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Portfolio Updates
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The following Vendor portfolios are
provided to facilitate Unfair Advantage users' use of third party
software. Please save to "c:\ua\archives\portfile.adm".
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Software Upgrades
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UA is undergoing some rapid
changes and seemingly unrelated features are sometimes broken or behave
differently than expected. Be sure to always make a backup copy your UA
directory (normally copy c:\ua to c:\uaold). so that you can back out
of unpleasant changes.
It is
generally not possible to overwrite a new version with an old
version. Always install these on top of your old versions, do not
uninstall your old version.
After
upgrading, a successful data download is necessary to gain total access
to market history.
Upgrades are cumulative, so the latest includes all fixes which were in
previous upgrades.
Note:
Running
UA loads certain DLL files into your computer's memory, which may be
replaced in the newer version. To assure that outdated DLL files do not
interfere with UA, please shut down and restart your computer before
installing an upgrade, and
again before running the upgraded program.
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*** Important Uninstall Notice ***
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UA's
uninstall function should only be used if UA is stored in it's own
subdirectory (probably C:\UA). Do not use uninstall if the
software was installed in the root directory on any of your drives (ex.
c:\ or d:\). Always back up your hard drive before
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Unfair Advantage Program and Data
Updates
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Unfair Advantage Upgrade's
UA version 2.7.8
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First Listed: 1/16/2004
Released: Not Yet.
Known problems (Not fixed in this version)
- None Yet.
Program Changes
- Does not
wait for user to agree to download when opened from OLE.
- Exit orders
deduct from the Position count correctly.
- Ascii files
may now have the unadjusted close and unadjusted volume for stocks.
- Autodownload
works.
- Downloads
initiated through OLE ignores the settings to display a done dialog
when distribution is complete.
- Total Volume
and Total Open Interest are computed correctly.
- The Study
Template selection dialog only allows the user to press OK when
something is selected.
- For futures,
does append volume and open interest correctly after a holiday.
- Guided Tour
correctly resizes.
- Excel file
driver appends Stock data as settings dictate.
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UA version 2.7.7
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*If you have version 2.7.1 or earlier,
you must uninstall and get a new
version by CD or download.
Email Tech Support at support@csidata.com to get a download URL,
or call at 561-392-8663 to order a new CD.
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First Listed: 11/11/2003
Released: 1/19/2004
Known problems (Not fixed in this version)
- Can wait
for user to agree to download when opened from OLE.
- Exit orders
are not deduct from the Position count correctly.
- Changing the
RaiseDistributionThreadPriorityOverForegroundTasks flag can change your
DB flush settings.
- Autodownload
does not work.
- Downloads
initiated through OLE wait forever after distribution if you have UA
set to display a done dialog when distribution is complete.
- Total Volume
and Total Open Interest are not computed for individual contracts and
strikes.
- The Study
Template selection dialog allows the user to press OK even when there
is nothing selected.
- For futures,
does not append volume and open interest correctly after a holiday.
- Guided Tour
sometimes does not resize correctly if the computer is busy.
- Excel file
driver appends Stock data as decimal regardless of settings.
Program Changes
- When editing
a study on a chart which has a syntax error, the study toolbar does not
fix
itself on top of the code editor window.
- Once UA has
discovered a corrupt database file, it, shortly thereafter, tries to
download a new database file.
- History
Refresh applies defaults correctly.
- Perl studies
get correct Open Interest values instead of Total Open Interest.
- Market
Scanner settings boxes are correctly sized.
- Table copy
to clipboard works correctly.
- Study
Templates are correctly migrated.
- Study Tools
such as lines and annotations can be moved, resized, and deleted
individually.
- The same
series with different time period in CSIM or MS Format
now work without overwriting each other.
- Alternate
back adjuster rolling on open interest and volume compares against zero
values if there are non-zero values present.
- History
Refresh has the ability to select just one portfolio or all portfolios.
- MS Format
now respects the "Display as Decimal" portfolio option
- Unused panes
in a chart no longer print.
- Removing
user edits no longer causes -1 to appear as a start date for the
contract from which the user
edit was removed.
