Release history

Axial Finance is constantly improving. Below, you will find the previous releases along with details of software improvements.

The icon marks the changes only applicable to the Global Trader version.
The icon marks the changes only applicable to the Maestro version.
The icon marks the changes only applicable to the Expert, Maestro and Global versions.

Version 7.2.1 (2026-03-25)

Improvements

• Multi-timeframe rules are now available in Axial Finance Global Trader
• Axial Finance Global Trader now offers as many technical indicators as Axial Finance Maestro
• The detection date has been added to the real-time alerts table
• Recently detected alerts are now highlighted in the real-time alerts table
• In the backtesting configuration window, multiple strategies can now be selected at once using SHIFT+click
• Support and resistance label sizes now automatically adjust to the chart dimensions
• Printing for the portfolio and liquidation status has been improved

Version 7.2 (2025-04-28)

New Features

• The Lambda parameter (also known as Omega/Elasticity) has been added to the option pricer and strategies
• A new style of histogram where colors change based on the indicator's sign and variation has been added
• Manual addition of instruments is now supported

Improvements

• The stock search engine now returns results instantly
• Increased the density of time labels on the intraday chart scale
• The yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss date format has been added for exporting price data to files

Issues

• The date no longer overflows the compact crosshair when the font size is increased
• Columns position in the real-time alert table is no longer reset when an alert is modified
• The market screener now limits numeric values to 5 significant digits
• The calculation of the instantaneous profit curve for strategies involving options with different quantities has been fixed

Version 7.1.10 (2024-08-02)

Improvements

• Ogg Vorbis audio files are now supported for alert notifications
• The brokerage fees management window has been simplified
• Closed portfolio positions are now sorted by closing date

Issues

• Simulated portfolio positions are now valued based on the average purchase price instead of the opening price

Version 7.1.9 (2024-01-12)

New Features

• The Eurex option chains have been updated and the interest rate options have been added

Version 7.1.8 (2023-03-27)

Improvements

• The vertical margin around the latest price on the chart has been adjusted

Version 7.1.7 (2023-01-16)

Improvements

• A vertical margin around the latest price of the chart has been added when automatic price scaling is enabled
• Added the year to the buttons for switching periods in the fundamental analysis section
• Introduced an option to change the reference year for all companies at once

Version 7.1.6 (2023-01-12)

New Features

• New CME Forex option chains: JPY/USD, weekly EUR/USD, and weekly GBP/USD

Issues

• Cancellation orders for local portfolio positions now have the correct direction

Version 7.1.5 (2022-12-16)

Improvements

• The end-of-day alert calculation progress window now closes automatically if an error occurs

Version 7.1.4 (2022-10-06)

Improvements

• The operations journal window is now resizable

Issues

• CME weekly options for weeks 4 and 5 are now correctly linked to the following month's underlying asset
• Portfolio synchronization with Interactive Brokers is now fully functional for Eurex assets

Version 7.1.3 (2022-09-16)

New Features

• New option chains: E-mini S&P 500 Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday and E-mini NASDAQ 100 Monday/Wednesday

Improvements

• Positions on the CBOE are now displayed in the Interactive Brokers portfolio

Issues

• Corrected the display of Forex option strikes in the options table
• The rendering of Bollinger Bands on a logarithmic scale when the lower band value is negative has been fixed

Version 7.1.2 (2022-06-23)

Improvements

• The workspace synchronization has been improved

Issues

• The style buttons in the indicator settings window no longer overlap with the text
• An issue that caused notes to be erased in the fundamental analysis section has been resolved

Version 7.1.1 (2022-05-10)

Improvements

• The option specifications for CME, CBOT, Eurex, and ICE Futures have been updated
• The readability of profit information in the option strategy chart crosshair has been improved

Issues

• The endering of band-type indicators (Bollinger, Mogalef) at the beginning of charts has been corrected

Version 7.1 (2022-04-27)

New features

• New option chains: Micro Bitcoin and Micro Ether on the CME

Improvements

• The rules editor now supports dragging and dropping the nodes and the signals of the rule
• The signals and branches of a rule can be disabled individually
• Several real-time strategies can now be started simultaneously
• The maximum number of characters allowed in the fundamental analysis notepad has been increased

Issues

• The current workspace is now properly saved on macOS when closing the application
• The expiration dates are no longer displayed twice in the drop down list of the options table
• The option pricer is no longer sensitive to changes of the computer timezone
• Signals without parameters can be tested on a chart
• The DAY_OPEN and DAY_CLOSE functions now work properly in backtesting mode
• The resistance and support DDE links keep working after reopening the Excel sheet

Version 7.0 (2022-02-18)

New features

• Axial Finance gets a new visual look and new icons
• Retina and 4K displays are now supported (the interface is no longer blurry or too small)
• Java is now embedded with the application, it's no longer necessary to install and maintain it separately
• New types of drawings are available:
  • Standard deviation channel
  • Raff Channel
  • Schiff Pitchfork
  • Gann Square
  • Gann Box
  • Zig-zag (replaces the polylines)
• New option chains: Euro Stoxx 50 end of month (OMSX) and Bitcoin

