CCRRSS  OOnnlliinnee  SSttoocckk  QQuuoottaattiioonn  SSeerrvviiccee  --  VVeerrssiioonn  11..0055
December 1st, 1993


        While CRS Online has carried stock quotation data for over two years,
November 1993 marked a turning point.  CRS Online switched to a new service
provider.  This provider offered a far more reliable data feed with a greater
amount of information per security.  At the same time, CRS Online made
arrangements with the stock exchanges to be able to provide hourly snapshots
while the markets were open.  Viewed as a positive move by individuals
interested in tracking their stock portfolios, there are some drawbacks.

        While most who read this document will be new to the service, a few
individuals have used CRS Online for years to receive stock quotations and it
is this group which needs to be aware of the drawbacks. There are two: symbol
names between the old provider and the new are different and the method in
which the data is made available to the members has changed. CRS Online will
no longer be providing historical data as files directly available from
PCBoard for downloading.  Historical data will only be made available through
the STOCK door. These changes need only be made once and can be viewed more as
a nuisance, than as a drawback.

To access the stock door, a subscriber needs to have purchased the Information
Services Add-On.  Once this option has been purchased by the subscriber, he or
she only needs to join conference 39 (JJ  3399) and enter the command SSTTOOCCKKSS to
gain access to the stock data made available through CRS Online.

After entering this command, the following screen will appear:

    Main Menu Selections
                                             
    V) View Symbols Online                                       
    D) Download Symbols                                          
    C) Download Documentation or the list of Symbols tracked     
                                                                 
    S) Modify the List of Symbols tracked in your Portfolio      
    F) Select Symbol Format to use when downloading information  
                                                                 
    M) Toggle Graphics Mode On/Off                /\             
    X) Toggle Expert Mode On/Off              _ /    \           
    T) Select Transfer Protocol            //\___     \     /\  
    P) Modify Page Length              0//\\/\
                                       //          \    / \     
    R) Return to PCBoard (CRS Online)     CRS Online  \/     \   
    G) Goodbye (Hangup Phone Line)           Stock Service     \ 
                                                                 
   

(983 Min. Left) Main Menu Command? ( )

This is the main menu of the Stock Quotation Service.  The stock service
provided by CRS Online is very flexible and offers several options which can
be broken into three areas:

        Configuration,
        Modification of your Stock Portfolio,
        and Viewing/Downloading Stock Data.


CCoonnffiigguurraattiioonn
        Configuration of the Stock Door consists of three questions.  The
first, Symbol Data Format, allows you to select a 'pre-made' or custom format
to use when transferring data to your local computer.  Pre-made formats are
available for MetaStock 5 Field, MetaStock 7 Field, STOCKS.TXT, and our older
Stock Database format.  Descriptions of each format are listed below:


MetaStock 5 Field
        ticker, per, date, high, low, close, vol
        Note: MetaStock Symbols cannot contain white space.  The stock
              door is aware of this and will change any white space to an
              underscore '_'.

MetaStock 7 Field
        ticker, per, date, open, high, low, close, vol, oi
        Note: MetaStock Symbols cannot contain white space.  The stock
              door is aware of this and will change any white space to an
              underscore '_'.

STOCKS.TXT (File format used by CRS Online's previous Stock System)
        "ticker", exchg, close, high, low, vol

STOCKS Database (File format used by CRS Online's previous Stock Door)
        "ticker", close, high, low, vol

Legend:

        ticker  The ticker symbol of the security.  Max Length: 12 characters.
        per     Periodicity of the data.  While MetaStock allows <D>aily,
                <W>eekly, or <M>onthly updates, data made available through
                CRS Online will always use a <D>.
        date    The Date the symbol data was captured by CRS Online.
        open    Open price for this date.
        high    High price for this date.
        low     Low price for this date.
        close   Last trade price for this date.
        vol     Volume traded.
        exchg   Exchange Symbol  (i.e. TSE = Toronto Stock Exchange)
                Max. Length: 4 characters.
        oi      Open Interest.  This field is set to 0 when downloading
                Equity data from CRS Online.
        "xxx"   denotes Quotation marks around the field.

