Desktop Platform. FXPlus. User Guide Inforex Α.Ε All Rights Reserved

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1 Desktop Platform FXPlus User Guide EN 2014 Inforex Α.Ε All Rights Reserved EN

2 FXPlus-User Manual Copyright 2014 Inforex S.A. All Rights Reserved No part of this document can be reproduced, transferred, distributed or stored in any format without the prior written permission of Inforex Α.Ε

3 Contents Executive Summary... 1 FXPlus Data Content-Functionality... 2 Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) FXPlus... 7 Athens Derivatives Exchange (ADEX) FXPlus Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) FXPlus Trading FXPlus Layouts FXPlus Price Window FXPlus Level 2 Data FXPlus Ups/Downs FXPlus Session Statistics FXPlus Waiting Orders Analysis FXPlus Splits FXPlus News FXPlus Technical Analysis FXPlus Turkish Markets FXPlus Money Markets FXPlus Foreign Markets FXPlus ASE Clock Excel Sheet Settings Data Transfer Data Rate Inforex Technical Support Appendix... 51

4 Executive Summary FXPlus is a professional platform (desktop application) for screening and monitoring Athens Stock Exchange, Cyprus Stock Exchange, Borsa Istanbul Exchange as well as other International stock markets in real time or delayed, that additionally includes real time financial news, sophisticated technical analysis, built-in calculation windows and Excel compatibility features. Data broadcasting takes place through internet or satellite. FXPlus is a very sophisticated and easy-to-use platform for real time financial information, news displaying and data analysis which works with digital satellite technology and internet 1

5 FXPlus Data Content-Functionality The system comes with a set of predefined windows. For example, if we like to see Athens Stock Exchange Main Market security prices, clicking the ASE Stock Market \ ASE Main Market option from FXPLUS menu will be enough. Main Menu Options ASE Stock Market Function Displays pre-defined price windows for ASE Main Market, ASE Stocks to be Delisted, ASE Rights Markets and ASE Summary. ASE Indices Displays pre-defined price windows for ASE main and sectorial indices. Also securities bound to a certain sectorial index are displayed in separate price pages. ASE Categories Displays pre-defined price windows for all ASE categories. User can select a category from the list and the securities in that category are displayed in a price page window. Also user is able to view ASE Index Pages (with % share) and monitor stocks weighting. ADEX Displays pre-defined price windows for ADEX Index Futures-Options, ADEX Stock Futures-Options and ADEX Repos. Cyprus Stock Exchange ASE Ticker Displays pre-defined price windows for CSE Market. Displays all trades from ASE Market. The user can filter the trades according to the security, minimum volume and turnover. ASE Ticker (Blocks) Displays all block trades from ASE Market. The user can filter the block trades according to the security, minimum volume and turnover. ASE Interrupt Displays stocks already suspended and stocks to be suspended from ASE. ADEX Ticker ASE Ups/Downs Displays all trades from ADEX Market. Displays most traded securities in value or volume, most gainers and most losers. 2

6 Main Menu Options Session Statistics Function Displays session statistics window covering the number of decreased, increased or stable securities and the associated volume-turnover. ASE VWAP Page Waiting Orders Analysis Displays the Vwap in specific time period for ASE stocks. Displays a special analysis for ASE securities, generally used as a market indicator, where all 5 buy and sell levels of stocks (pending orders) are calculated cumulatively in volume. With this analysis potential buying power is compared with potential selling power. ASE Clock ASE Splits Displays the latest time stamp received from ASE. Displays all ASE splits in detail (including capital increases and dividend payments). Greek News Displays ASE Corporate News and Greek News from sources like Athens News Agency and Inforex News Center. CapitalGR News Displays economic and political news from Capital.gr website. Euro2Day News Displays economic and political news from Euro2Day.gr website. All News Turkish Markets Money Markets Displays all news that FXPlus receives from all sources. Displays pre-defined price windows for Turkish Market. Displays price pages for international currencies, commodities, LIBOR EURIBOR rates and ECB. International Indices Displays a variety of international indices. 3

