Data Broadcasting Corp. Partners with Freeman Welwood to Offer Online Financial Market Data Services

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Data Broadcasting Corp. (DBC), a leading provider of real-time financial market data to traders and individual investors, has announced a marketing partnership with Freeman Welwood, a regional discount brokerage firm based in Seattle, to offer DBC's leading Internet financial market data services, StockEdge Online and Signal Online, at a discount on the Internet. This alliance will enhance Freeman Welwood's Web-based trading services and provide clients with access to continuous real-time quotes for all U.S. equity exchanges, futures, and options data.

Key Takeaways:

  • Data Broadcasting Corp. has partnered with Freeman Welwood to offer its online financial market data services at a discount.
  • The alliance will enhance Freeman Welwood's Web-based trading services and provide clients with access to real-time market data.
  • StockEdge Online and Signal Online are DBC's real-time continuous financial market data services delivered via the Internet.
  • The products feature Nasdaq Level II Market Maker information, limit alerts via pager, e-mail, or cellular phone, and detailed portfolio management windows.
  • Technical analysis studies include Bollinger Bands, Exponential and Weighted Moving Averages, Linear Regression, Fast Stochastics, Momentum, and more.
  • Signal Online and StockEdge Online offer access to free news from CBS MarketWatch, including access to a wealth of additional news and commentary from various sources.
  • The products support Windows 95/98/NT and are available for download at http://www.dbc.com/seo/freeman.
  • Freeman Welwood has been in business since 1972 and was one of the first brokers in the country to offer discount commissions.
  • Data Broadcasting is America's leading provider of real-time market data to the individual trader and investor, delivering data to 1 million users via PCs, wireless FM, cable satellite, and the Internet.

Statistics:

  • Data Broadcasting delivers real-time stock quotes, financial, and sports news to 1 million users via various platforms.
  • The company's Capital Management Sciences division is the leading provider of fixed income portfolio analytics used for valuation and risk management purposes.
  • StockEdge Online and Signal Online offer technical analysis studies including Bollinger Bands and Exponential Moving Averages.
  • The products support Windows 95/98/NT operating systems.

Sources:

  • Data Broadcasting Corp. Press Release, "Data Broadcasting Corp. Partners with Freeman Welwood to Offer Online Financial Market Data Services," July 7, 1998.
  • Data Broadcasting Corp., "About Us," http://www.dbc.com.