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Technical Analysis Software

Accurate JSE data including indices, equities, futures and agricultural futures, warrants, international market indices, unit trusts, currencies, commodities and cryptocurrencies. Multiple technical indicators, fundamentals, market scans, portfolio manager and more.

Investment Education

Comprising 32 comprehensive lecture modules, our online investment course takes you through the basics of stock market investment and on to the advanced technical indicators in your software which generate buy and sell signals.

Investment Club Software

Manages your investment club from one centralised online location where a daily unit price based on the value of your portfolio is calculated. Allows for the recording and management of your club portfolio as well as a watchlist of shares and discussion forum.

About Progress Data Services

PDSNET (Progress Data Services) specialises in the development and sale of local as well as internationally acclaimed share trading investment software and education.

Over the last 35 years, we have become the largest local provider of stock market data, providing data of all equities quoted on the JSE (Johannesburg Stock Exchange), Futures, Unit Trusts, Currencies and Commodities as well as many of the major International Indices.


Our mission is to provide accurate and reliable JSE data to all our customers. As well as this, we aim to sell only the best technical analysis products on the market, and pride ourselves in supplying value for money.

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FOUR IMPORTANT CRITERIA WHEN CHOOSING TECHNICAL ANALYSIS SOFTWARE

A competent investor will tell you there are four basic criteria when choosing technical analysis software. We are proud to say that our software easily satisfies these, is sold ethically and is good value for money.

AROUND FOR YEARS

A long track record ensures reliability in terms of both data supply and support.

The ShareFriend software was the first of it's kind in South Africa. Since it's launch in the 90's it has been developed and maintained by expert software developers who are in touch with the latest in market needs and technical analysis charting features.

LARGE USER BASE

A large user base ensures there is available support and constant development.

As well as this, our software is regularly updated with new features and abilities, helping you to recognise opportunities in the market and invest your money soundly.

FLEXIBILITY

Flexibility allows you to enter your own analysis parameters giving you the options you need to do thorough analysis.

The ShareFriend software has many different indicators and mechanisms that you can use to narrow down which sectors are performing well, and which shares are worth buying.

SCANNING ABILITY

A good scanning feature enables you to recognise opportunities in the market and act swiftly.

The ShareFriend software offers multiple scanning abilities which allow you to analyse different sectors of the market thoroughly and identify opportunities which are worth investigating further.



"Whenever I have a problem I can phone PDSnet for help. They go out of their way to assist me, be it on Teamviewer or sending someone to my office. I firmly believe that one of the reasons for their success is that they provide full support and a download service in MetaStock format plus providing the client with knowledgeable trained technical support staff. Their software program, ShareFriend Pro, is also commendable and must rank as one of the most user-friendly and easiest to use charting software available on the local market."

Christo AuretHead Finance WITS University

"Throughout my years as a financial journalist, writing on stock market investment for The Citizen, The Star, The Business Day and The Financial Mail, I have mostly relied upon ShareFriend Executive and ShareFriend Pro to identify the shares most likely to gain, or those in danger of losing ground. I am able to pick which sectors should be highlighted, those that should be left alone; when gold or oil are likely to change direction. The data necessary to compile my charts is provided by PDS Data Centre. Having now retired from journalism but still running several portfolios of shares, a daily download is all I need, but could choose more frequent downloads if I wished. With the holdings in my various portfolios automatically updated, taking split-second action at exactly the right time is child’s play."

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SHAREFRIEND PRO

ShareFriend Pro offers an extremely user-friendly interface, perfect for both the beginner and professional investor. Having been around in South Africa for many years, ShareFriend has been tried and tested, developed and enhanced to produce the best results in a timely and accurate manner.


Updates

Updated regularly with new features.

Technical analysis.

Full technical analysis features.

Fundamental analysis.

Complete financial information for each listed share.

Market scans

Powerful stock market scan facilities.

Portfolio manager

Advanced portfolio manager to manage multiple portfolios.

Simulation

Run multiple investment simulations in the market.

Stock Market Prices

End-of-day & hourly price updates. The most accurate database of stock market prices available.

History

Stock Market data back to 1985.

Support

Technical support, available throughout the day.


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Technical Analysis

A powerful technical analysis charting package, the ShareFriend software is able to add multiple moving averages, technical indicators, line studies, charting styles and more to any chart. As well as this, your preferences and personal analysis techniques can be saved to individual charts, ensuring easy analysis.

Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Analysis includes all the company information which you might need in order to select the right share to invest in. The ShareFriend software includes the information needed in order to do this, such as a company overview, comments, SENS, financials, yields, ratios, annual growth and directors dealings.

Market Scans

The ShareFriend Pro software has multiple market scanning features, which allow you to narrow down the market and choose the best shares. These scans are user-friendly and easy to read.

PDSnet Opinion Feature

This recently added feature includes an individual, detailed and elaborate description of the shares on the JSE. Written after in-depth study of the company’s financials, SENS and technical formations, these opinions give an overview of the company in the present economic conditions, taking into account their recent results, fundamental ratios and technical outlook.

Portfolio Manager

The Portfolio Manager allows you to track your progress in the market and add stop loss levels to your share holdings. It contains a graph which indicates your portfolio performance as well as the purchase price, the cost, the current value, latest price, latest value, your profit/loss, the record high, a recommended position as well as other important data.

Simulation

The ShareFriend Simulation feature allows you to test your ideas and make your mistakes on paper before entering the real market.  Simply choose the shares that you are interested in buying, the quantities you wish to buy and let your software do the rest.  By watching this simulation, you are able to get a real feel for what it is like to invest in the stock market.

Economic Indicators

As an investor, you need to keep on top of current economic happenings in South Africa and abroad. The ShareFriend software allows you to do this with various economic indicators available.

Support

At PDSnet we offer support every step of the way. Our team is available over the phone from 8am to 6pm from Monday to Thursday and from 8am to 5pm on Fridays. We offer free face-to-face training at our Bruma offices, and can remote access your computer to sort out any technical problems you may have. We also have a range of help tutorials which will guide you in using your software to the best of it’s ability.



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Daily Download

Data includes all JSE indices, equities, financial futures, agricultural futures, warrants, international market indices, unit trusts, ETFs, currencies and commodities. You will have access to an End-of-Day as well as an hourly data feed. Database of prices back to 1985.

PDSNET offers you everything you need to analyse the Stock Market!

Our mission is to provide accurate and reliable JSE data to all our customers.

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