The text is comprehensive, with clear explanations of charting functions, search procedures and screening strategies. On-line database Telescan offers a vast array of price, volume and fundamental information for virtually every class of financial asset. All major futures markets are covered, but the emphasis is clearly on equities and mutual funds. Quotes are available throughout the trading session on a 20-minute delayed basis. Telescan does not currently support intraday futures quotes, even on a delayed basis.
Plans are under way, however, to expand historical and real-time futures quotes.
One of Telescan's strengths is its abiding commitment to improved service and value. My only quarrel with the database pertains to the symbol conventions. Futures market symbols in particular can differ markedly from standard notation. Some symbols are accompanied by prefixes whose significance goes unexplained. Because no hard copy symbol guide is available, this means you consume valuable on-line time retrieving obscure symbol codes.