7 Main Menu Options Foreign Markets Function Displays pre-defined price windows for the most common foreign markets. International News English News Price Page Displays Dow Jones European Equities Spotlight News. Displays Anatolian Agency News in English. Displays an empty price window which can be customized with user selected securities and price fields (columns). Price windows can be configured in a multi-column format. Excel Sheet FXTrade Settings Displays an excel sheet where you can add your excel formulas. Trading with real time portfolio with the ability to give orders. Main settings related to the operations of the program are gathered here. Technical settings for data reception, licenses, language settings etc. are entered from this option. Data Transfer Import & export facilities for data transfer (MetaStock, Advanced Gate etc.). Data Rate Option to check if data reception stops. Under normal operation, sub-option Succ. Packet option should have numbers changing continuously. New Features Economic calendar, online support etc. Exit Program Option for exiting the program. 4

8 FXPlus Main Menu FXPlus is managed from FXPlus Main Menu at the left topmost corner of the screen. Here, you can find Domestic & International markets, Trading, News and Statistics categorized along with other main functionalities of the system. FXPlus Main Menu contains the following: 5

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10 Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) FXPlus Display ASE Market information Access price windows for ASE Main Market, ASE Stocks to be Delisted, ASE Rights Markets and ASE Summary. Price windows include rows and columns and can be fully customized by the end user and be saved as defaults for the next time user will open the platform. Price windows are automatically updated, incorporating securities deletion-addition, with no end user intervention. Select ASE Stock Market, ASE Main Market command in FXPlus Main Menu Click on ASE Main Market in Click on ASE Rights Market order to view all stock symbols, warrants and rights Click on ASE Summary Click on ASE Stocks to be Delisted 7

11 Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) FXPlus Display ASE Indices information Access price windows for ASE Main Market and sectorial indices. Securities bound to a certain sectorial index are displayed separately. Price windows are automatically updated, incorporating securities deletion-addition, with no end user intervention. Select ASE Indices command in FXPlus Main Menu Left click mouse button to ASE Index Pages Select ASE Indices command in FXPlus Main Menu Left click mouse button to ASE Indices Select ASE Indices command in FXPlus Main Menu Left click mouse button to ASE Index Pages (with share %) in order to monitor the weighting percentage on any given index 8

12 Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) FXPlus Display ASE Categories information Select ASE Categories command in FXPlus Main Menu and choose the category of your preference. A dialog box displays all ASE categories that are listed. User can select a category from the list and all securities in that category are displayed in a separate price window. Price windows are automatically updated, incorporating securities deletion-addition, with no end user intervention. Display ASE Transactions information Select ASE Transactions command in FXPlus Main Menu to open an ASE Ticker. User can access Time, Security, Trade Price, %Daily Difference, Trade Volume, Turnover in Euro and whether a trade comes as a bid or ask. Rows can be colored depending on the bid / ask price, on higher / lower than previous trade price or on higher / lower than yesterday s closing price. All colors can be customized. Trades can be filtered according to security, minimum Volume or minimum Turnover. As a general functionality of the system, data in the window can be exported to other programs in Excel or text format. 9

13 Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) FXPlus Display ASE Ticker (Forced Sales) Access all Forced Sales trades from ASE. User can filter trades according to security, minimum Volume and Turnover. Select ASE Ticker (Forced Sales) command in FXPlus Main Menu. Display ASE Ticker (Blocks) Access all block trades from ASE. User can filter all block trades according to security, minimum Volume and Turnover. Select ASE Ticker (Blocks) command in FXPlus Main Menu. Display ASE Interrupt Select ASE Interrupt command in FXPlus Main Menu. 10

14 Athens Derivatives Exchange (ADEX) FXPlus Display ADEX Futures Access ADEX Index or Stock Futures & Options price windows. Select ADEX Index Futures command in FXPlus Main Menu in order to monitor future contracts. Closed contracts are automatically removed from the system. Display ADEX Transactions Select ADEX Transactions command in FXPlus Main Menu to open an ADEX Ticker. 11

