FutureSource Unveils High-Speed Ticker
Thursday April 10, 12:02 pm ET
LOMBARD, IL--(INTERNET WIRE)--Apr 10, 2003 -- FutureSource, a leader in the real-time futures, commodities and foreign exchange industry, today announced its new high-speed data feed to service a marketplace with burgeoning market data demands. The feed will power FutureSource products such as ProNET and fsXtra Platinum. The high-speed feed, along with the completely new "Galaxy Ticker" powering it, marks a major milestone in FutureSource's continued commitment to data speed, accuracy and reliability.
The entire new Galaxy Ticker, powering a lightning-fast feed that is currently configured for 512k, further establishes FutureSource as the market leader for high quality real-time futures, commodities, options, foreign exchange, weather and news data. "Our new ticker technology has placed FutureSource at the forefront of data excellence," said Chris Mahlmann, President of FutureSource. He continued, "In light of exploding transactional volume and market growth, FutureSource is poised to serve the full range of data needs for institutional traders around the globe."
"The Galaxy Ticker has been designed to scale easily to accommodate the massive data volumes from today's electronic exchanges. Its component architecture makes it modular, simple to configure, and provides transparent management facilities," said Steve Decker, Senior VP of Ticker Programming/Operations. Decker continued, "The new ticker is currently configured at 512k, but going forward there's virtually no limit as to the available speed of the data feed."
FutureSource has experienced tremendous growth over the last year, particularly in the online real-time data arena. With industry leading analytic products such has fsXtra Platinum, FutureSource has seen thousands of new subscribers come aboard. For the first time since its inception, FutureSource is now making its same high quality, institutional level data available to the broader, more price conscious web-based market. "FsXtra has allowed us to tap into an entirely new segment," said Mahlmann. "For the first time ever, users can access streaming real-time FutureSource quotes, charts, OsterDowJones news, weather and even emerging markets like Single Stock Futures, for less than $100 per month. FutureSource data and analytics are now a reality for any futures trader, anywhere in the world."
To learn more about the new FutureSource 512k data feed and ticker technology, users can write to marketing@futuresource.com. Or, for a free 14-day trial of fsXtra Platinum, simply open a browser and view platinum.fsXtra.com.
About FutureSource
FutureSource provides traders, brokers and risk managers with comprehensive futures, options and cash price data, news, and charting analysis tools through a series of networked, stand-alone, and Internet delivery platforms and software applications. FutureSource has corporate offices in Lombard, Illinois, with sales offices in Chicago, New York, Houston, Miami, Los Angeles, London, Sydney and Mexico City, along with reseller offices that combine to serve twenty-one countries.
NOTE TO EDITORS: For additional information, contact Jonathan Dean at FutureSource, 955 Parkview Blvd., Lombard, IL 60148. Voice: 630-792-2001. Fax: 630-792-2600. Email: marketing@futuresource.com. Web: www.futuresource.com. |