Improvements

• The main menu has been revamped
• The best ask/bid price are now displayed on the order books even if a level 2 real time stream isn't enabled
• The prices on the order books are formatted with a number of decimal digits depending on the lowest price displayed
• The indices in the watch list now remain on the first row regardless of the sorting order used
• The price variation on an horizontal line with an alert can now be displayed in currency, points or pips
• The Support-Resistance indicator can now be placed on the right of the chart, and its width is configurable
• Splits on trackers can now be registered manually
• The mnemonic code on custom instruments can now be specified
• The code of the 'Mass Index' indicator has been changed to MASI instead of MIN
• The notes book is now accessible from the contextual menu of the instruments list
• Support and resistance levels are now exportable to Excel through the DDE link
• Company groups in the fundamental analysis module have been merged with the personnal lists
• Backups of the fundamental analysis data now include the beta and the objective

Issues

• The news feed windows are properly restored when the application starts and when a workspace is loaded
• The multiplier on the S&P and Russel options has been adjusted
• The real time screeners now work properly in end of day mode on the US stock markets during the trading hours
• Removing an indicator no longer results in an empty secondary chart in some cases
• The 'Ease of Movement' indicator no longer computes infinite values when encountering null volumes
• The name of the application is now properly displayed in the GNOME taskbar on Linux
• It's no longer necessary to return to the Market analysis tab to change the instrument of the active window by clicking into the instruments list
• Windows are restored to their maximized state when the main window is deiconified

Version 6.24 (2021-02-26)

New features

• Orders can now be placed on the NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX and SIX Swiss Exchange through Interactive Brokers with no manual configuration
• The Tick Flow can now be directly used on the constituents of the main world indices
• Instruments can be added to personal lists from the screener and gainers/losers windows using the contextual menu
• A new alert notification type using the system notification area has been added
• New option chains: Micro E-mini S&P 500, Micro E-mini NASDAQ 100, E-mini S&P 500 (weekly, end of month) and E-mini Russel 2000

Improvements

• The instruments displayed by the stock search field can be selected with the ENTER key
• The "single click" selection mode now also applies to the screener and gainers/losers windows
• The main world indices are now available in the screener and gainers/losers windows
• The rendering of the options strategy chart has been improved
• The edition windows for the indicators, signals, rules and strategies have been simplified
• The MIC code can now be used to define the marketplace in the DDE formulas for Excel (example: =Axial|XPAR_FR0000120321!Last)
• The default style of the Commodity Channel Index indicator has been improved
• The date picker component has been replaced by a more user-friendly alternative
• The rendering of the % Ruler has been modified to improve the readability when the thickness is increased

Issues

• The crosshair on the options strategy chart no longer disappears when the price of the underlying changes
• The min/max commissions for Interactive Brokers orders are now properly displayed
• The dashed semi-lines no longer impact the refresh rate of the charts
• The color of the selected text in the options table has been fixed on macOS

Version 6.23 (2020-09-10)

New features

• Orders can now be placed on the Eurex Switzerland derivatives (SMI, SLI, SMIM)
• The CBOE volatility indices (VIX) have been added
• The technical indicators of the main chart can now be temporarily hidden without being deleted (from the settings popup or with a CTRL+click on the indicator legend)
• New display of portfolio positions in the portfolio management module:
  • 'Long' and 'short' position are now in the same table
  • New columns have been added: Average Cost, P&L and Settlement

Improvements

• The candlesticks have been improved when the density of data is high
• The Ichimoku Kijun, Tenkan et Chikou lines can be disabled
• The Bollinger Bands can now be displayed without filling the space between the low and high lines
• The maximum history depth of end of day data manually downloaded has been increased to 40 years
• The money flow is now exportable to Excel through the DDE link
• The LYNX/Interactive Brokers orders placed from TWS are now all visible and cancellable from Axial Finance
• The sectors of the breakdown pie-chart on the portfolio management module are now sorted by value

Issues

• Orders can no longer be placed on rolling contracts
• The column configuration of the watch list is now preserved when the workspace is exported and re-imported
• The application no longer crashes when dotted ellipses are drawn outside of the visible area of the chart
• The ask and bid prices of the Euronext derivatives no longer blink

Version 6.22 (2020-04-24)

New features

• New option chains added for Euro Stoxx 50, NASDAQ 100 (weekly), BEL 20 and AEX
• New markets added: Dubai Finance Market, Saudi Stock Exchange and Egyptian Exchange
• A validation window has been added for IB/LYNX orders and shows the commission and margin impact
• A new 'Money Flow' column has been added to the watch lists and to the real-time screeners

Improvements

• Price fields can be modified step by step with the mouse wheel in accordance with the tick size
• The remaining volume and the number of remaining trades before the change of bar is now displayed on the price scale of the n-tick and tick volume charts
• Price labels in the price scale of the charts now display a number of digits consistent with the current tick size
• The main window is now brought to the front when a window is attached
• The DDE link with Excel now works with the 64 bits versions of Java
• The DDE link is no longer saturated by fast updating instruments (such as Forex instruments)
• The maximum history depth of intraday charts has been increased from 1 to 2 years
• The maximum history depth of end of day charts has been increased to 40 years
• The logo of the broker is displayed on the order window to better identify the active broker
• The values of the Heikin-Ashi candles is now displayed when hovering the chart with the cross hair
• The Three Candles and DMI+MM28 signals now have the same default settings as the related indicators