15 Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) FXPlus Display Cyprus Stock Exchange information Access price windows for CSE Markets. Select Cyprus Stock Exchange command in FXPlus Main Menu. 12

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17 Trading FXPlus FXPlus gives the ability to clients to engage in trading activities by accessing their portfolio and proceed with online trading. According to end user business requirements, the platform offers the following capabilities: Online trading in Greek and Cyprus markets, in stocks and derivatives and also in International Markets. Access and monitoring of Portfolio info and transactions. Real time monitoring of stock exchange financial information. Connection capability to back-offices incorporating profit centers. In FXPlus Main Menu, click on the menu item FXTrade and then select Accounts. Trading-Key Features Buy-Sell Login Delete-Modify order (delete-change) Display Portfolio information (Balance, Position, Buy Power, Traded Buys, Traded Sells etc.) Trading on ASE, CSE, ADEX on 3DC, Cash, Margin Daily Orders Trading on International Markets FXTrade is capable of giving trading orders by sending Buy- Sell orders of stocks and derivatives both for Greek and International markets. FXTrade is capable to link with various organizations systems, like banks and investment firms, giving the user, the ability to monitor symbols and give orders. FXTrade can use the same security models banks or investment firms use. 14

18 Trading FXPlus Add a list Add an account in a list Right click mouse button inside Accounts window in order to add a list by filling name and password. Note: Lists are like a personal mailbox that contain necessary information to access one or more login accounts in one or more brokerage firms. 1. At the left topmost corner of Accounts window select the brokerage firm. 2. Click right mouse button in the list you created in the previous step. 3. Select Add Account. 4. User must fill in the login credentials already received from the brokerage firm. 5. Double click on left mouse button at the account user we just opened. Portfolio and other information are now accessible and are ready to be viewed. 6. In the same list user is able to add multiple accounts by one or more brokerage firms. 15

19 Trading FXPlus Portfolio Display Order Entry User Mode User is able to enter an order by one of the following ways: User is able to access a specific account by double clicking left mouse button so he can view the portfolio of each subaccount. 1. Speed Order: Buy-Press F1 Sell-Press F12 2. Right click on a stock at any price window Dealer Mode In dealer mode, user is able to choose one or more accounts under the customer code section and view the portfolio of each subaccount. User can select a subaccount in order to view the Portfolio info, Daily transactions, User/profit orders, Average Cost and Waiting Orders. At the bottom of the window, user is able to view the subaccount consolidated data including Portfolio evaluation, Balance, Position, Buy Power, Traded Buys, Traded Sells, Pending Buys, Pending Sells. 16

20 Trading FXPlus Order Entry Buy/Sell Order Entry Window 3. Right click on Level 2 Data Window. User is able to place an order by filling in the following data: 1. Account Number 2. Symbol Name 3. Quantity 4. Price 5. Buy or Sell option 6. Buttons of Buy, Sell, Save and Clean 4. At the right menu of Portfolio window. 17

21 Trading FXPlus Daily Transactions Average Cost In the daily transactions window user is able to view the transactions registered to the system along with their status. Information displayed include: 1. Symbol Name 2. Bid/Ask 3. Quantity 4. Order Price 5. Remaining 6. Executed Price 7. Executed Volume 8. Executed Amount 9. Status User is able to view consolidated information per symbol. Information displayed include: 1. Buy Size 2. Sell Size 3. Average Cost (Bid) 4. Average Cost (Ask) 5. Total Bid Size 6. Total Ask Size 7. Net Volume 8. Average 9. Profit/Loss Note: User is able to customize the information to be displayed through a series of options at the top of the table: i.e. cancel, waiting, executed, chain, consolidated, bid and ask. 18

