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What is a newTRADE and for whom is it meant ?
newTRADE is designed for the investor wishing to sell one share in order to buy another.

For him these buy and sell transactions are linked and he wants to know when is the right time to trade.

He enters his order, for example at 1% or 2% better than what is presently available, and newTRADE continuously follows both share quotes until these savings are met and promptly advises the user.

The advantage is that the user has a way of timing his transaction and knows in dollar terms what his savings will be.

Only newTRADE can do this.

A newTRADE can be entered in two ways -  as a Single or a Multiple order. Single order allows the user to sell one security and buy another at a specified savings. A Multiple order is the same as a Single order except that it allows a user familiar with the system to enter up to 10 newTRADEs at once without having to go back to the order entry screen every time.
... and smartLIMIT ?
smartLIMIT is an extension of the limit order. This cutting edge tool allows an investor to be notified when to trade securities depending on how they perform against a market index.

smartLIMIT monitors your order against an index of your choice and will advise you when your security either under- or outperforms that index.

Another advantage is that it helps reduce (but not eliminate) the possibility of selling into a rising market or buying into a falling one.
What is a multipleCHOICE order ?
A multipleCHOICE order is different because it allows the user to sell shares in one company and buy shares in any one of up to four other companies.

Once the order is entered, multipleCHOICE tracks the shares to be sold against each of the shares to be purchased along with the specified savings criteria.

A maximum of 4 pending orders can be monitored simultaneously. The first savings criteria to be reached sets off that particular advice and cancels the others.

multipleCHOICE tracks one security on the sell side against four on the buy side. It's like entering four newTRADE orders so the chances are that much higher that requested savings will be met.

Users may therefore wish to consider applying slightly higher savings criteria when entering such an order.
How are savings calculated ?
Savings are based on the average cash value of the order entered. If you want to sell shares worth $20,000 and buy others worth $18,000, your average price will be $19,000.

If you enter a newTRADE order to save 2% (or $380) your order will be monitored until these savings are available.

You know in dollar terms how much you will be saving.

smartLIMIT, on the other hand, advises you by what percentage your shares have either out- or underperformed a market index. Relative and not dollar savings are concerned.
What are the chances of my newTRADE savings criteria being met ?
Trying to improve on an existing situation is no guarantee of success. Entering a limit order to buy a stock at $49 when it is trading at $50, does not mean you will get it.

newTRADE is no different: except that it uses state-of-the-art technology to save the investor money by properly timing his transaction - and the chances of success are that much greater.

See Computer simulation for a better understanding of the savings involved and the chances of achieving such savings.
How often is my order monitored during the day ?
It depends on how close the order is to reaching your savings criteria and the volatility of the securities involved. If your criteria are far from being met and you are dealing in low-volatile stocks, the pending order will be monitored at extended intervals.

If, on the other hand, the shares you want to trade are volatile and your criteria are close to being met, CAT follows the situation every few minutes.

newTRADE and smartLIMIT provide a service which would be impossible to do manually and extract savings from situations which would normally be missed.
What kind of savings can I expect when using newTRADE ?
When entering a newTRADE order (step 1) you will automatically be advised what dollar savings to expect (step 2). Savings do not take brokerage commissions, SEC fees, etc. into account. They are calculated gross.

Requested savings may no longer be available between the moment you are advised and the moment an order is entered (they can go either way).

Example:
A user wishes to sell 1000 shares of A trading at $30 and buy 1500 shares of B trading at $20 and be advised when he can save $600 (or 2% of the $30,000 average cash value):

N° of
shares
Sym. Quotes Amount
Sell 1000 A 30.00  bid 30,000.00
Buy 1000 B 20.00  ask -30,000.00
Savings 0.00

A newTRADE request is entered, continuously monitored and the user advised if and when such savings are met:

N° of
shares
Sym. Quotes Amount
Sell 1000 A 32.20  bid 32,200.00
Buy 1000 B 21.06  ask -31,590.00
Savings 610.00


newTRADE would have monitored A and B quotes and advised
when the 2% (or $600) savings was available.

Will quotes be close to those at order entry when
savings criteria are met ?
Not necessarily. This is one of newTRADE's big advantages. If markets move sharply higher, you might find that the stock you were hoping to buy has moved up. You will not have noticed that the one you intend to sell has moved up just that much more and your trading criteria have been met.

newTRADE followed the short-term random movements of both securities to catch the right moment and save you money. See Psychological Factor.
Will I be advised only when the exact savings I requested are available ?
CAT monitors bid and ask quotes until your savings criteria have been met or surpassed. It is rare that you will get exactly the savings you wanted. In most cases the results will be slightly better than expected.

There is a chance that in active markets your savings criteria will have been met only to be gone by the time you are advised.

For real time service where you receive immediate advice, you must register. This allows you to be promptly advised that your requested savings have been met and the time is right to place an order.


This service is free during product pre-introduction.
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