Issues

• Charts in n-minutes and n-hours have been restored
• Channels on the Day By Day analyses have been fixed
• Tick by tick charts using the "Philippe CAHEN Extension" indicator are now displayed properly
• Chart grids are properly restored on application startup

Version 6.21 (2019-05-16)

New features

• The backtesting module has been added
• Real-time strategies with automatic trading orders from the charts are now possible
• The trading portfolio from the "Quote & Price analysis" area has been merged into the portfolio module
• Pending orders and prepared orders are now displayed in the portfolio module
• The portfolio can now be detached into an independent window

Improvements

• Orders can be transmitted from the table of options
• The trading orders log book has been added to the main menu
• The port used by the Interactive Brokers API is now detected automatically
• The Fibonacci/Gann/DV tools have been moved one menu level up in the chart toolbar for a faster access

Issues

• In the gainers/losers window, the previous close price is no longer corrected twice the day a dividend is detached
• Dublin exchange's indices are properly displayed again after the merger with Euronext

Version 6.20 (2018-05-18)

New features

• New chart showing the FCE contract Estimated Price Range based on the current Implied Volatility
• New "STOCK" technical indicator in the main chart to overlay price charts of other instruments
• CME options have been added:
  • Equity Index (S&P 500 , E-mini S&P 500, E-mini S&P Midcap 400 & E-mini Nasdaq 100)
  • Forex (Euro 2PM Fix, British Pound 2PM Fix, Australian $ 2 PM Fix & Canadian $ 2 PM Fix)
  • Interest Rates (GE Eurodollar)
  • Agriculture

Improvements

• The fields from the table of Pre Opening prices in the Watch List can now be exported to Excel through the DDE link
• A personal list of stocks can now be created with the result of a backtesting in "Stocks comparison" mode

Issues

• Numbers entered with a comma or an apostrophe as the thousands separator are now properly parsed
• Fixed a display issue with the Gains & Losses chart in the Portfolio module
• The percentage of variation from the previous displayed in the title bar of intraday charts is now consistent with the variation from the Watch List
• Personal stocks created by the user can no longer be deleted if used in a portfolio position
• Fixed a performance issue with the Order Book in histogram form

Version 6.19 (2018-02-07)

Improvements

• The depth of the order book table has been increased from 10 to 20 levels

Issues

• The instruments priced in USX are now properly taken into account in the portfolios
• The issue affecting the Workspace menu with Java 8u161 has been fixed
• The tick sizes on the order book histogram has been fixed for some instruments

Version 6.18 (2018-01-02)

New features

• Renko graph has been added to the indicators list
• Three Line Break graph has been added to the indicators list
• Data from the options table can now be exported into an Excel sheet

Improvements

• In the watch list, a new column shows the price variation between the last price and the settlement price
• A list of market indices (in addition to a personnal list) can be selected for backtesting a strategy

Issues

• The update of the main exchange rates for the portfolio management module has been fixed

Version 6.17 (2017-10-06)

New features

• Orders can be directly sent from the application for users having an Interactive Brokers account
• Weightings for the Euronext indices (CAC 40, SBF 120, BEL 20 and AEX) can now be displayed from the 'Tools -> Euronext indices weightings' menu
• Real-time alerts when crossing up or down an horizontal level can be set on secondary indicators in charts

Improvements

• Drawings on charts can now be locked to avoid unwanted moves
• For Euronext stocks, the pre-open price is shown in the Order Book window
• In the Options Strategies and Portfolios modules, a decimal number can now be used for the order quantity

Issues

• The cost price calculation for Future or Option positions in the Portfolio has been fixed
• Changing the exchange in a floating 'Option Chain Table' window now works properly

Version 6.16 (2017-05-24)

New features

• The Abidjan "Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières" (BRVM) is now available
• Futures contacts and options from Euronext Commodities are accepted in the Strategies and Portfolios modules

Improvements

• On intraday charts, the timescale does no longer show holidays when the exchange is closed

Version 6.15 (2017-02-28)

New features

• New technical indicator "EndPoint Moving Average"

Improvements

• The Stochastic indicator can now be computed with different types of moving averages
• Options from the options table can be dragged and dropped into the Strategy screen, the Portfolio screen or a chart window
• Orders can be sent directly from Axial Finance to the broker Lynx
• Negative values can now be displayed on the charts (for example, for interest rates or spreads)
• The chart mobile cursor can remain displayed at a fixed position by pressing the ESCAPE key
• The chart mobile cursor indicates values of all the curves displayed in the secondary indicator areas
• The last update date of the fundamental analysis data can now be set by the user

Issues

• Backup files saved before the version 6.14 can now be restored
• On Mac OS X, the Pricer window is correctly sized

Version 6.14 (2016-12-22)

New features

• DAX Options are available in the Options chains module
• The Options chains screen can be detached in an independant window
• In the Watch List, the new tabbed pane "Volumes" allows to graphically compare the traded volumes and detect the most important ones
• New technical indicator "Awesome Oscillator"
• The JL Cussac technical indicators (Three Candles and DMI+MM28) are available for forex

