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The FutureSource web application offers a new channel for accessing energy and commodities quotes, charts and news through your browser. It does not require downloading software or managing infrastructure.

All symbol lists, settings and workspaces are saved on the server, so you can access them from anywhere by logging in from any browser. Discover more

FutureSource is a preferred global market data and analytics platform for market professionals who need to make more informed buying and selling decisions. It incorporates cutting-edge functionality and tools designed to support traders, brokers and analysts with risk management.

FutureSource offers global asset class coverage, including stocks, bonds, foreign exchange, energy and commodities. And it is supported by Interactive Data’s state-of-the-art network, which can provide global exchange connectivity and a broad array of content to our clients. Discover more

FutureSource Mobile offers a new channel for accessing up-to-the minute information on today’s markets, your watch list, charting, news and analytical tools, and more-all on your iPad.

This solution is designed to complement your FutureSource desktop application, whether the new browser-based or terminal version. Using one account, you can access any of our platforms without paying duplicate exchange fees.

Interactive Data OptionSource The premier solution for futures options monitoring and risk analysis

Market challenge In today’s volatile and uncertain energy and commodities markets, understanding the potential risks and rewards of your options portfolio has never been more important. The markets are influenced by a number of economic, geopolitical, regulatory and climatic events. These events impact energy and commodities prices and create volatility in the markets, which can greatly affect the value of an options portfolio.

Our Solution As a premier market data solution for futures options portfolio management and risk analysis, OptionSource helps you manage risk in volatile commodities markets. This easy-to-use application allows for monitoring complex options positions and graphically viewing how strategies react to changes in market price, volatility and more.

OptionSource offers a complete set of tools designed for analyzing an options portfolio’s profit and loss potential, as well as managing risk on the portfolio. It gives traders, brokers and analysts the ability to understand the pre-trade and post-trade risk characteristics of a portfolio and to perform what-if scenarios to best understand the performance of a position or trading strategy under varying market conditions.

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OptionSource Overview OptionSource provides a flexible workspace environment and is designed to enable customization of a real-time position page and associated risk analysis tools. The position page is the centerpiece of OptionSource and allows for tracking of any individual option or options portfolio in real time.

It comes with a completely flexible set of capabilities:

• Customizable data fields, calculations and volatility settings, as well as display settings and themes
• Easy entry and update of options strike prices to set up and modify your portfolio or strategy

• Controllable market update modes for true what-if calculations on your portfolio or trading strategy
• The functionality to duplicate positions or strategies and apply different what-if conditions

The risk analysis module allows for the analysis of the effects of market conditions and price changes over time on an options portfolio. It gives you the ability to perform real-time analyses on simple or complex option portfolios and to view the data in graphical and/or data table formats.

• Quotes — View over 150 price aspects, including option Greeks and implied and historical implied volatilities, as well as access more than 150 exchanges
• Options Calculations — Perform option calculations, including historical implied volatilities, based on different price and volatility aspects for the option

• OptionWorks — Utilize a cloud-based dashboard of option analytics for 42 different markets at CME Group and ICE Futures.
• Fully Customizable Position Pane — Monitor and analyze individual options or complex multiple-month option portfolios, including customized user-defined option strike prices, in real time

• Powerful Risk Analysis — See the effects of market condition changes over time on the value of a simple or complex options portfolio
• Tables and Graphs — Show results in data tables, graphs and skews based on Theoretical Value, Profit and Loss, Greeks and Implied Volatilities
• Range and Contour Variables — Perform various what-if scenarios on a portfolio by varying the underlying futures price, time and options volatilities
• Import and Export Positions — Import positions to the Position Pane from Excel or export positions from the Position Pane to Excel
• Graphical Drawing Tools — Develop professional-looking presentations to share with colleagues or customers

• Perform pre-trade or post-trade analytics on simple or complex option portfolios to help make better trading decisions
• Analyze any exchange-listed and over-the-counter option individually or as a portfolio with user-defined option strike prices

• Quickly and easily analyze option portfolios and share the results of your analysis with colleagues and customers
• Better understand the impact of varying market conditions on the value of your portfolio

FutureSource for the Agricultural Market Modularity aids in personalization of data and other features

FutureSource Ag is designed to aid commodity traders with reliability and ease-of-use. It is used by several leading companies around the world.