- Added the
ability to add a series of user edits to forecast a future price on a
future date.
- Added the
ability to strip a series of all user edits at once. (Previously only
one at a time.)
- Ascii
portfolio imports allow the user to fix non-matching symbols.
- Correction
to Stock-Not-A-Stock series are handled correctly.
- UA will not
chart a value with more
than 19 digits in points which covers everything currently available.
- CSIM and
Metastock reuse slot numbers for similar items when editing portfolio.
- CSI's Guided
Tour is now provided online.
- Interpreted
studies of futures and stocks now have access to option pricing.
- UA has the
ability to wait to download data until a chosen data release becomes
available.
- Exchange
Trade Funds market category in the factsheet viewer is now not empty.
- Added the
ability to add future dated holiday, not just future dated regular
trading day. Allows chart to be shifted for trendline graphing.
- The API
function RetrieveStock is a little faster.
- The API
Function RetrieveAdjAndUnadjStock is added. This provides both
adjusted and unadjuste stock data in one all.
- Exit orders
do not deduct from the Position count.
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UA version 2.7.6
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*If you have version 2.7.1 or earlier,
you must uninstall and get a new
version by CD or download.
Email Tech Support at support@csidata.com to get a download URL,
or call at 561-392-8663 to order a new CD.
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First Listed: 10/3/2003
Released: 11/11/2003
Known problems (Not fixed in this version)
- When
editing a study on a chart which has a syntax error, the study toolbar
can fix itself on top of the code editor window.
- History
Refresh defaults to stocks when futures are specified and vice versa
when the designation is not specifc.
- Perl studies
get total Open Interest when they request Open Interest.
- Market
Scanner settings boxes are too wide for the window resulting in
scrollbars not being visible.
- For some
configurations, Market Scanner opens with an application error.
- Table copy
to clipboard causes an error message.
- Including
the same series with differerent periods in MS Format can cause files
to overwrite one another.
- Alternate
back adjuster rolling on open interest and volume treats zeros as
placeholders which can cause erroneous rolling.
- Subsequent
to opening and closing the Study Toolbar, charts will print with the
unused panes visible. Must close chart and reopen to elminate
unused panes from printing.
- Removing
user edits no longer causes -1 to appear as a start date for the
contract from which the user edit was removed.
- Correction
to Stock-Not-A-Stock series do not treat the previous close field
correctly.
- UA will not
chart a value with more than 10 digits in points so for some
commodities you are not able to display the full contract value in some
currencies.
- Exchange
Trade Funds market category in the factsheet viewer is incorrectly
empty.
Program Changes
- UA does not
hang after distribution.
- Items added
to the Study Toolbar are saved.
- Date bar at
bottom of graph no longer disappears.
- Allows
appending current day (high, low, last so far) from website sources.
- Favorite
Study List is retained properly.
- Candlestick
graphs do reflect high and low.
- GenerateForward
has documented effect in API.
- Perl studies
which use data in earliest first work for charts.
- Data
inversion works correctly.
- ODBC
does not appear to be available when looking at file preferences as it
is not available.
- Inhibits
Windows hibernation when auto-download is enabled.
- Study
Templates when migrated have the studies flipped from the upper and
lower graph.
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UA version 2.7.5
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First Listed: 9/17/2003
Released: 10/3/03
Known problems (Not fixed in this version)
- If you
don't have the "Perform Distribution in Background Thread" is not
checked on "Advanced 1" table in the Preferences table, UA can hang
after it is done distributing.
- Non-interpreted
studies in the Study Toolbar do not get saved.
- A chart with
no volume or open interest has no date scale at the bottom.
- Can lose
Favorite Study List.
- Candlestick
graphs do not reflect high and low.
- GenerateForward
has no effect in API.
- Data
inversion does not work correctly on the Low of the day.
- ODBC
incorrectly appears to be available with looking at file preferences.
Program Changes
- When
correcting without the advanced setting of keeping a copy of DB in
memory, creating new databases works fine.
- A new
portfolio settings to allow decimal numbers to not always be 8 decimal
digits has been added.