22 Trading FXPlus Waiting Orders Trade Settings User is able to monitor the waiting orders of an account. Waiting orders list is generated whenever a user clicks the save button at the order entry window. The trading platform gives user the option to fully customize the windows environment and the way orders are monitored. User has the following options: 1. Send a waiting order 2. Send all waiting orders 3. Change an order 4. Delete an order 5. Delete all orders The options available are presented in the following screenshot: 19

23 Layouts Price Window Level 2 Data 20

24 Layouts FXPlus Open a predefined layout Layouts are opened from the Main Toolbar. To open a pre-defined layout, Press the Saved Layouts button (shown in blue circular area) and a dialog box will appear in which the pre-defined layouts are listed. Double-click on the layout you would like to load into the screen. Save / Delete / Rename a layout After preparing a layout which contains multiple windows, to save it for the first time, Display the sub-menu of any window and select File \ Save Layout As. Enter a name for your layout and press OK. If we made changes in one of our existing layouts, to save the layout with the same name, Press the Save Layout button in the Main Toolbar or, Display the sub-menu of any window and select File \ Save Layout. To rename the layout, Display the sub-menu of any window and select File \ Rename Layout As. To clear all the windows in the screen and create a new layout Display the sub-menu of any window and select File \ New Layout or File \ Clear Layout. 21

25 Price Window FXPlus Display Price Window Layouts are mainly consisted of price windows. There are 3 ways to create a price window. 1) Copying a pre-defined price window already existing in a different layout. 2) Creating a new price window from zero and customizing it. 3) Calling a pre-defined market price window from FXPLUS menu and customizing it. 1) To copy a price window that already exists in a layout: Right click in the price window you want to copy and select View Settings \ Copy to Clipboard. The window will be copied to the memory. Open the layout in which you want to add the copied price window to and again select View Settings \ Paste option from the sub-menu which is displayed by pressing the right button. 2) To create a new price window from zero and to customize it Select Price Window option from FXPLUS menu and a default Price Window will be displayed on the screen. From the window sub-menu (right click) choose Select Security option to add the securities you want to see in the price window from the dialog box displayed. 22

26 Price Window FXPlus Display Price Window Choose Select Column option from the sub-menu and a dialog box with a list of available price fields will be displayed. You can add / delete the price fields from here. 23

27 Price Window FXPlus Display Price Window Once the security & column setup of the new price window is finished, you can arrange color, font and multi-column structure of the price window from its sub-menu. To change all these properties make right click in the Price window and Choose View Settings -> Window Settings to find all available settings for Price Windows. Price Window Settings The View Settings -> Window Settings of a price window covers color and font settings, row height, displaying / removing horizontal or vertical gridlines and scrollbars, displaying rectangular frames for symbol column, setting the price window to be moved with one click if the header of the window is not displayed, displaying the symbols in a periodical loop, auto-fitting the column widths, hiding / displaying window or price field headers, sorting, displaying symbols in a single column or multi columns and formatting the numbers displayed. 3) To call a pre-defined price window from FXPlus menu and customize it: From FXPLUS Main Menu, select the pre-defined price window (i.e. to create a price window covering the stocks from ASE, you can display ASE Stock Market \ ASE Main Market on the screen) On the pre-defined price window add / delete the securities and the price fields as mentioned above in 2. Add / delete a symbol (stock) to or from a price window: Select the symbol from the price window simply by clicking on it, to add a new symbol press CRTL+A and enter the symbol from the keyboard. Εδώ πρέπει να βάλουμε ότι πρέπει να σωθεί με διαφορετικό όνομα το παράθυρο. To remove symbol, select the symbol and press CTRL+S. 24