Improvements

• In the Options chains module, the number of options around the money can be limited
• The "Yearly" frequency can be selected to display quotes in a chart
• The number formatting in secondary indicator scale is more precised
• In the Time and Sales window, a new column indicating the day (in addition to the time) can be selected
• The technical indicator VWAP is now shown together with several standard deviation curves
• The technical indicator Pivot Point is computed according to several methods (Standard, Fibonacci, Camarilla, Woodie's and DeMark's) and "Time Frames"
• The technical indicator "Comparator of cycles" is replaced by the new indicator "Seasonal indicator" displayed in the main chart
• In the window managing Personal Lists of stocks, the mnemo code id added besides the stock name
• At Application launching, the popup window informing in case of old Java version is limited at one time per week

Issues

• Unreliable recording of the email address used to notify real-time alerts by email
• Unreliable recording of the Grid of Charts content at application closing
• No suppression of indicators association in a chart when an associated indicator is deleted from the chart legend

Version 6.13 (2016-06-28)

New features

• The spread betwween two consecutive Future contracts can be shown in a column of the dynamic table
• The last value of the technical indicators in the chart are now displayed in the vertical scale
• Two new technical indicators "Linear Regression Curve" are computed from RSI or Stochastics %K
• New technical indicator "Moving Average of RSI" (code MMRS)
• New technical indicator "Markers Highest & Lowest" showing on the chart the higest and lowest prices is available
• In case of delayed real time prices, a specific marker near the stockname shows the relevant number of deferred minutes

Improvements

• The median curve of the high/low Bollinger Bands can now be displayed
• The date of the last trade can be shown in the dynamic table
• The column selection popup of the dynamic table now remains open while selecting/deselecting the columns

Version 6.12 (2016-03-31)

New features

• A set of charts can be positionned on a grid of n lines by p columns
• The size of the characters in charts, dynamic tables, screeners, winner/loser rankers, order books, lists of Trades and tick flow can be customized from the general menu
• New technical indicator "Comparator of Cycles"
• Two new predefined lists of istruments with the main International Indices and the major Forex pairs are now available
• The Tick By Tick chart displays green or red markers when the last traded price reaches the ask or bid price

Improvements

• In the options table, the options chain is selected by the mnemonic code instead of the underlying name
• The type of the real time alerts on prices set in a chart can be changed from the contextual menu
• Minification/restoration of detached windows can be performed independantly or simultaneously with the main application window (Preferences settings)
• Minification/restoration of detached windows can now be performed by group of windows of the same type (Preferences settings)
• The Points & Figures indicators displays boxes with their corresponding price height
• The real-time screener now works before the market opening and during weekend days based on the last known daily price

Version 6.11 (2015-11-09)

New features

• The rolling contract for the future CAC is now available (symbol FCE!)
• The text size on the charts is now configurable from the Preferences menu
• Portfolio's positions can be exported to an Excel or text file
• Broker fees for orders can be specified when the order is defined
• A new column with the order average cost has been added to the portfolio table
• The variation displayed on the right of the last price in the charts can now be computed relatively to an horizontal level

Improvements

• Real time alerts on expired future contracts are automatically deleted
• For real time alerts on level reached, a different sound can be selected for stocks and future contracts
• The dynamic table is now automatically sorted in real time according to the selected column
• In the dynamic table, the columns in the volume and preopen tables can be customized
• The menu of the dynamic table has been simplified
• Positions from the portfolio can be dragged & dropped into a chart to display the related instrument
• In the dynamic table, the performance of the progress bar showing the current traded volumes has been improved
• The number formatting on the vertical scale of the secondary indicators has been improved
• Minimizing/restoring the main window now triggers the minimization/restoration of the other windows of the application
• The prices in the dynamic table now blink with a color depending on the variation with the previous trades instead of the previous close price

Issues

• The trade list no longer displays the indicative price before the opening hour (with Interactive Data market data)
• The color pickers have been fixed to work with Java 8
• The real time screeners configured with a weekly or a monthly frequency now work properly
• The personal indicators in tick by tick or n seconds frequencies are totally drawn in all cases

Version 6.10 (2015-07-07)

New features

• The new indicator with the code POI allows to use pre-opening realtime quotes in programming Signals and Screening Rules
• The realtime Screener can now work before opening (1 hour before) with Rules using the previous indicator

Improvements

• The time to update in realtime the chart has been optimized in order to ensure the chart smothness when very many transactions are received instantly
• Watch list, Screener and Gainers/Losers can be defined by a color code as for the charts so that double-cliking on one of the stock will assign it the same color charts

Issues

• When the chart menu is hidden, the stock search field available at the chart level can be open

Version 6.9 (2015-06-04)

New features

• The indicator "Historical volatility" (HIV code) has been added in the indicators library available for programming

Improvements

• The performance of the DMI+MM28 indicator available to Perceval Finance customers has been optimized

Issues

• In real time screeners, the use of screening rules including a parameter of type Stock has been restored

Version 6.8 (2015-03-23)

New features

• Stocks can now be searched from any chart window (with an option in the Display menu or by hitting CTRL+F on the keyboard)

Improvements

• The Gainers/Losers window can also show the value of a technical indicator computed in real time
• The price of the multicurve indicators (such as Ichimoku Kinko Hyo) is now displayed on the mobile cursor of the graph
• Errors occuring during the importation of quotes files are now reported in the Import window
• Shifting a chart by one bar to the right or left can also be performed with the arrow keys