This system is designed to provide commodity traders with reliable data and functionality supported by a team responsive to the needs of professional traders. Plus, month-to-month terms are available.

• Simple and powerful software with easy access to cash and futures market pricing.
• Analyze any exchange-listed and over-the-counter option individually or as a portfolio with user-defined option strike prices.
• Robust ability to import continuous, real-time data into Excel.
• Advanced charting designed to support custom spreads, strips, overlays and expressions, with access to more than 60 technical studies.
• Seasonal charts for looking at the seasonal tendencies to better gauge what direction a market typically moves when influenced by prevailing forces over a specific time frame.

• Forward Curves Charts for charting a set of futures contract prices with different expirations, on a specific date.
• Ability to import unique data into Ag and perform technical analysis using all of FutureSource’s advanced charting tools.
• Flexible OptionBoard display and advanced analytics with OptionSource.
• RSS Reader that makes it easy to view RSS news feeds, such as USDA and FarmFutures, all within a FutureSource workspace.
• Portability via QuoTrek’s market quotes, charts and news designed for keeping in touch with the agricultural market while on the go and without added exchange fees.

• Global, real-time, streaming futures, options, agricultural, energy, cash, Forex, indices and equities data
• Access to hundreds of exchanges and indices worldwide.
• Access to 3rd party content, including access to Dow Jones AgriWire and an index of popular Dow Jones Fixed Story News.
• Weather maps from WSI crucial to the Ag segment: Soil moisture, rainfall forecasts and more.
• Exchange-traded spreads available as quotes, charts, etc.
• Import of custom data sets.

FutureSource for the Energy Market Modularity for personalization of data and other added features.

FutureSource is designed to assist energy traders with reliability, ease-of-use and affordability. It is used by several leading energy companies around the world.

This system is designed to provide crude, gas and power traders with reliable data and functionality at an attractive cost and supported by a team responsive to the needs of professional energy traders.

• Simple and powerful software with easy access to cash and futures market pricing
• Robust ability to import continuous, real-time data into Excel
• Advanced charting designed to support custom spreads, strips, overlays and expressions, as well as easy-to-chart Arbs, cracks and spreads
• 60+ technical studies
• Seasonal charts for looking at the seasonal tendencies to better gauge what direction a market typically moves when influenced by prevailing forces over a specific time frame
• Forward curve charts for charting a set of Futures Contract Prices with different expirations, on a specific date
• Import of unique data into FutureSource to perform technical analysis using all of FutureSource’s advanced charting tools

• Flexible Custom Symbol and Expression Library to create and save custom cracks and spreads
• Pre-developed layouts featuring some of the most important tools used by crude, gas and power traders
• Portability via QuoTrek’s market quotes, charts and news designed for keeping in touch with the fast-paced energy market while on the go and without added exchange fees
• Flexible OptionBoard display and advanced analytics with OptionSource
• Powerful Platts Symbol Search that is easy to use and easy to drill down by category
• RSS Reader that makes it easy to view RSS news feeds, such as API and EIA, all within a FutureSource workspace

• Global, real-time, streaming futures, options, energy, cash, Forex, indices and equities data
• NYMEX and ICE Futures data, including ICE Implied Bids and Offers
• Access to 3rd party content, including Dow Jones Energy News, Platts and SNL Energy
• History of settlement prices for Platts data available in charts

• Daily pricing and history for Amerex Gas and Power data
• Weather maps from WSI crucial to energy pricing projections
• Exchange-traded spreads available as quotes, charts, etc.
• Important storage statistics from the EIA and API

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