28 Level 2 Data FXPlus Level 2 Data Window Double click on the symbol name or select Level 2 Data option from the sub-menu of the price window. User can also choose a symbol with left mouse button and press F2. Inforex can customize the columns according to the user s needs. Level 2 Data Window From the sub menu of a price window you can display the following: Option Level 2 Window Function Calls the Level 2 Data window in which 5 levels of ASE market depth data are displayed. Also selected price fields and all the trades are displayed. Graph Displays chart for technical analysis. Related News Traded Values Balance Sheet Security Details Time & Sales Split Alerts Sum Level 2 Detail page(f9) Level 2 Price Distribution Intraday Graph Historical Statistics Security Info Displays the news related with the stock if there is any Displays Traded Value window in which volumes occurred at price levels are shown. This window is mostly used for determining intraday support and resistance levels. Displays financial figures of a security. Calls the Detail window in which the daily session statistics of a symbol is displayed. Displays the Time & Sales window in which all the trades are shown. Displays splits which occur after a capital increase or a dividend payment. Displays a window with the alerts that we have add and the results of the alert. Displays only the depth of the market for a specific stock. Displays a window that you can choose the columns that you want to appear. Shows Level 2 Price distribution Displays the intraday graph of the symbol. Calls a window in which daily, weekly, monthly and yearly statistics are displayed. Displays a window in which general trading information about the security is shown. Inforex can customize the toolbar according to the user s needs. 25

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30 Ups/Downs FXPlus Ups/Downs Window The following window displays the top gainers and losers in ASE. User is able to view shares position based on highest-lowest values, on highest turnover or on highest volume of shares executed. Also user is able to modify his/her view by i.e. not viewing downs. 27

31 Session Statistics FXPlus Session Statistics Window The Session Statistics window displays stocks statistics with graph. User is able to select a bar or pie chart in order to view the number and turnover of increasing / decreasing / remaining the same securities. It is used mostly as a general market indicator. Also user is able to make the window smaller and view only just the increasing / decreasing / remaining securities: Right click on the window and select small screen. 28

32 Waiting Orders Analysis FXPlus Waiting Orders Analysis Window This property is a unique functionality of FXPlus. This window displays the buying and selling power of securities based on volume and turnover. The values are comparable with each other, therefore user is able to determine a security s buying or selling pressure. Also, the total sum of buying and selling orders are calculated. These two indicators can derive a Net Sum calculation which is used as a general market indicator to determine the market direction. Furthermore, we can choose the index composition that we want to see and display the buying and selling power of the index. 29

33 Splits FXPlus ASE Splits Window ASE stock splits are displayed in this window. User is able to view which listed company has issued a split, the expiration date of the split and the relevant price execution. 30

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35 News FXPlus ASE News User can access Athens Stock Exchange News by clicking on ASE News field in FXPlus Main Menu. If you double click on any news headline, user will get the full story. When there is a related news for a specific stock, then the stock symbol is highlighted in the price window. Either with a right click or F6 button, you can reach all the related news of that stock. Once you read the related news, the highlight on the stock disappears. If any of the headlines are read, then these headlines have a different color to the rest of the headlines. In the above case, you can see that headline that is already read has grey coloring instead of black. 32

36 News FXPlus Euro2Day News Displays economic and political news and it redirects the user to the link of the story in Euro2Day site. User can access Euro2Day by clicking on Euro2Day News field in FXPlus Main Menu. 33

37 News FXPlus Capital.gr News Displays economic and political news and it redirects the user to the link of the story in Capital.gr site. User can access CapitalGR by clicking on CapitalGR News field in FXPlus Main Menu. 34

38 News FXPlus All News Displays all news from ASE News, Euro2Day, Capital.gr, English News and International News. User can access All News by clicking on All News field in FXPlus Main Menu. 35

39 News FXPlus International News Displays News headlines in English from Dow Jones European Equities Spotlight. User can access International News by clicking on International News field in FXPlus Main Menu. If you double click on any news headline, user would get the full story. Once you read the related news, the highlight disappears. If any of the headlines are read, then these headlines have a different color to the rest of the headlines. In the above case, you can see that headline that is already read has grey coloring instead of black. 36