Issues

• Duplicating a vertical line in a chart now always works
• Bicolor curves (green/red) in the main chart no longer lose this aspect when displaying a high number of quotes

Version 6.7 (2015-01-23)

New features

• Real time alerts can be defined on the Ask and Bid
• The horizontal levels drawn on a future contract can be transferred to the next contract and adjusted with a spread (see the chart menu)

Improvements

• The list selected in the dynamic table is now independent of the exchange selected at the global level
• The performance of "Three Candles" and "DMI+MM28" indicators has been optimized
• The cells of the pre-opening table are now blinking when a value is updated
• Java 7 and 8 can now be used on Mac OS X to run the application

Issues

• The Advance Decline Line, Advance Decline Ratio, Breath AD indicator and Hughes Momentum Oscillator have been fixed
• The SAR indicator used in a script is now identical to the SAR indicator drawn in a chart
• Replacing the opening or the closing rule of a strategy with a rule from the library does no longer jeopardize the backtesting
• Cloning an horizontal line of a secondary graph no longer creates a line on another graph
• Typing the symbol of a future contract in a chart the day it expires now selects properly the next contract

Version 6.6 (2014-10-22)

New features

• New technical indicators:
  • Relative Force Mansfield
  • Relative Force Dorsey
  • Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP)
  • Donchian Channnels
  • Traders Dynamic Index
• New added signals in the library PRXInfPRXSignal and PRXSupPRXSignal to facilitate gap detection at opening with the real time screener
• End of day prices for UCITS and user's created stocks can now added or modified manually

Improvements

• The "Ask & Bid" indicator is now drawn with two horizontal lines moving in real time
• The display mode "Mountain bicolor" is now available for several indicators shown in secondary graphs
• The rules editor can be accessed directly from the real time screener
• Exporting/Importing the indicators, signals, rules and strategies is now performed from the relevant editor instead of the general menu
• More data are included when exporting portfolios to an Excel or text file
• A column with the mnemonic code is available in the dynamic table
• Chart pictures can now be sent by email

Issues

• When opening the first real time screener, the CAC 40 index is chosen as the default list of stocks
• The selection of the cells to be linked to an Excel sheet has been fixed

Version 6.5 (2014-06-11)

New features

• The application data can be stored automatically on the Ariane Software server and restored on the other computers used
• New technical indicator "Density of trades" during the current trading day

Improvements

• Quotes adjustment with the dividends can now be configured for all the charts from the Preferences menu
• Real time alerts can be deactivated from the popup window opened when the alert occurs
• A button has been added on the subscription management window to open the subscription renewal page on the axialfinance.com site
• Dividends are now take into account in the real time screeners and the winners & losers windows
• The dynamic table no longer has to remain open to use the DDE link in an Excel sheet

Issues

• Resolved an issue causing the real time screener to freeze in some specific cases
• Selecting a stock in a real time screener now properly changes the stock in the linked order books and trade lists
• Fixed the green dot marking abnormal volumes in the dynamic table

Version 6.4 (2014-04-21)

New features

• A new chart window shows in real time the Forex performance based on currency indices
• New technical indicator "Three Candles" available for Perceval Finance (JL Cussac) customers

Improvements

• Open positions for all or selected portfolios can be exported into an Excel or text file
• The total portfolio value (available cash + liquidative value) is shown
• Pc ruler variations can be shown in percentage or in money, points, pips according to the instrument
• All popup windows opened by real time alerts can be closed in one clic
• From a real-time Screener or a Winner/Loser Ranker, a graphical chart can be opened for the selected stock
• A stock resulting from the Search Field can be directly added into a personal list of stocks
• The stock Data Sheet can also be opened from the graphical chart
• Sounds for real-time alerts can also be selected from the alert programming window
• According to chart window preferences, all detached graphical frames can be simultaneously iconified or deiconified (only for PC's)
• For secondary technical indicators including several curves, it is possible not to show some of them

Issues

• The deletion of the indicator associated with another indicator can be effective in all cases
• Pips computation for some pairs resolved

Version 6.3 (2014-02-05)

New features

• New technical indicator "Historical Volatility"
• New technical indicator "Alligator"
• New technical indicator "Hull Moving Average"
• The area between two indicators of the main chart can be colored
• Sound warnings can be customized by type in the 'Preferences' menu

Improvements

• The colors of the Ichimoku indicator can be customized
• The Fibonacci levels can be modified and disabled
• The Euronext activity sectors is displayed in the Fundamental Analysis module, and recommendations can be entered
• Display with the chart H/V Marker of the variation with regard to the last price : in % for Equities, in points for Futures or in pips for the Forex
• Display with the chart Ruler of the price variation between two points : in % for Equities, in points for Futures or in pips for the Forex
• Searching an instrument by typing its symbol in the chart is no longer dependent on the selected exchange
• Erasing the drawings in a chart can be done layer by layer
• The last price is now displayed in the title bar of the chart
• The number of external parameters of a personal indicator is no longer limited
• The update frequency of the RSS feeds can be customized
• The number of decimals for the Forex pairs is shown in 1/10th of pip
• The broker selection has been simplified
• The window to send orders to the broker has been improved
• New types of orders to InteractiveBrokers have been added
• For the broker InteractiveBrokers, the trading portfolio now displays an account summary
• For strategies running in real time, it is possible to choose between a MTL or MKT order
• New stocks entering the Real Time Screener are highlighted for a few seconds
• The stocks displayed in the Real Time Screener can be marked
• A sound warning can be played when an order is sent to the broker and when the execution is confirmed
• A new function is available for programming indicators: PERIOD_SEC(), gives the frequency in seconds of the relevant chart