- The API
function CombineDataToClipboard and Copy'DataToClipboard respect the
RoundToTick property.
- The API
property DBWasUpdated now works, but is deprecated.
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UA version 2.7.4
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First Listed: 9/5/2003
Released: 9/17/2003
Known problems (Not fixed in this version)
- When
correcting without the advanced setting of keeping a copy of DB in
memory, if you are creating a new database, you will get a negative
value in non-positive field error.
- Proportional
Backadjustment with the Alternate Back Adjuster produces obviously
wrong results.
- The API
property DBWasUpdated is always zero.
- Candlestick
graphs do not reflect high and low.
- GenerateForward
has no effect in API.
Program Changes
- MS Format is
being tested.
- Rina system
performance report can be imported into TSPE.
- Memory leak
fixed.
- MS Format
files are no longer readable with the CSIM format specification.
- Reads new
Yahoo format in Position Manager.
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UA version 2.7.3
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First Listed: 9/3/2003
Released: 9/5/2003
Known problems (Not fixed in this version)
- MS Format
sometimes doesn't work.
- MS Format
does not include contract volume or open interest even when selected.
- Leaks small
amount of memory when building data series.
- When
correcting without the advanced setting of keeping a copy of DB in
memory, if you are creating a new database, you will get a negative
value in non-positive field error.
- Proportional
Backadjustment with the Alternate Back Adjuster produces obviously
wrong results.
- The API
property DBWasUpdated is always zero.
- GenerateForward
has no effect in API.
Program Changes
- Candlestick
charts may now have different up and down colors for up and down days.
- Position
Manager has ability to import the UA Portfolio.
- Close UA on
Distribution Complete option is restored.
- Position
Manager no longer gets quotes from Yahoo.
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UA version 2.7.2
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First Listed: 8/15/2003
Released: 9/3/2003
Known problems (Not fixed in this version)
- MS Format
doesn't work on long runs.
- Can lose
custom study libraries.
- Close UA on
Distribution Complete option is not available.
- Leaks small
amount of memory when building data series.
- When
correcting without the advanced setting of keeping a copy of DB in
memory, if you are creating a new database, you will get a negative
value in non-positive field error.
- Proportional
Backadjustment with the Alternate Back Adjuster produces obviously
wrong results.
- The API
property DBWasUpdated is always zero.
Program Changes
- UA can graph inactive stocks even if the
setting for UA is to ignore inactive stocks.
- Correcting
without the advanced
setting of keeping a copy of DB in memory, works fine.
- Study data
in table correctly shows study data.
- Position Manager allows option positions to be
entered more easily.
- Special
stocks (Advanced Decline series for example) are now allowed to have
zero in their price field
- Corrections
to the second to the last day can cause the database no longer loses
the last day.
- Position
Manager no longer gets quotes from Yahoo.
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UA version 2.7.1
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First Listed: 7/24/2003
Released: 8/18/2003
Known problems (Not fixed in this version)
- When
correcting without the advanced setting of keeping a copy of DB in
memory, the DB table of contents gets erased. As a result, UA
will not display non-computed contracts or stocks. To resolve
this problem, check this setting, and redownload from the date you
installed 2.7.0.
- Study data
in table may incorrectly show price data.
- Special
stocks (Advanced Decline series for example) are not allowed to have
zero in their price field
- Corrections
to the second to the last day can cause the database to lose the last
day which can cause a gap.
- MS Format
doesn't work on long runs.
- Can lose
custom study libraries.
- Leaks small
amount of memory when building data series.
- When
correcting without the advanced setting of keeping a copy of DB in
memory, if you are creating a new database, you will get a negative
value in non-positive field error.
- Proportional
Backadjustment with the Alternate Back Adjuster produces obviously
wrong results.
- The API
property DBWasUpdated is always zero.
Program Changes
- Portfolio printing correctly prints last page.
- History
Refresh works.
- Post
Processing of data series before they are written to disk is now
possible. Exchange rates can be inverted within UA, for example.
- Market
Scanner successfully ignores inactive stocks.
- Windows
Script Control now successfully installs with UA.
