Technicom presents Trade Depot for traders of futures, futures options, stocks, stock options, Forex, and cash contracts

Trade Depot is now available in 5 different versions to exactly match your accounting needs -- why pay for functionality you don't need or use? Upgrade to the next version for just the price difference!

Feature Trade Depot 1 Trade Depot 2 Trade Depot 3 Trade Depot 4 Trade Depot 5

Brokers One Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

Clients One Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

Pools or Hedge Funds None None Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

High Watermark Calculations Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic

Database Type Access Access Access SQL Server SQL Server

Currency Converter Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic

Transaction Log Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic

Slippage Report No No Automatic Automatic Automatic

Tax Calculations with Wash Sales No No Yes Yes Yes

Internet Feed for Last Prices No No No Yes (delayed) Yes (delayed)

Adjustable Hi/Lo Alarms on above No No No Yes Yes

AutoPost (import trade info from Broker) No No No Yes Yes

FasTrade Electronic Trading Interface No No No No Yes

Custom Report Writer No No No Yes Yes

Help File Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Manual No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Price (FOB Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $495 $995 $1495 $1995 $1995

Maintenance Contract (Optional) $495 $495 $495 $495 $495

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Trade Depot 5 is identical to Trade Depot 4 but with an improved front end called FasTrade specifically designed for high speed electronic Forex trading.

We also supply specialized tax versions of the above series under the GTT label which are available from the well known firm Green Trader Tax. Click here for details.

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Trade Depot 3™ Additional Features List
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Some of the many features of Trade Depot™ are:

Specifically designed for traders of Futures, Futures Options, Stocks, Stock Options, Cash, and Forex.
Handles an Unlimited Number of Brokers. (Exception: Trade Depot 1 allows only 1 Broker.)
Unlimited Number of Clients for each Broker. (Exception: Trade Depot 1 allows only 1 Client.)
Unlimited number of Trades for each Client.
Unlimited number of Pools or Funds. (Trade Depot 3 and 4 only.)
Unlimited number of Clients for each Pool or Fund. (Trade Depot 3 and 4 only.)
Unlimited number of contracts per trade.
Maximum Closed Equity value per account = $999,999,999.99.
Maximum Margin Funds per account = $999,999,999.99.
Accurate to the cent.
Fully Windows 95, 98, NT4, 2000, ME and XP compatible.
Windows style pull down menus for fast and easy selection.
Automatic calculation, display and monitoring of both initial and maintenance margins.
Provision for the entry of Broker's commissions, exchange fees, and NFA fees.
Automatically accepts Broker's commission and other fees on the Entry of a trade, Exit of a trade, or Both.
All records are automatically date and time stamped with provision for back dating to any date and time.
Provision to set the date and time for any records when you don't want to use the default computer date.
A new Currency Converter grid that displays all popular currencies crossed referenced to all other currencies in addition to the US dollar. This grid is automatically updated daily at no charge from our website. It has the additional ability to select the conversions for any past date. A current one year chart of any popular forex cross-rate can be readily displayed on your screen or sent to your printer.
Built in conversions for all contracts with provision to add others at any time or to change existing ones. Program can never become obsolete.
Automatic calculation of Open Trade equity for all open positions.
Open positions may be offset on either a FIFO or LIFO basis with provision for offsetting any individual position.
Full editing provision for both Open and Closed trades, Funds on deposit, and Conversion tables.
Maintains separate Closed Trade equity balances, Open Trade equity balances, Funds on deposit, Initial and Maintenance margins.
The above individual amounts are continuously displayed at the top of the menu screen together with a net total.
Provision for transferring funds between the trading and investment accounts.
Provision for charging management and/or incentive fees for CTAs and CPOs.
All open positions may be easily updated to the last price either manually, by reading data from a disk, or via a live data feed to determine accurate open position equity at any time.
Display of the average price of all open positions for any individual contract.
Provision for ‘mini-portfolios’ for each Broker.
Maintains an independent automatic, re-settable entry log of all transactions.
Provision for both Batch Trading and Batch Printing.
Well-detailed on-screen Help File.
Built-in automatic Calendar/Reminder/Notepad.
Built-in automatic calculator.
All records are maintained in the well-known Access open relational database.
All reports may be automatically exported via fax or e-mail.
Supplied with a well-detailed user's guide that pictures every screen and how to use it.
Automatic generation of the NFA required 14-column Trading Performance and maximum drawdown summaries.
Automatic printing of graphical display of above Trading Performance.
Full audit trail of all trading activity.
"What if" feature on the Trade Entry screen allowing the user to preview his potential profit or loss on any trade without actually recording the trade.
Provision for quickly browsing and/or editing all open positions and closed trades records directly on a grid on screen.
An Undo Edit selection is supplied on all editing screens.
Automatic database backup in any path the user chooses.
Optional database compression feature to conserve disk space.
Built-in Database repair function that will in most cases repair a damaged or corrupted database.
Free updates easily available from website.
Robust and reliable Access 2000 relational database providing high capacity plus faster data recording and retrieval.
Fully networkable, allowing multiple users to all work with a common database.
When networked to a number of Traders, such as in a Brokerage firm, the ability to set independent trading limits for both the number of contracts and dollar amounts for each Trader by authorized adminstrative personnel.
Provision for incorporating the user's actual letterhead at the top of all reports. Additionally you can create your own letterhead from within the program using up to 6 lines of any size font you wish or combine both.
Improved Client and Broker menus for greater clarity and ease of data input.
Compatible with eSignal (Data Broadcasting Corporation).
An improved Trading Portfolio filter that provides an additional selection that allows a choice of contracts.
The addition of the actual contract symbols to the Add Trades form.
A faster, improved Trading Portfolio display that tags contracts that have open positions as long or short together with their number of open positions.
Provision on the Add Trades form to attach a note to any trades.
Provision to add a user-specified note or memo to all transactions.
Display grids may be automatically sorted on any column in either ascending or descending order by clicking the column heading.
Year 2000 compliant.
The addition of a Daily Purchase & Sale report that can be mailed, faxed, or e-mailed directly to clients. The report can be generated daily or for any past date.
An improved Trading Portfolio that displays the full symbol designation of each contract or equity in addition to the number of open positions. The Portfolio can be sorted on any column in either ascending or descending order by clicking on the column heading.
Contracts can now optionally be selected by symbol directly from the Add Trades form.
Improved labeling and printing of the Open Trade positions grid.
Improved labeling and printing of the Closed Trade records grid.
An on-screen pull-down Help file giving up to date listings of every Future, Option, and Stock Exchange, every FCM, every Regulatory and Industry Organization, and Contract specifications. It also includes a complete Trader's dictionary.
An on-screen pull-down Help file detailing futures contracts traded along with its symbol, format and conversion value. The file may be easily sorted by clicking on any column heading.
An on-screen pull-down Help file detailing current stocks traded along with its symbol. The file may be easily sorted by clicking on any column heading.
An expanded Client Equity report that shows all details of any Client's equity for the current date as well as for any past date. As with all reports, this report may be printed, faxed, or emailed directly from within the program.
For International users, the automatic setting of currency formats with day & month displays and printouts in the language set by the users' operating system.
Maintenance of a separate yet integrated account for T-Bills or CDs, and other interest-generating funds for each Client that automatically calculates appreciation or accrued interest on a daily basis.
The ability to send orders directly from within Trade Depot via fax or email to any Broker of your choice! Park your orders in the program and then send and record them electronically when you're ready by just hitting a key!
Powerful Merge routine allowing you to merge any number of Broker/Client/Pool/Fund combinations into a single account for reporting purposes including automatic currency conversion to any base format.
Dynamic Link routine allowing a Client, Pool, or Fund to trade with multiple Brokers, even in various currencies if desired.
Correct calculations for T-Bond and T-Bill futures and futures options traded on the Australian SFE Exchange.
Revised Calendar and Appointment scheduler with many new features.
Trade Depot™ incorporates the latest version of the Install program making installs even easier, faster, and more trouble-free.
Trade Depot™ incorporates the latest version of Crystal Reports (version 9.0) making report generation to both the screen and the printer even faster and with more flexible and improved exporting functions.
Trade Depot™ includes optional Password Protection for complete privacy. The Password entry form can also be called at any time from within the program allowing users to invoke password protected privacy while away from their computer without exiting the program.
Optional Automatic notification in the program if a newer version of Trade Depot than the one in use is available on the web. If there is, it can be automatically downloaded and installed directly from within the program.
A New Report named 'All Acount Equities' consisting of all Brokers and their Clients. It can be viewed or printed for any user selectable date. The report shows net open trade equities, closed trade equities, funds on deposit, currency types, and the totals for every client all on one report.
An expansion of the Broker and Client codes now allows up to 5 character Broker codes instead of the previous limit of 3 and up to 10 character Client codes instead of the previous limit of 5.
A greater number of choices on the 'Preferences' menus giving users even more flexibility in customizing Trade Depot to the way they wish to use the program.
The Client display form is expanded to include complete financial trading information related to the selected Client. The information may be easily selected to reflect the information for any past date directly from the form.
Batch trading has been greatly simplified by allowing the users to edit/modify their batch choices directly on the Add Trades form instead of on a separate page. Current Open Trade quantities are now displayed adjacent to their selected batch quantities.