Custom File Formats
Allows any field(s) listed below to be used in the creation of a stock data
file:

        1) Symbol Name (12 Characters)
        2) Exchange Name     9)  Day of the Month     16) Time
        3) Open              10) Last Trade           17) Yield
        4) High              11) Bid Price            18) P/E Ratio
        5) Low               12) Ask Price            19) Earnings
        6) Previous Close    13) Bid Size             20) Dividend
        7) Volume            14) Ask Size             21) Shares
        8) Symbol Type       15) Year High            22) Year Low

As each field is added, you are asked if you wish to remove any additional
white space and/or add single (''), double ("") quotation marks.


Should files be compressed using PKzip? (Y)
        After selecting a format to use when downloading symbol data, you are
asked if you wish to compress the file using PKZIP version 1.10.  This option
should be turned on by any user connecting to CRS Online via a low speed
modem.

Should symbols with NO data be included in the file? (N)
        Use of this option will allow symbols with no trading data to be
removed or skipped when downloading or viewing symbol data.



MMooddiiffiiccaattiioonn  ooff  yyoouurr  SSttoocckk  PPoorrttffoolliioo
        Before discussing how one modifies their portfolio, a look at the
markets CRS Online carries and how a symbol name is constructed is worthwhile.

SSyymmbbooll  SSttrruuccttuurreess

CCaannaaddiiaann  EExxcchhaannggee  IIddeennttiiffiieerrss

Canadian Security Symbols can be from one to three characters in length, with
the exception of COATS which is always four characters in length.  A prefix is
used before the root name of the symbol to show which market the security is
traded.  Prefixes for Canadian Securities are listed below:

SSYYMMBBOOLL  PPRREEFFIIXX      EEXXCCHHAANNGGEE                                                                EEXXCCHHAANNGGEE  SSYYMMBBOOLL
CC..              Alberta Stock Exchange                  ALB
IIMM..             Montreal Stock Exchange Index           MSE
MM..              Montreal Stock Exchange                 MSE
MMOO..             Montreal Options Exchange               MOE
MMFF..             Montreal Futures Exchange               MFE
OO..              COATS (Over the counter stocks)         CTS
IITT..             Toronto Stock Exchange Index            TSE
TT..              Toronto Stock Exchange                  TSE
TTOO..             Toronto Options Exchange                TOE
TTFF..             Toronto Futures Exchange                TFE
IIVV..             Vancouver Stock Exchange Index          VSE
VV..              Vancouver Stock Exchange                VSE
VVOO..             Vancouver Options Exchange              VOE

SSppeecciiaall  BBrrookkeerraaggee  CCooddeess::

..RRTT             Rights
..PPRR..            Preferred (notice trailing period (.))
..WWTT             Warrant
..WWII             When Issued
..UUNN             Units
..RR              Receipt
..UU              Security trading in $US

EExxaammpplleess::
TT..BB             BCE Inc. - Toronto Stock Exchange
MM..BB             BCE Inc. - Montreal Stock Exchange
OO..AABBBBYY          Abbey Life Insurace - COATS Exchange
CC..AATTLL..AA         Amusements International Ltd., Class A Stock
TT..WWFFRR..PPRR..AA      Wharf Resources, Preferred Class A Stock
VV..UURRGG..WWTT        United Rayore Gas Ltd., Warrants
MM..TTEEKK..WWTT..BB      Teck Corp., Warrants Class B


AAmmeerriiccaann  EExxcchhaannggee  IInnddeennttiiffiieerrss

U.S. security symbols can have one to six characters.  One or two of the
characters may be special brokerage codes used to identify stocks with
special issues.  As with Canadian securities, U.S. securities require a prefix
to define which market the security is traded on.  U.S. prefixes are listed
below:

SSYYMMBBOOLL  PPRREEFFIIXX      EEXXCCHHAANNGGEE                                                                EEXXCCHHAANNGGEE  SSYYMMBBOOLL
AASS..             AMEX Stock Exchange                     ASE/ABA
BBSS..             Boston Stock Exchange                   BOS
CCNN..             Cincinnati Stock Exchange               CIN
MMDD..             MidWest Stock Exchange                  MID
NNYY..             New York Stock Exchange                 NYE/NBA
NNBB..             New York Bonds                          NYB
NNDD..             NASDAQ                                  NSD
PPAA..             Pacific Stock Exchange                  PAC
PPLL..             Philadelphia Stock Exchange             PHL

UU..SS..  SSppeecciiaall  BBrrookkeerraaggee  CCooddeess  ((EExxcceepptt  NNAASSDDAAQQ))
11               Preferred
22               Warrant/Warrants
33               When Issued
44               Rights

If different classes are available for the security, these will follow the
special brokerage codes.

EExxaammpplleess::
NNYY..AAUUDD          Automatic Data Processing Inc., Common Stock, New York
NNYY..GGMM11GG         General Motors, Preferred Class G, New York
NNYY..CCWWEE22BB        CommonWealth Ed., Warrant Class B, New York
BBSS..IIBBMM          Intl. Business Machines, Common Stock, Boston Stock Exchange

NNAASSDDAAQQ  SSppeecciiaall  BBrrookkeerraaggee  CCooddeess::
Nasdaq symbols use a unique four character root name.  Nasdaq NMS International
symbols have an 'E' as the sixth character of the symbol's root name.
i.e.  ND.ASEAYE

The fifth character of a Nasdaq root name is optional.  The character in this
field corresponds with the special brokerage codes shown in the table below:

AA               Class A
BB               Class B
CC               Exception to Qualifications
DD               New
EE               Delinquent Filing
FF               Foreign
GG               First Bond
HH               Second Bond, same company
II               Third Bond, same company
JJ               Voting
KK               Non-Voting
LL               Fifth preferred, same company
MM               Open-End Investment company
NN               Third preferred, same company
OO               Second preferred, same company
PP               First preferred, same company
QQ               Indicates that the issuer is involved in bankrupty proceedings
RR               Rights
SS               Shares of Beneficial Interest
TT               With issued and when distributed
UU               Units
VV               When issued and when distributed
WW               Warrants
YY               ADR (American Despository Receipts)
ZZ               Miscellaneous situations...

EExxaammpplleess::
NNDD..TTYYSSNNAA        Tyson Foods Inc., Class A Stock, Naqdaq
NNDD..AADDBBEE  EE      Adobe Systems Inc.

PPlleeaassee  nnoottee::  Wildcards can be used to select more securities without having
to specify each individual symbol.  For instance, to download all symbols
available on the NYSE and the TSE, only two entries need to be placed inside
your portfolio:  T.*  and NY.*

To obtain a copy of the list of the securities CRS Online tracks, use option
'CC' from the main menu.  This file contains two fields per security per line.
The first field is the name CRS Online uses for the security, the second field
is the ADP symbol name.


If you wish to add a security to your portfolio, select option 'SS' from the
main menu.  Your portfolio will be displayed on the screen followed by:

Name of the Symbol to Add/Delete/Modify (Enter=QUIT)? (            )

Enter the name of the security you wish to add or delete.  If the symbol
currently exists within your portfolio, you'll be asked if you wish to delete
it.  If the symbol does not exist, a list of symbols that best match the
symbol name will be displayed.  You may enter one of these symbols or re-enter
the same symbol name again to force the addition of the symbol to your
portfolio.  That's all there is to modifying your portfolio.