Issues

• RSS feeds updates are properly scheduled when the application starts
• Moving the line of the prepared orders on the Forex charts has been restored

Version 6.2 (2013-10-22)

New features

• News window populated with items from RSS feeds
• New column in the dynamic table displaying the price variations since January 1st
• New technical indicator "Mogalef bands"
• New technical indicator "Vertical bands" displaying colored vertical bands in the main chart according to the market trend computed by an indicator at user's disposal
• New technical indicator "Wave of Raghee Horner"
• Inter marking of the vertical position of the mouse prices popup between charts linked by the same color code

Improvements

• Decreasing of the computation time when backtesting a strategy in an intraday chart
• Choice in chart preferences to show the mouse prices popup in full or reduced format
• Memorization of default choices for the notification modes of real time alerts
• Improved the usability of the rule editor

Issues

• Updating of prepared orders in the trading portfolio is now possible
• Use of personal indicators and signals including parameters of the type Stock
• Counting down of the number of Order books in histogram form
• Emailing notification for alerts when important volumes are detected in the Dynamic table
• Automatic transmission of orders to Interactive Brokers from a strategy running in real time

Version 6.1.7 (2013-07-22)

New features

• Daily volumes for the CAC 40 index are now computed and displayed
• New functions are available for programming :
  • ASK et BID : returns the best ask and the best offer
  • DAY_OPEN, DAY_CLOSE, DAY_HIGH et DAY_LOW : returns the daily open, high and low when working in intraday
  • HRSEC : returns the time in seconds elapsed since midnight
  • store() and restore() : saves and fetches global variables

Improvements

• The size of the characters in the dynamic tables can now be increased
• The default display of the Day By Day analysis, the prepared orders and the current positions can be configured in the Preferences menu
• The backtest start window now displays the actual time frame considered
• Increased the number of transactions used to build the range bar charts

Issues

• Fixed the trigger signal of the TRIX indicator
• The Chikou line of the Ichimoku indicator is now refreshed in real time
• Indices are back to the top of the dynamic tables regardless of the sorting order used

Version 6.1.6 (2013-03-07)

New features

• New technical indicator "Double RSI"

Improvements

• The color of the Ichimoku cloud changes according to the relative position of Senkou A and B curves
• The threshold of the Zig Zag indicator can now be set in maintenant être paramétré in hundredth of percents
• Sorting of rows of the real-time Screener can be done by clicking on the column header
• The "Indicator" column of the real-time Screener is now independant from the table reordering criteria
• The width of the real-time Winner/Loser Ranker can be reduced while maintening good colums visibility
• Widths of real-time Screener and Winner/Loser Ranker columns are restored when changing workspace
• The initialization time when opening a real-time Screener and Winner/Loser Ranker has been reduced
• A group of cells in the dynamic table can be selected to be copied for the DDE link

Issues

• The working of DDE link is no longer dependant of the computer environment variables configuration
• The drawing of vertical scale graduations is now in accordance with the actual price variations when scale graduations are very near

Version 6.1.3 (2012-09-06)

New features

• New technical indicators: Bollinger %B and Bollinger Bandwidth

Improvements

• Orders can be sent to the broker from the contextual menu of the list of stocks
• The realized gain is now displayed in the trading portfolio for the broker Dubus
• Orders partially executed by the broker are taken into account by the strategy driven trading
• Duplicating a graph preserves the strategy applied on it
• The price level for an horizontal line drawn on the graph can be entered manually
• The display time of the band type indicators has been optimized
• The trading zone on the order book with the histogram presentation is preserved on switching the workspace

Issues

• The latest update no longer keeps downloading on launching the application
• The column layout of the real time screener is preserve on switching the workspace
• Sorting the result of the real time screener by the value of an indicator now works properly
• Moving the price scale no longer affects the percentage displayed on the variation lines
• Fixed the durations displayed in the window defining the default settings for the graphics

Version 5.3.5 (2011-08-03)

Improvements

• The depth of the order book has been increased to 10
• The update rate of the real time stream has been increased
• The number of decimals displayed for indicator thresholds has been increased

Issues

• A display error on the resistance/support indicator in non automatic scale has been fixed
• An issue occurring on fetching the end of prices of the CME has been fixed

Version 5.3.4 (2011-04-20)

Issues

• Portfolio lines related to custom values are now properly printed
• The layout of the stratey editor window has been fixed on Mac OS X
• Text size on the charts price scale has been corrected on Mac OS X
• An issue occuring on importing a price file for a custom value has been fixed

Version 5.3.3 (2011-01-25)

New features

• New indicator: Relative Strength (%), replacing the Relative Price indicator
• Two signals have been added to check the Relative Strength against a threshold

