Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site idi.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!idi!kiessig From: kiessig@idi.UUCP (Rick Kiessig) Newsgroups: net.invest Subject: Re: Real-Time Data - (nf) Message-ID: <238@idi.UUCP> Date: Sat, 18-Aug-84 16:23:17 EDT Article-I.D.: idi.238 Posted: Sat Aug 18 16:23:17 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 19-Aug-84 04:04:04 EDT References: <369@ism780.UUCP> Organization: Intelligent Decisions, Saratoga, CA Lines: 29 There's a place out here in Silicon Valley that also sells "real-time" stock data. It's called Quotron. They sell a cute little hand-held reciver with LCD display, on which you can watch your favorite stock/bond/option/commodity price. No 15 minute delay. The information is broadcast over the air, so you don't have to have any special wires run into your house, or anything like that. I don't think they have an RS-232 converter yet, but that seems eminently possible (they were looking for UNIX people at the Salt Lake City conference, if that tells you anything). I think they're in San Mateo (area code 415), and they also might have an 800 number, if you're interested. Now here's the BIG catch. the equipment to receive this information is not too expensive (on the order of $300). So far so good. The problem is that the various stock exchanges charge really outrageous fees if you get the information without it being 15-or-more-minutes delayed. Each exchange has it's own fee. New York, American, OTC, Chicago, etc. They also have a one-time sign-up fee. They seem to run in the area of $15/month or more, per exchange. And Quotron has a service fee on top of the exchange fees. I think it came out to $100/mo. for three exchanges. I think I'll stick to calling my broker when I need info.... -- Rick Kiessig {decvax, ucbvax}!sun!idi!kiessig {akgua, allegra, amd, burl, cbosgd, decwrl, dual, ihnp4}!idi!kiessig Phone: 408-996-2399