Some of the many ADDITIONAL NEW FEATURES of Trade Depot 3™ are:

Improved Pool and Fund handling features.
Additional reports, including a new Pool or Fund Client report that can be printed ready for mailing to clients or faxed or emailed directly from with the program automatically to each client.
For Pools or Funds, Trade Depot 3 has the ability to optionally issue shares to Pool or Fund Clients. If shares are not issued, Trade Depot 3 automatically calculates each Client's portion of a Pool or Fund proportional to their net investment.
If shares are issued for a Pool or Fund, the initial share value can be changed at any time by the manager and all share values are automatically recalculated.
For Pools or Funds, Trade Depot 3 has the ability to easily set different Management and Incentive Fee schedules for each Client. A handy grid is displayed showing every Client and their individual fee schedules that may be easily edited right on the form.
For Pools or Funds, Trade Depot 3 can easily create an active Fund Manager account that is charged no Management or Incentive Fees and with all the fees collected from the other clients being automatically allocated to this manager's account.
Trade Depot 3 does fully automatic "high watermark" calculations for Pools or Funds, even when using different Client Fee schedules as described above. The need to retain expensive outside accountants to do these calculations is eliminated.
The Pool or Fund Client display form is expanded to include complete financial information related to the selected Pool or Fund Client. The information may be easily selected to reflect the information for any past date directly from the form.
Trade Depot 3 performs Tax Calculations fully automatically for Stocks, Stock Options, Futures, Futures Options Traders and/or Fund participants. Forms may be printed automatically for any period ready for forwarding to your tax advisor. For Stocks, calculations may be done using either mark-to-mark or using the Wash Sale rule. Users can do "what if" calculations both ways to determine the best method to legally file for minimum taxes. The full audit trail in Trade Depot 3 again minimizes accounting and auditing fees. Tax reports show every trade for easy verification.
A new Performance Statistics form is included giving important trading performance statistics on any account such as Average Returns, Average Gain, Average Loss, Compound (Geometric) Average Return, Standard Deviation, Monthly and Annualized Standard Deviation, Sharpe Ratio, Sterling Ratio,etc. which are invaluable in determining trading performances.
Many menu selections and forms have been modified and improved to be more intuitive and to give users greater flexibility and choices.

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Some of the many ADDITIONAL NEW FEATURES of Trade Depot 4 ™ are:

Trade Depot 4 ™ incorporates all of the features of Trade Depot 3 plus the following:
- The use of a high speed, high capacity, Microsoft MSDE 2000 SQL Database with all license fees paid.
- Updates your last prices from the web (15 to 20 minutes delayed) at any desired time interval, virtually eliminating the requirement to enter prices manually or from an expensive outside data vendor.
- Downloads your Daily Trading Activity from your Broker, providing your Broker supplies it (most do). This feature practically eliminates manual data entry.
- New and additional reports.
- Trade Depot 4 will be our new flagship product and any improvements or additions to it will be available to all purchasers at no charge by way of automatic updates.

Using Trade Depot

Specifically designed to be quick and very 'User Friendly'

Trade Depot is extremely easy to use, in fact it was designed with the intent that it would possibly be used by back office personnel who might not be too experienced in computer use or terminology.

The program is supplied with a very clearly written manual that shows a picture of every screen together with a detailed explanation of its use. In addition, a well written and detailed on-screen Help file is built in to the program giving the user instant access to assistance on any topic.
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Brokers and Clients

Since the program evolves around the recording of Brokers, Broker's Clients, and Trading for those Clients, the initial entries consist of entering all data relevant to each Broker and Client that you want to use. This is done by simply filling in the boxes on pre-designed forms that are automatically displayed on the screen.

If you intend to use the program for Pools or Funds, the appropriate form for Pools or Funds is displayed for you to simply fill in. (Note: Pool or Fund processing is not available in Trade Depot 1 or Trade Depot 2.)

Any of the information on the above forms can be easily edited at any time if you wish.

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The Trading Portfolio

Once the Brokers and Clients have been set up you simply create a Portfolio of contracts for the Broker of the contracts you will be trading with them. This is done semi-automatically by allowing you to scan a built-in list and clicking on the ones you want to use in that particular Portfolio. If specialized contracts are required that are not on the list they may be easily added. The resulting Portfolio allows you to quickly select the contract you wish to trade each time rather than having to go through a large list of all available contracts. Price formats can be readily set to whatever format you wish.

Each time you select to add a trade the Portfolio is displayed for you to make a selection from. Contracts in the Portfolio that have open positions are automatically highlighted and display their position and quantity.

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Entering Trades

After a contract is selected to make a trade for by simply clicking on it in the Trading Portfolio, the Add Trades form automatically displays showing all open positions for that contract along with the average price. Boxes on the form ask if you wish to buy or sell, the quantity, the price together with Broker's commissions, NFA and exchange fees, if applicable. You may also change the default date and time displayed on this form in instances where you are entering historical records. After entering the information, simply click the Record button and the trade automatically becomes a permanent record in your supplied Access 7 database. All records may be easily edited at any time.