Improvements

• Custom indicators can be displayed with dots
• The selected index is now displayed in the dynamic table among its constituents
• A date-time field has been added to the exported prices file
• Improved the accuracy of the price scale for the penny stocks

Issues

• Fixed the error message occurring sometime with the subscription to the Euronext Paris stocks

Version 5.3.2 (2010-11-12)

Improvements

• Custom indicators and signals can use global variables
• Forex instruments are now available through the DDE link
• The result of a screening operation can be exported into an Excel file
• The graphical representation of the Tom Demark sequential indicator has been improved
• The window for programming indicators and signals can be extended
• The configuration of the market indicators is now independent of the exchange selected on the stock list

Issues

• Cash input and output orders are properly restored when a portfolio is imported
• Items drawn on secondary graphs couldn't be deleted, it's possible to do it again

Version 5.3.1 (2010-09-03)

New features

• New functions to help developing custom indicators:
  • ISIN() : Returns the International Securities Identification Number of the instrument being evaluated
  • MNEMO() : Returns the mnemonic code of the instrument being evaluated
  • CODE_AXIAL() : Returns the Axial Finance identifier of the instrument being evaluated
  • PERIOD() : Returns the periodicity (i.e "5m" for 5 minutes, "1h" for one hour, "D" for one day, etc)

Improvements

• The intraday time scale on the backtest graphs has been improved

Issues

• Downloading intraday historical prices with just a Forex subscription now works properly
• The intraday backtest graphs are displayed properly for the Forex instruments
• The average line on the backtest graphs can be disabled once again

Version 5.3 (2010-07-02)

New features

• FOREX in real time with Tick Volume
• New indicator Tom DeMark sequential indicator

Improvements

• Relative Force Indicator in intraday charts
• New column 'Objectives' in the Alert table of the Trading tools module
• Drag & Drop facilty of stocks from the list of reference into the Alert table of the Trading tools module
• Automatic downloading of EOD quotes

Issues

• In some cases, graphical objects remained selected when the mouse went out from the chart surface
• Number Formatting for the English version

Version 5.2 (2010-02-08)

New features

• Grouping chart windows in order any stock changed in one window is also changed in the other windows of that group
• Magnet effect : Extremities of graphical objects are attracted by highest or lowest price of the nearest bar
• Automatic alert notification when last prices cross, enter or go out from levels, canals, triangles aso defined in daily charts
• New screen 'Alerts' in the Trading tools module displaying the synthesis of all crosses of Resistance and Support levels, alerts on a selected Signal or Rule, entry or output of trend channels, triangular or rectangular areas
• Display of an optimization report for backtested strategies
• Exportation of execution reports in Excel format for backtested strategies

Improvements

• The ratios table in Fundamental Analysis includes two additional data : recommandation and price objective
• The order quantity for an opening order of a strategy can be programmed by using a personnel indicator
• The window to Manage subscriptions gives the detail of all subcriptions with dates of expiry
• The DDE link allowing to export real time data into Windows applications is also compatible with OpenOffice
• The programming manual for indicators can be accessed from the Help menu
• Personnal lists of stocks can be copied or renamed from the 'Manage personal lists' window
• A Mnemo field can be used in file format to import quotes
• Characters | and ^ can be used as field separators in file format to import quotes
• Exchange rates used in portfolios to update the liquidative value are automatically updated at program start
• The inside area of trend channels is colored for a better viewing

Issues

• Downloading daily quotes from 'FirstQuote' under Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) is again working
• Display of order book windows is no longer slowing the application
• A variable parameter of the step by step type can be used several times in the same strategy for backtesting

Version 5.1.4 (2009-10-15)

New features

• New moving average : Zero Lag
• New indicators: Swing Pivot and MACD Zero Lag

Improvements

• Two durations have been added to the charts: 1 month and 2 months
• The price level is now displayed along the percent value on the Fibonacci lines

Issues

• Fixed an issue preventing the fundamental analysis data from being properly saved

Version 5.1.3 (2009-09-14)

New features

• Real time testing: a strategy can be run in real time on an intraday chart
• Intraday bars are now build with the prices from the next period rather than the prices from the previous period
• On intraday charts with bars of 1 hour or more, the first bar is always placed at the opening hour of the exchange
• The price change since the opening can be displayed in the dynamic table
• New function MACD() returning the value of the MACD oscillator
• New function RANK() returning the number of bars relative to the most recent one
• New function COUNT() returning the number of bars relative to the oldest bar of the selected time interval
• New moving average using the Wilder smoothing
• New indicators: Standard Error, R² and Normalized slope

Improvements

• The ordering of the columns of the dynamic table is now restored when the application is started
• On intraday charts with bars of 1 hour or more, the space between the last bar of the day and the first bar of the next day is now the same as the space between two bars of the same day
• The download progress window opened when the real time stream is enabled has been replaced by a blinking message overlaid on the chart
• The Relative Force indicator handles properly the comparison on incomplete daily prices
• Text objects can be duplicated from an option in the contextual menu
• The vertical scale of the Center of Gravity indicator (COG) is now expressed in percents
• The number of secondary graphs visible has been increased to 5
• Drop down lists presenting the exchanges are all sorted by geographical zone
• The F1 key now opens the help page on the windows with a 'Help' button

