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Personal Stock Monitor Review

Personal Stock Monitor Features

News Headlines and News Alerts

* News headlines are retrieved and collected along with the quotes.
* News Headlines view allows you to browse headlines organized by ticker symbol. New headlines and unread headlines are highlighted.
* Scrolling news headlines available in the ticker bar.
* Define alerts that trigger when news arrives. News alerts can even send the entire headline to your alphanumeric pager.

More alert options

* Additional alert fields: spread, gain, EPS, and open interest.
* Option to send alerts via email or to an alphanumeric pager, including the ability to customize the list of fields sent.

Multiple Portfolios

* Easily create and manage multiple independent portfolios. Each portfolio can have custom settings.
* Switch between portfolios with one click.

More Research

* Displays SEC EDGAR filings for US stocks through your browser.

Additional Customization

* QIF format support for importing and exporting entire transactions to/from Quicken, Microsoft Money, and many other programs supporting this format.
* Export MetaStock ASCII format historical data for analysis.
* Define custom import and export formats to handle almost any type of ASCII file.

International Investments

* Support for additional international quote servers.
* Automatic foreign currency conversion supports dozens of currencies, with FOREX rates updated over the Internet with a simple command. See Screen Shot

Quick Startup and Easy to Use

* The Quick Start Wizard walks you through the brief setup process, including network and proxy configuration. See Screen Shot
* The Tour Guide demonstrates the major features of the software and tells you how to access them so you can quickly become familiar with how things work.
* QuickLinks provide easy access to the most commonly used program functions.
* Well-organized menus and dialogs ensure that important functions remain quickly accessible.
* All-in-one dialogs for creating new symbols and cash accounts allow you to set all parameters for these items before they are added to your portfolio.
* Allows you to create a hierarchy of folders to organize your portfolio. See Screen Shot
* Context-sensitive online help has descriptions of every command and dialog. A glossary is included to cover some of the less commonly used terms.

Saves Time

* Automatically updates your investments at intervals you set, using realtime or delayed quote servers on the Internet.
* Updates from multiple quote servers at the same time, and up to 20 ticker symbols per request.
* Automatically recalculates the value of your holdings after each update.

Research Assistant

* Displays news and charts through your browser with just one click, or generates graphs dynamically based on historical data. See Screen Shot
* Flexible alert system can notify you when your stock reaches preset limits. Set alerts on price, bid, ask, change, and volume.
* Optional Internet Explorer integration displays the news or chart directly in the Personal Stock Monitor window. See Screen Shot

Customization Features

* Drag and drop support makes it easy to arrange symbols and folders.
* Drag and drop columns to arrange the fields in your view.
* Create multiple views on your portfolios, each with different fields, and quickly switch to any one.

Works With Your Current Software

* Import/export ASCII files in several different formats, including Quicken and MetaStock.
* Imports MetaStock ASCII historical data files.

System Requirements

Recommended Configuration:

* Pentium/200 (or higher) with 32 MB RAM
* Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista
* Video resolution of 800 x 600 (or higher)
* 10MB free disk space
* Internet connection


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