40 News FXPlus English News Displays Anatolian Agency News in English. User can access English News by clicking on English News field in FXPlus Main Menu. If you double click on any news headline, user would get the full story. When there is a related news for a specific stock each day, then the stock symbol is highlighted that day in the price window. Either with a right click or F6 button, you can reach all the related news of that stock. Once you read the related news, the highlight on the stock disappears. If any of the headlines are read, then these headlines have a different color to the rest of the headlines. In the above case, you can see that headline that is already read has grey coloring instead of black. 37

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42 Technical Analysis FXPlus Technical Analysis - Indicators User is able to customize all technical analysis charts and select out of 120 technical analysis indicators (MACD, MOM, PSAR, RSI, BB, NVI, OBV, MOV,STOC, TSF etc.), according to his requirements. User can either add an indicator with a right click or with the indicator icon from the Main toolbar at the top of FXPLus. Also user can select any indicator by clicking on the button IND. These indicators can be saved as default for all the symbols according the licenses of the customer. TIP: You can drag and drop the indicators from the Indicator toolbar into the technical analysis chart. 39

43 Technical Analysis FXPlus Technical Analysis - Change Parameters of an Indicator User is able to change parameters of an indicator he has previously chosen, by right clicking in Technical Analysis. In the Change Parameter window, user is able to modify lines color, indicator color, chart type or even the description of an indicator. 40

44 Technical Analysis FXPlus Technical Analysis - Change Periodicity User is able to change the chart periodicity by right clicking in a chart and choosing periods or by selecting the field which we have highlighted in red in the chart below. 41

45 Technical Analysis FXPlus Technical Analysis - Change Chart Type User is able to define the chart under which he will perform the technical analysis. The chart types include High-Low Close, Bar Chart, Candlestick, 3D Candlestick, Line Graph, Dot Graph and Line Dot Graph. 42

46 Technical Analysis FXPlus Technical Analysis - Draw Trend Lines User can draw a trend line under which he will perform the technical analysis. The trend line offers additional functionalities such as extend left end, extend right end and refine trend ends. Extra functionalities 43

47 Technical Analysis FXPlus Technical Analysis Stock Comparison Analysis using percentile function User is able to execute a comparison analysis among two (2) or more stocks following the steps as presented below: 1. Select and open the stock graph under which user will perform the comparison analysis. This specific stock graph will be used as the base graph. 2. By using the CTRL button user is able to Drag & Drop the second stock within the graph already opened in step In order to perform the comparison analysis user should select the percentile function plus the 100% variable. 44

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49 Markets FXPlus Display Turkish Markets FXPlus User is able to view all info related to Turkish Domestic markets. Access for Turkish Markets is done by selecting the Turkish Markets command in FXPlus Main Menu. Display Money Markets FXPlus User is able to view price windows for international currencies and EURIBOR - LIBOR rates. FXPlus Money Markets functions can be used as benchmark for individuals and professional users. Rises and falls for example in the Libor interest rates can have consequences for the interest rates on all sorts of banking products such as savings accounts, mortgages and loans. 46

50 Markets FXPlus Display Foreign Markets FXPlus User is able to view price windows with the most common symbols of foreign markets. Foreign Markets include CBOT Chicago Board Οf Trade, CME Chicago Mercantile Exchange, COMEX New York Commodity Exchange, COMEX Mini Indices, EUX Eurex, Realtime CFDs, NYMEX New York Mercantile Exchange, NYMEX Mini Indices, Government Bonds Yields. 47

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52 Additional Features FXPlus Display ASE Clock Displays the latest time stamp received from Athens Stock exchange. Display Settings Main settings related to the operation of the system are viewed from this section. Technical settings for data reception, licenses, language settings etc. are entered from this option. Data Transfer This function refers to export & import properties for data transfer. Some key advantages offered are the following: Display Excel Sheet Displays an excel sheet in which you can add your excel formulas. Connectivity to EXCEL through DDE-RΤD Real time connection with Metastock without bridge Data export for Metastock No need for Metastock restart Data Rate User is able to check if the data reception stops. Normally Succ. Packet option should have numbers changing continuously. 49

