Select! for Windows
NIBS Inc., 62 Fowlie Road, Republic of Singapore 428501.
Tel (+65)3442357, Fax (+65) 3442130
Email:  midaz@singnet.com.sg
World-Wide Web:  http://www.singnet.com.sg/~midaz


(1) Installation:

1. From Distribution Diskette:

Insert the SELECT! program diskette into the floppy disk drive, 
select the Program Manager menu function "File\Run..." and type:

Command:  "a:\setup" 

or "b:\setup" depending on whether Drive a or Drive b is used.


2. From Zipped File: eg. select.ZIP

Drag and drop it to unzip.exe or winzip.exe to unzip it, then 
run the setup.exe, or type:

Command 1:  unzip select.zip (or pkunzip -d select.zip)
Command 2:  setup.exe


3. For Self-extracing File: eg. selectzp.exe

Double click on it to explode it, then run the setup.exe; Or type:

Command 1:  selectzp.exe -d
Command 2:  setup.exe

Note: Manual Setup - If the above setup method does not 
work or the programs you receive does not have the setup.exe 
program, create a new directory (eg. c:\select) in your hard 
disk and copy all the files from the diskette to the new 
directory.  Use the Windows Program Manager's "File\New..." 
menu to create the program group and items, and click on the 
"Browse" and "Change Icon" buttons, and set the correct 
directory path.  Check to make sure that you have all the files
below.  If you do not have the resource files, double click to
run compress.exe to generate them.


Check that these files are in the Select! directory:

select.exe	- Select! executable program
select.hlp	- Select! help file
readme.txt	- this readme file

Compressed resource files: (as self-extracting file compress.exe)
threed.vbx	- the threed.vbx program for 3D dialog control
vtss.vbx	- the Visual Tools spreadsheet control
vtssdll.dll	- the Visual Tools Dynamic Link Library

Text data files:
data		- sample data files in native format
ascii		- sample data files in ASCII format

Binary data files: (some files deleted)
ms		- Metastock sample data files
cpt		- Computrac sample data files

You may also receive these two files:
setup.exe	-  Select! setup program
setup.inf	-  Select! setup information file


(2) What is Select?  

SELECT! is a Windows 3.1 software for scanning, filtering and 
selection of stocks based on the concept of relative strength 
trading.  It is designed and tested for modern financial markets
where the ability to monitor and participate in several
markets gives users the edge over competitors.  Users can scan,
filter and select from thousands of issues, across different
markets if necessary - a task that would not be possible manually.

SELECT! also allows users to fine tune the filtering and selection 
process according to their trading style, investment horizon, and 
risk profile.  It can be used as a stand-alone trading tool, or 
as a pre-analytical tool for scanning the market and selecting 
stocks that are worthwhile for further analysis - e.g.  
technical or neural network analysis.


(3)  How to use Select!

SELECT!  can be used as a stand-alone trading tool, or as a 
pre-analytical tool for scanning the market and selecting stocks 
that are worthwhile for further analysis - e.g.  technical or 
neural network analysis.  Some illustrations are given below:

1.  SELECT! --> Selects Stocks, Generates Buy/Sell Signals

2.  SELECT! --> Selects Stocks for NeuroForecaster/GENETICA 
		to build forecasting models

3.  SELECT! --> Selects Stocks for preprocessing using VisuaData 
		--> Generates technical signals for 
		NeuroForecaster/GENETICA to build forecasting models

Go throught the examples and the tutorial provided in the Help file.


(4) About NeuroForecaster

NeuroForecaster is an advanced Windows-based, user-friendly, 
intelligent, neural network forecasting tool.  It is packed 
with the latest technologies including neural network, fuzzy 
computing and non-linear dynamics.  It excels at:

Time-Series Forecasting
eg.  Stock & Currency Market Forecasts, GDP Forecast
	 
Classification
eg.  Stock Selection,  Bond Rating, Credit Assignment, 
Property Valuation
	  
Indicator Analysis
Identification of useful input indicators


(5) About GENETICA Net Builder

GENETICA Net Builder is a search and optimization technique 
based on  genetic algorithms, designed to search for the 
best combination of input data, the most predictable 
forecaster horizon (i.e., how many steps ahead to forecast) 
for a given problem, and automatically creates and 
optimizes forecaster structures and control parameters by 
evolution and genetic search.  


(6) About VisuaData

VisuaData for Windows (ViDA) is a user-friendly 
data management program which reads MetaStock, CSI, 
Computrac & ASCII data files directly, generates 
over 108 commonly used and new technical indicators 
including Chande's VIDYA & CMO, Percent Price Change, 
RWI, CCI, ADX, VHF, SAR, TSF, OBV, ULTIMATE, etc., and
mathematical operations.  It outputs ASCII data files 
ready for use by popular neural networks and other 
programs such as BrainMaker and NeuroForecaster/
Genetica.  Multiple data files can be opened and 
processed simultaneously, in spreadsheet-like data 
grids for easy data manipulation.  Other user-friendly 
features include in-cell graphics which supports 
drag-and-drop plots on standard price-volume charts, 
candle-stick chart, line charts, bar charts,  
context-sensitive help, smart-icon tool bars, tutorial 
sessions and examples.


For more info, please contact:
NIBS Inc., 62 Fowlie Road, Republic of Singapore 428501.
Tel (+65)3442357, Fax (+65) 3442130.
Email:  midaz@singnet.com.sg
World-Wide Web:  http://www.singnet.com.sg/~midaz
