest of the market reacts. We aregiving them this edge with a very sophisticated, professional product at aconsumer price. ADVFN is at the forefront of market data provision and continuesto champion the private investor through innovative products," said ClemChambers, CEO of ADVFN. NOTES TO EDITORS About ADVFN ADVFN (www.advfn.com) is Europe's number one stocks and shares Web site. Withfull real-time coverage of the London Stock Exchange, the euronext-liffe, OFEX,NASDAQ, Amex and NYSE, including FTSE, Dow and S&P indices, ADVFN providesprofessional quality information to the person on the street. ADVFN was established in the last quarter of 1999 and floated on AIM in March2000. It now has over 400,000 registered users who generate in excess of 38million page impressions a month. We currently cover the following areas in the UK, France and America: • Free real-time prices from the London Stock Exchange• EURONEXT-LIFFE • EURONEXT - Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam• NASDAQ• NYSE • AMEX • OFEX • FOREX • NYMEX • COMEX • Russian stocks and indices • Canadian stocks, indices, options and derivatives • German stocks and indices • Irish stocks and indices • Greek stocks and indices • Level 2 data• Comprehensive fundamental data• Streaming stock charts, historic and intraday • CREST stock loan data• Portfolios• RNS and AFX news• UK's busiest financial bulletin boards• Historical data downloads• Stock monitors and filters • Covered Warrants • Trading signals • Investor Relations Web site solutions • PDA service • SMS stock quote service • Headlines • Weather For further press information, please contact: Francesca De Franco on 020 70700932 or email francescad@advfn.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange