Late Summer 2014

If you've been enjoying summer like many of us, it's not always easy to keep up with the changes in the software programs you rely on. Below is a quick round up of how the latest program updates from Ward Systems Group can increase your productivity this fall.

New Options for Data and

Brokers for NeuroShell Trader

FXCM

If you have an FXCM account, you can use data directly from that account in NeuroShell Trader 6.4 or higher. You can also send trades directly from NeuroShell Trader to your FXCM account, so you have the option of automatically executing trades if you choose. For information on opening an FXCM account, check out FXCM.COM

FXCM is an independent legal entity and is not affiliated with Ward Systems Group Inc. Trading foreign exchange (forex) on margin carries a high level of risk, and may not be suitable for all investors.

TradeStation

If you have a TradeStation account, you can use data from TradeStation even if the TradeStation program is not running in the background. You can also send trades directly from NeuroShell Trader to your TradeStation account, so you have the option of automatically executing trades if you choose.

To download the FREE software that connects NeuroShell Trader and TradeStation, log into WWW.WARD.NET with your NeuroShell Trader serial number and go to the Release News section.

For information on opening a TradeStation account, visit TRADESTATION.COM.

Optimized Renko Bars

Ward Systems Group has released a set of renko bar indicators that may be optimized based on price change, volume, or a combination of price & volume. Developed by Richey Enterprises for NeuroShell Trader, the InterChart Tools Renko Bars include parameters that allow the user to specify the number of ticks used to calculate both the up and down part of the renko bar. Since rising price jitter is often different from falling price jitter, and since the function of the bars is to absorb noise, the IctRenko Bars permit an asymmetrical definition to accommodate this difference. The Ict Renko Bars are unique to NeuroShell Trader.

For details, visit WWW.NEUROSHELL.COM.

GeneHunter Adds Evolution Strategy, 64-bit, and Excel 2013

Ward Systems Group launched Release 4 of GeneHunter, a powerful software solution for many types of optimization problems. GeneHunter is actually two products in one: an Excel Add-in and a library of genetic optimization functions that you can call from your programs.

New Optimization Method

Release 4 adds the Evolution Strategy optimization method to the Excel interface . The classic GeneHunter optimization method remains in the program. Evolution Strategy is a variant of genetic algorithms that uses real numbers instead of integers in chromosomes, and therefore does not cross segments of a chromosome, but instead crosses whole chromosomes. The individuals represent potential solutions to a problem. The individuals are tested by a fitness function and the results are used to determine if the individual will be included in the next generation of potential solutions. The Evolution Strategy method is the default optimization method used in NeuroShell Trader.

Excel Version Can Run as 64-Bit and Works with Excel 2013

The Excel Add-in is updated to work in both 64-bit as well as 32-bit versions of Excel and Windows, up to and including Excel 2013. The GeneHunter Excel Add-in may now be run as either a 64-bit or 32-bit application in Excel 2013 and 2010. The GeneHunter Add-in continues to run as a 32-bit application in Excel 2003 and Excel 2007. GeneHunter runs under Windows XP, 7, 8, and 8.1 operating systems.

New .NET Programming Examples

Release 4 adds examples for Microsoft .NET versions of C* and VB. The GeneHunter programming toolkit also includes examples written in VB6, MSVC6, and Delphi6.

For more details on how GeneHunter can solve your optimization problems, visit WWW.WARDSYSTEMS.COM/GENEHUNTER.ASP

ChaosHunter Release 4

ChaosHunter� is a stand-alone software tool designed to produce readable formulas to model your numeric data. Release 4 has added several features to save time in finding the best model for your data.

A new formula editor lets you change the formula found by ChaosHunter and immediately apply the modified formula to your data file and view the results. This saves time because you don't have to export the formula to another program before you can tweak it and see the results.

A new graph lets you view the results on the out-of-sample data set WHILE THE MODEL IS BEING OPTIMIZED. Prior to release 4 you could view the statistics for the out-of-sample data, but the graph makes it much easier to recognize a good model.

A new example shows you how to predict a value in a time series when you only have a limited number of inputs.

Technical support for any ChaosHunter release prior to Release 4 will terminate on December 31, 2014. To make it worth your while to upgrade to ChaosHunter Release 4, we're going to offer the upgrade from any version prior to release 3 at a cost of $396 (regularly $495) and an upgrade from Release 3 to 4 for $316 (regularly $396). But you have to act now, because this sale ends August 31, 2014. Click here to place your order.

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