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Last or Closing Prices

Provision is made directly from the Portfolio form for the entry of closing or last prices of each contract. Prices may be entered manually, read automatically from your disk if they are supplied to you via modem from a data vendor, or you can have them continuously updated via a live data feed. The program then automatically updates all open positions to display their present open position profits or losses in the currency format of your choice.

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Funds

To deposit, withdraw, or transfer funds, simply choose the desired type of transaction under the Funds menu and a box displays prompting you to enter the amount. This entry box also allows you to change the record date from the default date and time if you wish. You may also enter any text you wish which will automatically be printed on your trading report.

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Viewing & Printing Reports

You may easily view your reports on your screen or print them on your printer. Additionally you may send them to a file or fax or e-mail them to any destination you want. To do this simply go to the Print Menu and select from a variety of readily available pre-printed reports. You are then prompted to enter the beginning and ending dates and whether you wish the report to go to your screen, printer, file, fax, or e-mail.

All reports can be selected to print between any date range you wish to select or, where applicable, for any specific date you wish, such as daily Purchase & Sale reports.

You can easily incorporate your own letterhead on the first page of all reports from within the program or alternately you can use Trade Depot's built-in letterhead generator.

To view all the individual reports that Trade Depot can generate please click here or select Reports from the top of the screen.

In addition to the ease of data entry and printing your reports, Trade Depot also includes a number of useful features for account analysis such as NFA approved performance reports, graphical reports,etc.

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Software Overview & Prices

Account Manager 10 $695

This was the first Windows version of Account Manager. Designed to run on older 3.X Windows systems, it is a 16-bit version. It was superseded by Account Manager 11 on January 1st, 1999 and is no longer available for purchase.

Account Manager 11™ $895

First introduced in September 1998. Effective January 1st, 2001 it was superseded by Trade Depot and is no longer available for purchase.

Trade Depot 1™ $495

Introduced in August 2005, this edition is designed for users who only need to manage a single broker/client account and do not need the Pool or Hedge Fund processing or other advanced features available in Trade Depot 3 or Trade Depot 4.

Trade Depot 2™ $995

Introduced in August 2005, this edition is designed for users who want to manage multiple accounts but do not need the Pool or Hedge Fund processing or other advanced features available in Trade Depot 3 or Trade Depot 4. It is fully networkable and may be used with any number of computer stations all using a common database.

Trade Depot 3™ $1495

Introduced in January 2002, this current edition is also designed with full 32-bit power and speed. It includes all the features of Trade Depot 2™ plus password protection, automatic program updates, additional reports, Pool and Fund accounting and reporting, and automatic tax calculating (see above details). The need for outside accountants and auditors has practically been eliminated.

Trade Depot 4™ $1995

Introduced in January 2004, this current edition is also designed with full 32-bit power and speed and is the most feature-rich version to date. It includes all the features of Trade Depot 3™ plus password protection, automatic program updates, additional reports, improved Pool and Fund accounting and reporting, and automatic tax calculating (see above details). The need for outside accountants and auditors has practically been eliminated. It includes the well-known Micrsoft SQL 2000 database for increased capacity and speed plus automatic updating of stock prices over the web.

Trade Depot 5™ $1995

Introduced in January 2006 due to the large number of traders wishing to participate in the high volume and exciting 24 hour Forex markets requiring all the powerful features of Trade Depot 4 including the Microsoft SQL 2000 database. It has a uniquely designed front end named FasTrade that allows extremely quick trade entry of any popular Forex contract, fast trade fill confirmation and various stop loss automatic entry techniques plus an automatic display of all your positions continuously up to the second. Trades may be quickly posted to Trade Depot at any time on command. Continuously adjustable high and low alarm points with sound on any contract or value. Includes candlestick charting for historical prices.

Maintenance Contract $495

Technicom offers a renewable yearly maintenance contract to all users consisting of full technical support by either telephone or email together with free updates for the period. All emails are promptly answered within 24 hours and program corrections or modifications are usually made within 2 business days. Purchasers of new programs or updates receive this service free for 60 days from date of purchase and the maintenance contract then applies to the following 12 months. The maintenace contract cost includes all updates to the user's current version for the period.

Update from Account Manager 11 to Trade Depot 3™ $990

Update from Trade Depot 1™ to Trade Depot 2™ $495

Update from Trade Depot 2™ to Trade Depot 3™ $495

Update from Trade Depot 3™ to Trade Depot 4™ $495

Update from Trade Depot 4™ to Trade Depot 5™ $495

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