Issues

• Searching a stock with a partial name now works properly when the search is limited to the current exchange
• The maximized or minimized state of detached windows is property restored when the application is started
• Chart windows opened from the dynamic table are properly restored when the application is started

Version 5.1.2 (2009-04-07)

New features

• A new tab has been added to the dynamic table to follow the bid and ask before the opening
• New indicator added: Ichimoku Kinko Hyo
• New indicator added: Center of Gravity (COG)

Improvements

• The numbers of layers to draw on the graphs has been increased to 6
• The display order of the indicator can now be changed by dragging the indicators in the selection window
• The lists of ticks are colored according to the evolution of the prices
• The drawing speed has been improved when the chart is moved
• The time range displayed is no longer reset when the frequency of the prices is changed
• The data in the dynamic table are now updated before the opening of the market
• The time to download the prices with the ClickQuotes window has been optimized when the option "All personal lists" is selected

Issues

• Objects are properly positioned on graphs in weekly frequency
• The constituents of the SRD can be changed manually again
• The automatic scale in logarithmic mode is better adjusted for values with small variations
• The splits are again properly applied to the portfolios
• The Keltner bands no longer disrupt the graph when the real time is enabled
• Fixed the daily variation in intraday before the activation of the real time stream

Version 5.1.1 (2009-03-02)

Improvements

• Updating the EOD prices of the current session is now much faster
• The percentage of variation since the previous close price is now displayed on clicking on the graph
• The broker log is now accessible from the 'Edit' menu
• The display time of the indicators has been improved when the number of bars exceeds the width of the graph
• The opening time of the application has been optimized

Issues

• Programming errors in a rule are no longer reported as a lack of price data when running a screening
• The interface no longer hangs when a value without historical prices is displayed in a window with a logarithmic scale
• The graph comparing the backtest of several values has been fixed if one of the values didn't produde any result

Version 5.1 (2009-01-20)

New features

• The list of stocks for the different exchanges is now updated automatically
• Chart windows can be detached from the main screen
• The menu of the chart window and time cursor can be hidden to increase the display area
• New technical indicator Super Trend to identify the market trend
• Transmission of orders for execution to the broker "Interactive Brokers"
• Simulation of orders excecuted by brokers to test trading strategies in conditions equivalent to reality

Improvements

• Fusion of the lists of stocks previously included in the "Markets" and "Stream" tabs of the reference list
• Listing of stocks also available according to main indices composition
• Unification of the personnal lists of stocks with the lists from the dynamic table
• New presentation of the stock data sheet
• The grid of the chart can now be displayed with dotted lines
• Added a mode to display the bar-charts in green and red according to the price variation
• Windows and dialog boxes can be closed with the ESCAPE key
• The last position of the main window is now restored on starting the application
• When programming strategies, it is now possible to set up real conditions for execution (in particular with "trailing stops")
• A specific module is now devoted to the follow-up of the swing trading MCI method
• In the table of ratios of fundamental analysis, the selection of lists of companies according to their sector of activity is now possible

Version 5.0.7 (2008-09-24)

New features

• The rows of the dynamic table are now sorted in real time if a column is selected

Improvements

• Labels displayed on the charts are now anti aliased
• The automatic scale in logarithmic mode fits better the price curve
• Moving the vertical scale in logarithmic mode is now easier (the price level under the mouse pointer remains the same)
• The style of the arrow objects has been changed
• Objects drawn in logarithmic mode can now be moved if the chart is switched back to a linear scale
• Improved the rendering of the line objects created in logarithmic mode and displayed in linear mode
• Improved the performance of the 'Winning & Losing stocks' panel

Issues

• Modifications of objects visible on several windows are now properly recorded
• The application can no longer hang on moving a logarithmic scale
• It's no longer possible to move by mistake an object close to the currently highlighted object
• The logarithmic scale is properly restored on loading a workspace and on starting the application

Version 5.0.6 (2008-07-18)

New features

• The market ETCommodities has been added to Euronext Paris
• The tick size for some stocks on Euronext has been updated (tick sizes of 0.005 and 0.001)

Improvements

• The time to switch to a personal list with a lot of instruments has been reduced
• It's now possible to select an instrument from a personal list to run a backtest in the "Stategies comparison" mode
• The resistance/support indicators (LVLR and LVLS) no longer return a value for undefined levels

Issues

• The Trend indicator now works properly
• The DOP indicator for strategy rules now works properly
• The STK indicator when used in a personal indicator now returns the past prices when the period range of the chart is increased
• Fixed a display issue on intraday charts with a frequency of 4 hours

Version 5.0.5 (2008-05-31)

New features

• New design for the Fundamental Analysis module
• Addition of the Parabolic SAR pre-programmed indicator to be used in Signals and Screening Rules script
• Addition of four signals based on the Parabolic SAR to detect the reversals and the direction of the variation
• Addition of the Heikin Ashi pre-programmed indicator to be used in Signals and Screening Rules script

Improvements

• The intraday chart is now refreshed faster on loading another stock when the real time steam is opened

Issues

• Resistance/Support no longer appear out of the main price chart
• Files generated by Axial Finance can no longer contain illegal characters on Windows
• Heikin Ashi candles are now properly displayed at the beginning of the chart under certain price conditions