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The A. Kirk Lanterman Investment Center is equipped with 17 computers, each with dual flat panel displays, arranged on specialized trading desks. Real-time financial market data for some 165,000 equities quoted on over 137 exchanges around the world, plus complete information on fixed income instruments, foreign exchange, and money markets, will be available in the center from Reuters. Historical company and price data will be available from sources such as Ibbotson, First Call, I/B/E/S, and DataStream. A data wall located inside the center provides summary market data and ticker tape displays. Duplicated outside the room ticker tape and televisions will display current market information, news headlines, and S&P Comstock data. Television monitors, both inside and outside the center, provide constant information from sources such as CNNfn, CNBC, Bloomberg, Reuters and other news and information providers. These features, along with specialized software such as Crystal Ball, and the OS Financial Trading System, and the use of FAST cases, tutorials, and other training materials, combine to provide a state-of-the-art learning experience for all investment center participants.

 
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