Forum Archive Index - November 2001

[Sam and Jerry <samjer@xtra.co.nz>]

Hi Mike

Why would you need to buy expensive charting software, when there are so many
good charting sites available free ... like Stocknessmonster and Equis and
Stockhouse?  Admittedly, they don't create beautiful, clear charts with their
nifty trendlines, like Phaedrus's wonderful charts (with which you also need
Phaedrus' wonderful experience to interpret them), but they do feed into  the
market live (Stocknessmonster) or almost live (delayed 20 minutes, at most).
ASB Securities  website have  great  facility to  "create your own  NZ
portolio" , as well as AUS portfolio, with the values showing all the
percentage changes from what you paid for shares as the market trades.    To
access this, you need to be a client, but they are terrific discount brokers ,
esp in filling orders below limits, and getting in touch if they can't fill
complete orders at stated limits.  And they are very friendly and helpful to
new traders, and sympathetic with mistakes made by those new to the game.

The other Jerry



Mike Bielski wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> With all the charts that have been displayed lately I have become interested
> in charting my own portfolio, which is by no means large.  I tried
> downloading all sorts of programmes and trying them, but most of them didn't
> support the New Zealand exchange and the ones that did were hopeless.
> So could someone please let me no what software is available for the New
> Zealand market and if possible which programmes are best,  If I have to
> purchase an expensive programme to monitor and chart my portfolio I suppose
> I will have to.
> I would just like you know what is available and who would recommend what.
>
> Many Thanks
> Mike
>
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