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      Thank you and welcome to Internet Stock Monitor v1.2
                     from Bit By Bit
      Copyright (c) 1997 by Dikesh K. Chokshi
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Purpose:
  This application monitors prices of user created portfolio of
  stocks, mutual funds and  market indicies. It also downloads 
  basic price-volume charts and complex technical charts based
  on user prefrences.

Installation:
  Copy the zipped file to a directory of your choice and unzip it
  as follows:
               pkunzip <file name>

  Ensure that you have functional internet connection.
  

Status:
  This a Shareware program. It is full fledged functional program.
  In keeping with the spirit of shareware, the author requests a
  payment of $25 if you find this software useful. Upon reciept,
  the author agrees to send you a license file which removes the
  "illegal copy" messages and you will be able to use the software
  without interruptions. The author will also update you on future
  upgrades of this and such other software that are currently under
  development. Make your checks payable to: Dikesh Chokshi.

  Mail the checks to:
      Dikesh Chokshi
      RE: Internet Stock Monitor
      1030 Trout Creek Ct,
      Oviedo, FL 32765.


Contacting the author:
  Send all inquiries to:
      Dikesh Chokshi
      1030 Trout Creek Ct,
      Oviedo, FL 32765.

  (H): (407)-366 5887


Internet Notes:
 If you have LAN/WAN connection to the internet then you are
 all set to use StockMon.

 If you have dial-up connection (eg, AOL, MSN ) then:
  - Connect and login to your service provider.
  - After successful connection, run StockMon.


Platform requirements:
 - Windows NT 4.0 or higher OR Windows 95.
 - A configured internet connection.

Version 1.2 enhancements:
- Create technical charts with Stochastics, On Balance Volume, 
  Moving Average Convergence-Divergence ( MACD), Relative Strength Index (
  RSI ) and  Price Rate of change indicators. These charts are created as 
  an HTML file in the same directory as the graphs. To view the charts, 
  open the HTML file in any browser.

Version 1.1 enhancements:
- Portfolio/Trade menu option added. You can now enter buy/sell of a
  security and cummulative gain/loss is calculated. This information is also 
  saved in the file.
- Licensing scheme enhanced to incorporate version numbers.
- Sort all the columns in Ascending/Descending order by clicking on the
  column title.
- Remembers the column width setting.

Initial Version 1.0:
- Licensing enabled.
- MultiThreaded application. Number of threads depends on the number of
  processors on the machine
- Monitors prices of stocks, mutual funds and market indices.
- Market summary for Nasdaq, Nyse and Amex. Shows the top 10 volume
  leaders,  price gainers and price losers.
- Configure automatic update times.
- Retrieve Single and MultiQuotes
- Price Alert. Choice of 5 alerts. Configurable time interval for alerts.
- Easy entry of most market indices.
- View Prices as decimals or fractions.
- Dynamically provide a proxy of your choice. If none is provided it uses
  the default as specified in the registry.
- Download charts of stocks, mutual funds and DJIA, NASDAQ, SP500. Stores
  the chart in a directory of your choice. This version does not have in
  build support this charts. You can use any third party program that can 
  display GIF images. Internet Explorer and Microsoft Imager (comes with Office ) 
  are  two of them. Netscape may be another choice.
- For stocks, you can select time span of 20-100 or enter a number in Days,
  Weeks, or Months.
- Compare charts of upto seven stocks based on the above time frame. Note
  you can select as many stocks as you want. The comparision will be done of seven 
  stocks at a time. Out of the portfolio, if you want to compare specific stocks then 
  select those stocks ( < 7 ) only.
- Each stock is color coded based on the change in the price. 
- View items as small/large icons or with full details.
- Sort based on Ticker, Volume and Last Updates columns.
- Accelerator keys for most menu options:

   CTRL+N		Opens a new file
   CTRL+O		Opens existing file ( *.ism )
   CTRL+S		Saves open file

   Ins			Inserts a stock in the portfolio
   CTRL+Ins		Inserts a mutual fund in the portfolio
   Del			Delete the selected item from the portfolio
   CTRL+A		Set Alert ranges for all items
   CTRL+U		Updates the price of the selected item
   CTRL+G		Updates the chart of the selected item
   CTRL+T		Compare charts of selected items
   CTRL+L               Technical Charts

   F5			Refreshes prices of all items
   F6			Refreshes graphs of all items
   F7			Options
   CTRL+M		Switch to Market Summary
   CTRL+Q		Switch to Quotes view.

Enjoy!!
Dikesh Chokshi
Bit By Bit