53 Additional Features FXPlus Inforex Technical Support 50

54 Appendix Icon Command Exit Program FXPlus Default Toolbar Icons Save / Save As Data Rate i.e Athens Stock Exchange Name Security Details Related News Financial Statement Ups / Downs Broker / Security Analysis Chart Technical Analysis Toolbox Economic Calendar Agenda BIST Stock Exchange Market BIST Market Summary BIST Derivatives Market BIST Brokerage Firm Trade Volumes Settlement Distribution Custody Summary Traded Values Time & Sales Page Waiting Order Analysis Splits Page BIST Bonds and Bills Market Foreign Markets Money Markets International Indices Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey FXTrade Login Screen FXTrade Future Splits Alerts User Name Pages Header Minimize Clock 51

55 Appendix FXPlus Main Toolbar can be customized through a series of icons on the following categories: Customize Toolbar Icons ASE Main Market Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Alerts Chart Options BI ST Bonds and Bills Market Cyprus Stock Exchange BI ST Future Market Data Transfer BI ST Stock Exchange Market Edit BIST VIOP Pages FXPlus Theme BIST VIOP Price Pages FXTrade BI ST Warrant Market Filter Broker/Security Analysis Financial Statement Bucharest Stock Exchange Foreign Markets Fundamental Analysis Groups I stanbul Gold Exchange I stanbul Stock Rental Market Main Menu Money Markets New s Options Page Settings Periods Print Screen Security Details Settings Settlement Transaction System Settings Technical Analysis Toolbox Treasury Turkey Futures and Options 52

56 FXPlus Specifications for Companies System Requirements Inforex S.A. presents the specifications users need to have for the normal and continuous operation of FXPlus. FXPlus can be installed in a variety of Windows operating systems (Windows 2000 Pro SP4, Windows XP SP2 or newer, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2003 SP1 or newer, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, 32bit or 64bit) whether we have standalone installations or network ones (server / client). Computer / CPU Server-Client installation FXPlus server installation in a server machine (recommended for companies with many users) Minimum Requirements: Intel Pentium Dual Core (or AMD CPU with similar capabilities) Suggested Requirements: Intel Pentium Quad Core (or AMD CPU with similar capabilities) FXPlus server installation in a desktop machine (recommended for companies with a few users) Minimum Requirements: Intel Pentium Dual Core 2.0GHz or newer (or AMD CPU with similar capabilities) Suggested Requirements: Intel Pentium Core2Duo 2.5GHz or newer (or AMD CPU with similar capabilities) FXPlus client installation Minimum Requirements: Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz or newer (or AMD CPU with similar capabilities) Suggested Requirements: Intel Pentium Dual Core 2.0GHz or newer (or AMD CPU with similar capabilities) Standalone installation Minimum Requirements: Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz or newer (or AMD CPU with similar capabilities) 53

57 Suggested Requirements: Intel Pentium Dual Core 2.5GHz or newer (or AMD CPU with similar capabilities) Operating System* Windows 2000 Pro SP4 Windows XP SP2 or newer - (32bit-64bit) Windows Vista - (32bit-64bit) Windows 7 - (32bit-64bit) Windows 8 - (32bit-64bit) Windows Server 2003 SP1 or newer - (32bit-64bit) Windows Server (32bit-64bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 54

58 Memory Server-Client installation FXPlus server installation in a server or desktop machine Minimum Requirements: 2 Gigabyte RAM or more Suggested Requirements: 3 Gigabyte RAM or more FXPlus client installation Minimum Requirements: 512 Megabyte RAM or more Suggested Requirements: 1 Gigabyte RAM or more Standalone installation Minimum Requirements: 512 Megabyte RAM or more Suggested Requirements: 1 Gigabyte RAM or more Drive CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive (in case installation is done through drive) or available USB port Display Super VGA monitor (800 x 600) or higher resolution with 256 colors or more 55

