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MetaStockCSV Plug-in Version 2.12 is now available for download.  This new version addresses several issues that some users incurred in previous releases.  Please go to the MetaStockCSV Plug-in web site to download this new version.  After clicking on the “Install” button, please select “Run” not “Save” and initially install to the default directories.  You may [...]

MetaStockCSV Plug-in Version 2.11 is now available for download.  This plug-in allows MetaStock to use your own .csv format datafiles (comma delimited text files) without import or conversion.  The standard version uses datafiles up to 100 columns.  With the newly available Expansion Pack, datafiles can now contain up to 150 columns of data.  Additionally (and [...]

Our Index / ETF Compilation List is adjusted to, once again, reflect the top 111 trade volume ETFs.  Subject to our inclusion criteria, this list is revised monthly to continually contain the most highly traded, liquid US listed Exchange Traded Funds.

Last month, we adopted a revised policy regarding new additions / deletions to our compilation [...]

We are very proud to announce version 2.0 of the MasterDATA Composite Plug-in.  Over two years ago the original version was developed in defiance of the then opinion that .csv format datafiles could never be made to work with MetaStock.  The new version is rewritten from the ground up.  Frankly, originally the main reason for [...]

Our Index / ETF Compilation List is adjusted to, once again, reflect the top 111 trade volume ETFs.  Subject to our inclusion criteria, this list is revised monthly to continually contain the most highly traded, liquid US listed Exchange Traded Funds.
Noteworthy this month, is the inclusion of numerous Vanguard VIPER ETFs in MasterData’s Compilation List.  [...]

Our program code now includes the nightly download of current constituent lists from the various index and ETF sponsor web sites.  This significant programming accomplishment means that MasterDATA’s constituent lists are as up to date as the sponsor’s web site itself.  As a result, reports, charts and data available on our web sites are now [...]

In the past, the MasterDATA.com web site was hosted on a remote web server with the remaining MasterDATA sites hosted on in-house servers.  This structure reduced bandwidth demand on the in-house servers thus enhancing download and access times for subscribers to MasterDATA’s various subscription web sites.
Recently, the remote web servers  experienced frequent interruptions in service.  [...]

This letter should have been out over a week ago, but I decided to postpone its publication until ready to make an announcement promised in last month’s letter.  As I stated in my last letter, “The program is written and fully functional and will be distributed after addition of a few more features and completion [...]

The new web site, MasterDATACSV.com, provides the same historical composite / breadth .csv datafile downloads as the previous web site, but with an entirely new and greatly improved method of datafile delivery to subscribers.  MasterDATAlink is a program provided our .csv datafile subscribers that allows them to update or download one, any or all available [...]

Being the first in quite a long while, this letter is kind of a purpose statement for me and a commitment to you.  It will first address some of the major enhancements recently implemented into the MasterDATA web site.  Then, I will provide a brief overview of where we are going from here.  The immediate [...]