The Market Age Share Discussion Threads

[cableguy00] 01/3/2004 08:08

Mornin' Mr W...
Bloody 'ell, your timing is soooo spot on...
What's amazing about this announcement is that the contract comes so quickly after the tie-up with Bloomberg - they must have one hell of a sales team, or would it be that the product just sells itself...

[wholden] 01/3/2004 08:01

looks like they heard me.................

RNS Number:9439V
Market Age PLC
01 March 2004


Pronet Analytics.com announces execution of contract, launch of service and
first client with Forex Capital Markets LLC


Pronet Analytics.com Limited ("PAL"), an operating subsidiary of The Market Age
plc, is pleased to announce the launch today of, and first client for, its
collaboration with Forex Capital Markets LLC.

With monthly FX trading volumes exceeding $25bn, FXCM is one of the world's
leading firms in servicing the retail FX market. Under the agreement, PAL will
provide either its top-rated research service directly to clients, or will
provide trading instructions to FXCM to be applied to FXCM's customer accounts.

PAL will be remunerated by way of a transaction fee, andPAL will provide access
to FXCM via its website. Clients are able to completely set off Pronet's
subscription fees, which are paid by FXCM out of the standard dealing spread
paid by their client. Commenting on the agreement, Group CEO Shane Smith said "
When we announced this agreement in January, demand was clearly unproven.
However during the interval to receive executed contracts and launch the
service, we have been encouraged by spontaneous expressions of interest from
potential clients.If FXCM's clients do in fact take to the idea, given the
monthly value of transactions that FXCM process it is clear that even a small
charge per transaction can yield substantial returns. We are pleased to be
working with FXCM on this venture, and delighted to bring this benefit to both
current and prospective clients".

FXCM Chief Marketing Officer, Marc Prosser: "The relationship between FXCM and
PAL enables traders to take advantage of PAL research without having to
personally executetrades. Unless you were a full-time trader, a trader would
not be able to fully take advantage of the vast majority of PAL's information
flow and trading opportunities. Because of this unique arrangement, traders can
now have FXCM automatically handle the execution of PAL signals. We are pleased
to be able to offer this highly regarded source of trading intelligence to our
clients."

FXCM is the third key deal announced by the Company in the first quarter of
2004, following a distribution contract with Bloomberg and agreement with a
global FX bank concluded in February.


For further information please contact:

Shane Smith [e-mail] 07785 276 703
Francois Nembrini [e-mail] [phone]

-ends-

[wholden] 01/3/2004 07:59

and the wait for news continues............

btw mornin'

[wholden] 26/2/2004 12:45

lets c cable!

[cableguy00] 26/2/2004 12:11

Yup, it's the 28 Feb alright for year end - this is from RNS of 7 Jan (last month) -
I am pleased to finally report on a difficult year and a half for the Company.
As a result we are issuing our audited accounts for the year ended February 28,
2003 and our unaudited interim accounts for the six months to August 31, 2003
together and this review covers both periods. Following the publication of the
annual report and interim accounts the Company's shares will restart trading on
AIM tomorrow, 8 January 2004.

[cableguy00] 26/2/2004 11:23

G'Day, G'Day...just today and tomorrow for director buys (oh, sells too of course...) if I got the F/Y dates right, dyor

[wholden] 26/2/2004 07:57

morning peeps, all quiet on the western front...

[wholden] 25/2/2004 15:04

darn! wins moved in line now 15.0/20.0

[wholden] 25/2/2004 13:46

7.5k@ 21p...could the MM move it on?.......come on, u know u wanna!

[cableguy00] 25/2/2004 13:28

Wouldn't be in the least bit surprised if it hits 30 'cos it shifts so quickly on low volume, but on the other hand, it can just as easily fall on small sells too. Very volatile but fun to be in for a punt...

[jeff24] 25/2/2004 13:19

Wonder if it will bounce up to at least 30 or will it go to 20ish and fall off again.

[cableguy00] 25/2/2004 12:43

Sounds good to me ;-)

[dusseldorf] 25/2/2004 12:28

I have a couple of these, just checked the bid an the MM's are offering 17.5p for my small holding....due another tick up IMO...

[wholden] 25/2/2004 10:51

thanx cable:

[wholden] 25/2/2004 10:11

up 12.5% on 15k total buys so far! no doubt some delayed trades to come thru

[responsible lad] 25/2/2004 10:08

todays news is great and I am outstanded at how this one turned out when earlier in the year they seemed nothing more than a high risk speculation.

[wholden] 25/2/2004 10:00

kbcs now on 15/20

[wholden] 25/2/2004 09:00

wins moved to 16/21

[wholden] 25/2/2004 08:17

L2 = wins @ 15/20
kbcs = 13/18

[wholden] 25/2/2004 08:01

RNS Number:7825V
Market Age PLC
25 February 2004


Re. Bloomberg adds Pronet's real-time FX research


Further to its announcement on 9 February, The Market Age plc ("the Company")
announces that contracts have now been signed for its Pronet services to be made
available and distributed on the Bloomberg Professional platform. This contract
is the second major event for the Company this month following the announcement
on 5 February of an agreement to provide its services to a major globalFX bank,
which will by itself more than double turnover in 2004-5 compared to results
published in early January.


Foreign Exchange, which is Pronet's core competence, has become a key target
growth area for Bloomberg, which has recently partnered with EBS Dealing
Resources International Limited in order to provide an enhanced spot interbank
dealing facility for its users.


Group CEO Shane Smith commented: "We are delighted to gain the additional
exposure that delivery via Bloomberg is expected to provide. Our collaboration
with Bloomberg comes at a time when foreign exchange, which is the core market
on which we provide intelligence, has also become a strategic focus for
Bloomberg. Whilst the projected take-up of the service through Bloomberg is
hard to quantify, we are confident that the combination of this fortunate
timing, together with the strong reputation of Bloomberg's sales staff, will
leverage our sales efforts substantially. At the same time, the costs of
technical implementation are extremely contained".


Bloomberg has approximately 270,000 users around the world in all major
institutional dealing rooms, which is the core target market for Pronet. There
are approximately 1,000 Bloomberg sales staff.


Contacts: Shane Smith, CEO: [phone]; Cell: 07785 276 703


Notes to editors:
The Market Age was admitted to the Alternative Investment Market in 2000.
Pronet Analytics.com (PAL) is a financial application service provider ("ASP")
which delivers proprietary content for visual and intuitive analysis of global
markets for the professional/institutional market. The Pronet Service provides
a simple framework to compare and evaluate spot FX as well as interest rate and
other exchange-traded derivatives. Since gaining FSA-regulated status and SEC
Registration in April 2001, PAL has extended its service offering to Investment
Advice, analysis and strategies to the hedge fund, corporate and retail markets,
in addition to its coreprofessional/institutional market. The firm has been
ranked in the global top-five independent firms for FX research in 2001, 2002
and 2003. In December 2003 The Market Age announced a change of name to
Independent Investment Research plc, in preparation for coverage of a wider
market including US equities




This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

[cableguy00] 18/2/2004 16:15

Good for you dude.
Sounds to me like your strategy might be close to the movements with OST too.
;-)

[lossman] 18/2/2004 14:41

cableguy - I have enjoyed the journey with AP., YOO, CWV, AFD, DDD among others, but alas I have recently dipped a toe here, with the juicy prospect of more contracts coming their way.

If what has been announced so far is true, then a £3m cap with a breakeven position is well worth a re-rating, but I would expect further increases on the back of supposed contracts.

I am in here for a couple of months at least.

GHA
KD