Equis International
Encyclopedia
Equis International, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Thomson Reuters
, and a leading provider of technical analysis
software for both individual investors and institutional customers.
, a well known technical analysis program
.
Equis has also produced charting and technical analysis components for Reuters institutional products, including Reuters' premium desktop platform, 3000 Xtra, and the Reuters Knowledge family of products.
. On April 17, 2008, Reuters was acquired by The Thomson Corporation, forming Thomson Reuters
. Prior to the merger, Equis had been designated by Reuters as its strategic graphics and technical analysis
center of excellence. It is expected that Equis will continue to play a prominent role in the graphics and technical analysis strategy of the newly formed Thomson Reuters.
Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters Corporation is a provider of information for the world's businesses and professionals and is created by the Thomson Corporation's purchase of Reuters Group on 17 April 2008. Thomson Reuters is headquartered at 3 Times Square, New York City, USA...
, and a leading provider of technical analysis
Technical analysis
In finance, technical analysis is security analysis discipline for forecasting the direction of prices through the study of past market data, primarily price and volume. Behavioral economics and quantitative analysis incorporate technical analysis, which being an aspect of active management stands...
software for both individual investors and institutional customers.
Products
Equis has produced numerous retail versions of both the end-of-day and real-time versions of MetaStockMetaStock
MetaStock is a proprietary computer program created by Equis International used for charting and technical analysis of stock prices. It has both real-time and end-of-day versions.- External links :*...
, a well known technical analysis program
Technical analysis software
Technical analysis software automates the charting, analysis and reporting functions that support technical analysts in their review and prediction of financial markets .-Features:...
.
Equis has also produced charting and technical analysis components for Reuters institutional products, including Reuters' premium desktop platform, 3000 Xtra, and the Reuters Knowledge family of products.
History
Equis International was founded in 1982 by Steve Achelis. In 1996, the company was acquired by ReutersReuters
Reuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...
. On April 17, 2008, Reuters was acquired by The Thomson Corporation, forming Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters Corporation is a provider of information for the world's businesses and professionals and is created by the Thomson Corporation's purchase of Reuters Group on 17 April 2008. Thomson Reuters is headquartered at 3 Times Square, New York City, USA...
. Prior to the merger, Equis had been designated by Reuters as its strategic graphics and technical analysis
Technical analysis
In finance, technical analysis is security analysis discipline for forecasting the direction of prices through the study of past market data, primarily price and volume. Behavioral economics and quantitative analysis incorporate technical analysis, which being an aspect of active management stands...
center of excellence. It is expected that Equis will continue to play a prominent role in the graphics and technical analysis strategy of the newly formed Thomson Reuters.