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To: gwb-trading who wrote (199)	6/5/2001 9:47:32 PM
From: deronw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 565

Greg, We actually use a proprietary scanning program that we have custom designed for the use in our Online Trading Center. This is also how we generate our Stalk Lists every night. However, I will tell you that I am aware of several packages out there that can generate the kind of information you are seeking. Two programs I recommend you check out are FirstAlert (www.neovest.com) and Insight (can't seem to find a URL for you, but will keep looking). Regarding news feed, we do indeed use a real-time news feed. Although there are many options out there, we prefer using Dow Jones News via our RealTick trading platform. The additional cost to get this news feed with RealTick is less than $100 per month. I will let you know if I can find a URL for Insight software, but I know they are used primarily in the proprietary trading circles and are not trying to be known in the retail world. Trade Well, Deron

To: gwb-trading who wrote (199)	6/5/2001 11:24:28 PM
From: -	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 565

Greg, I tried everything and eventually grew frustrated that none of the commercial scanning solutions can give me what I need. I was lucky to get a trading buddy here in Silicon Valley interested in the problem, and he's written a bunch of scanning routines for me in C++ (he writes code as frequently as I read charts - like, all the time). It is driven by my S&P Comstock dish feed which spews every tick out onto my Ethernet as a UDP packet, & runs on the same Windows NT platform that I use for Realtick. Real simple, does the job! I feel that it gives me an edge. -Steve