59 FXPlus Specifications for Companies It is advisable to install server operating systems, especially if a lot of users need to be served and in order to meet high standards of efficiency. The amount of memory FXPlus consumes under normal conditions is around 100ΜΒ. Satellite For a working installation through satellite, we must have a satellite dish with a diameter between 80cm to 1m, which should point to satellite Eutelsat W3 7o East. The system works in a unidirectional way, capable of receiving and not transmitting data. All satellite installations are accompanied with a satellite receiver DVB (USB connection) which will be installed by our expert technicians. Internet To achieve proper operation through internet, FXPlus must be installed in a network which complies with the following network connection specifications: Access for TCP packets in address ipdata.inforex.gr (IPs: from to ) on ports 80 or 443 or 8000 (for data streaming) Access for TCP packets in address data.inforex.gr (IPs: and ) on ports 80 or 443 or 8000 (for historical data retrieval) The application requires approximately 40Kbps (mean values) for every connection and it has been checked for normal operation even with PSTN lines. 56

60 Server \ Client communication Communication between server \ client is done by using modern Ethernet networks (without excluding the use of other network types, after proper configuration). FXPlus server is transmitting data by using UDP, IP or Multicast packets and protocols according to customer needs. Database files exist in both server and clients to minimize the use of bandwidth in the network and the application requires at least 3GB free space in the hard disk drive for the symbols historical data, either we have server installation or client installation. We can save the database to a different Hard Disk or folder on the same PC. The computer user executing the application must have full rights in the installed folder without the need of configuring any other user rights in other folders. The versatility of FXPlus server \ client connection is capable of creating installations with great potential of expansion according to the customer s needs (we can have FXPlus servers operating as proxies giving data feed). That means, if we have many branch offices we can have FXPlus server in every office, which will receive data from the main server and serving this data locally to users. With such configuration we achieve a significant reduce in total bandwidth. UDP transmission supports of up to 50 clients per server as the Multicast transmission literally supports an unlimited number of terminals, as long as the correct setup has been made in the network. 57

61 FXPlus Specifications for Individual Users System Requirements In the text below, we give the specifications we need to have for the normal and continuous operation of FXPlus. FXPlus can be installed in a variety of Windows operating systems (Windows 2000 Pro SP4, Windows XP SP2 or newer, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 32bit or 64bit). Computer / CPU Standalone installation Minimum Requirements: Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz or newer (or AMD CPU with similar capabilities) Suggested Requirements: Intel Pentium Dual Core 2.0GHz or newer (or AMD CPU with similar capabilities) Operating System* Windows 2000 Pro SP4 Windows XP SP2 or newer - (32bit-64bit) Windows Vista - (32bit-64bit) Windows 7 - (32bit-64bit) Windows 8 - (32bit-64bit) Memory Standalone installation Minimum Requirements: 512 Megabyte RAM or more Suggested Requirements: 1 Gigabyte RAM or more 58

62 Drive CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive (in case installation is done through drive) or available USB port Display Super VGA monitor (800 x 600) or higher resolution with 256 colors or more Satellite For a working installation through satellite, we must have a satellite dish with a diameter between 80cm to 1m, which should point to satellite Eutelsat W3 7 o East. The system works in a unidirectional way, capable of receiving and not transmitting data. All satellite installations are accompanied with a satellite receiver DVB (USB connection or PCI according to computer configuration) which will be installed by our expert technicians. Internet To achieve proper operation through internet, we must comply with the following specifications: Access for TCP packets in address ipdata.inforex.gr (IPs: from to ) on ports 80 or 443 or 8000 (for data streaming) Access for TCP packets in address data.inforex.gr (IPs: and ) on ports 80 or 443 or 8000 (for historical data retrieval) The application has been checked for normal operation even with PSTN lines, but we achieve the best efficiency by using ADSL lines 59

63 For more information please contact us 44 Kolokotroni, Athens, Tel: Fax:

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