iPhone Futures Trading App Released by Barchart

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Feb 03, 2014, 09:00 ET

CHICAGO, Feb. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Barchart.com, Inc., a leading provider of market data and information, today announced the release of Barchart Trader for iPhone^®. The app is available for free through the Apple^® App Store as "Barchart Trader". The mobile trading solution features key tools such as streaming real-time quotes, charts, market depth, cumulative volume, and time and sales. Users can execute futures trades, view their orders, and manage their positions from the convenience of their iPhone. With Barchart's integrated trading partners, virtually all futures traders can use Barchart Trader for executing orders, regardless of which brokerage or FCM they use.

"Releasing mobile trading for the iPhone completes our first round of outstanding new solutions for traders and users of real-time information. With the release of Trader Desktop and Trader for Android last year, Trader for iPhone completes this great set of tools. Users are now empowered with high-performance tools, and they can use these literally anywhere on the planet where they can get a signal," said Barchart President Eero Pikat. "We will be adding features and continuously developing these products to the demands of our customers," added Pikat.

The key features of Barchart Trader for iPhone include:

Streaming real-time data for subscribers
Streaming delayed data for guest accounts
Order execution
Interactive charts
Depth of market with cumulative volume
Time and sales
Order entry
Order management
Position management
Real-time financial and commodity market news

Barchart released the Android version of Trader last November. With Barchart Trader for Android, users also have access to the same set of tools along with futures order execution and position management. Both the Android and iPhone Trader apps are available for free with delayed data or as subscriptions with real-time data. For real-time users of the Barchart Trader desktop product the mobile app is included for no additional charge.

In addition to the Trader app, Barchart also recently launched Barchart Stocks, Futures and Forex, a general finance and research app featuring extensive data, news and tools, available on iOS and Android. For more information on this app, please visit www.barchart.com/app.

For more information on the Barchart Trader mobile app for iPhone, please visit www.barchart.com/trader/mobile.php.

About Barchart
With a heritage dating back to 1934, Barchart.com, Inc. has substantial experience in meeting the information needs of the financial, media, agriculture and energy industries. As a full-service provider of equity, index, mutual fund, futures and foreign exchange market data, Barchart provides a wide range of market data products and solutions for customers ranging from institutional to retail. As an established leader in an industry that demands accuracy and innovation, Barchart's goal is to form partnerships that deliver comprehensive solutions for success. For more information, please visit www.barchartinc.com.

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