- When an
error happens during
distribution and the continue on error setting is chosen, the data for
the next csi number is not lost.
- Uses
additional compression for CD distribution to easily fit on 2 CD's.
- Position
Manager no longer gets quotes from Yahoo.
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UA version 2.7.0
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First Listed: 3/19/2003
Released: 7/28/2003
Known problems (Not fixed in this version)
- MS Format
does not work.
- History
Refresh can cause an application error after downloading the new
history.
- Market
Scanner can generate an error message when your selected range inclues
a inactive stock.
- If you get a
"Class Not Registered" error, when your first chart, download sct10en.exe,
and double click on it to install the Windows Script Control.
- When
installing 2.6.9 from the same CD labeled as having both 2.6.9 and
2.7.0 on it, stocks data is not installed.
- When an
error happens during distribution and the continue on error setting is
chosen, the data for the next csi number may be lost as well as the
data causing the error.
- When
correcting without the advanced setting of keeping a copy of DB in
memory, the DB table of contents gets erased. As a result, UA
will not display non-computed contracts or stocks. To resolve
this problem, check this setting, and redownload from the date you
installed 2.7.0.
- Special
stocks (Advanced Decline series for example) are not allowed to have
zero in their price field.
- Corrections
to the second to the last day can cause the database to lose the last
day which can cause a gap.
- Can lose
custom study libraries.
- Leaks small
amount of memory when building data series.
- When
correcting without the advanced setting of keeping a copy of DB in
memory, if you are creating a new database, you will get a negative
value in non-positive field error.
- Proportional
Backadjustment with the Alternate Back Adjuster produces obviously
wrong results.
- The API
property DBWasUpdated is always zero.
Program Changes
- Installer now based on InstallShield.
- MarketScanner has additional precision for
historical stock prices.
- Lag-day Cash is now correctly lagged.
- Closing the Factsheet followed by
downloading and reopening the factsheet, now results in current data
being displayed in the Factsheet.
- Excel file format works.
- First day past end of trading no longer fills
in zeros in stock options history.
- Shares Outstanding are now in 100's instead of
industry standard 1000's.
- Pressing F1 while viewing a Program Tip now
takes you to the relevant section in the online help manual
- Distribution continues after most errors.
- DB updating transaction file is now kept open
which may improve likelihood of successful recovery after powerfailure.
- Has the ability to prioritize database updating
by exchange, deferring other exchanges.
- Rolling by volume in the Alternate Backadjuster
no longer requires that the new contract have at lesat 50% as much open
interest as the current contract. This causes UA to roll on
low-volume days, but would have helped the current problem with 487
where the open interest appears to be hanging through to expiration.
- Position
Manager no longer gets quotes from Yahoo.
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UA version 2.6.9
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First Listed: 5/1/2003
Released: 6/6/2003
Known problems (Not fixed in this version)
- Excel file format does not work.
- Put/Call Ratio does not respect the
years of history purchased.
- Correcting stocks with open interest
(6 fields) does not work.
- The API
property DBWasUpdated is always zero.
Program Changes
- Install works correctly in Windows 95 and
Windows NT environments.
- Otherwise exactly the same as 2.6.8
- Position
Manager no longer gets quotes from Yahoo.
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UA version 2.6.8
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No Longer available for
download
Requires
new CD for 2.5.2 or prior
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First Listed: 2/27/2003
Released: 3/21/2003
Known problems (Not fixed in this version)
- Excel file format does not work.
- Put/Call Ratio does not respect the years of
history purchased.
- Correcting stocks with open interest (6 fields)
does not work.
- The API
property DBWasUpdated is always zero.
Program Changes
- The edit box that controls Back Adjusting Roll
By Expiration is now correctly enabled.
- Does correctly proportional adjust historical
dividends in the Stock Scanner.
- Alternate back adjuster rolls by date
correctly.
- Position Manager can now display stops.
- Factsheet correctly refills when
name-filtering indicator is removed.
- Alternate back adjuster produced correct
results for markets regardless of Minimum Tick.
- Based on Borland C++ Builder 6 rather than
version
5.
- Standard back adjust roll by expiration works
correctly.
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