VViieewwiinngg//DDoowwnnllooaaddiinngg  SSttoocckk  DDaattaa

        To view stock data, select option 'V' from the main menu.  A sub-menu
will be displayed with five primary options:

    Viewing Symbols Online - Menu                                
                                    
    1) View Portfolio Symbols using today's symbol data          
    2) View Portfolio Symbols using historical symbol data       
                                                                 
       View Symbols not tracked within your Portfolio...         
    3) ... using today's symbol data                             
    4) ... using historical symbol data                          
                                                                 
    5) View Market Indices                                       
                                                                 
    R) Return to the Main Menu            CRS Online             
    G) Goodbye (Hangup Phone Line)           Stock Service       
                                                                 
   

(981 Min. Left) View Command? ( )

Option one can be used to view today's stock data.  While the markets are
open, hourly updates will be made available and this option can be used to
view the data.

Option two can be used to view historical stock data.  This data will be
closing market data.  Historical data starts from November 23rd, 1993 and will
go forward until two years of data are available through the stock system.
Files older than two years will automatically be purged by the system.

Use option three and four to view a single symbol at a time without having to
add it to your portfolio.  A browse function is available for individuals who
are not 100 percent sure of a symbol's name.

The fifth option will show Market Indices for Canadian exchanges.  Open, High,
Low, PClose, and Volume are the only fields that should be considered valid
for market indices.

        No matter which option you select, all will display the collection
date and time of the data you are about to view.

        Two modes are available for viewing data online: Short or Long.
Viewing stock data in the short format will display only six of the 22 fields
tracked per symbol.  Those fields are listed below along with a sample of the
output provided:

Symbol        Open         High         Low          LTrade       Volume
ND.MSFT       78.500       80.500       78.250       80.250       1101900     
NY.GM         54.250       54.250       53.625       53.625       1244100     
NY.GM1G       28.250       28.250       28.000       28.125       12200
NY.GM1P       49.375       49.625       49.250       49.250       32800

Short mode is useful for displaying a large quantity of symbols, since each
symbol only requires one line to be shown.

Long mode has merit when you are contemplating adding a symbol to your
portfolio.  A sample of a symbol displayed in long format follows:

[ ND.MSFT ]Ŀ
   Exchange: NSD          Day of the Month: 30               Time: 01:59:57 
       Open: 78.500                   Last: 80.250          Yield: 0.0      
       High: 80.500              Bid Price: 80.000      P/E Ratio: 24.5     
        Low: 78.250              Ask Price: 80.250       Earnings: 3.24     
     PClose: 79.250               Bid Size: 1000         Dividend: 0.00     
     Volume: 1101900              Ask Size: 1000           Shares: 1600     
Symbol Type: Equity              Year High: 98.000       Year Low: 70.375   



        Three choices are available under the download option 'DD' at the
main menu:

    Download Symbols - Menu                                      
                                          
    1) Download Portfolio Symbols using today's symbol data      
    2) Download Portfolio Symbols using historical symbol data   
                                                                 
    3) Download Market Indices                                   
                                                                 
    R) Return to the Main Menu            CRS Online             
    G) Goodbye (Hangup Phone Line)           Stock Service       
                                                                 
   

(979 Min. Left) Download Command? ( )

These options work in an identical fashion to the ones available for viewing
data online except files are prepared for downloading instead of being
displayed on your monitor.  The time it takes to prepare the file depends on
how many symbols your portfolio tracks.  If you wish to download every symbol
CRS Online tracks, please be prepared to wait up to 10 minutes.  What follows
is a sample of the process used to download a stock file:


(119 Min. Left) Download Command? (1)

Creating your Stock Portfolio File for 2:00pm, Tuesday.

Creating Stock File.  Press ESC to Abort.
 ND.MSFT

Compressing your file...

<Finished Compression>

Transfer Protocols Available:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
X) X-modem
Y) Y-modem
Z) Z-modem

(978 Min. Left) Select Transfer Protocol? (Z)
Transfering Stock Market Results...
Start your Z-Modem transfer.


Once 'Start your transfer' appears on your screen, download the file as you
would any other file made available on CRS.


This document should provide you with enough information to understand the
stock service available through CRS Online.  However, if you find a problem or
a question continues to exist, please feel free to leave a message in
conference 39 to CRSSYSOP MIKE for assistance.

