CRB provides access to daily and historical global commodity market data

CHICAGO, IL – July 27, 2010 – Commodity Research Bureau (CRB), the world’s leading commodity and futures research, data and analysis firm since 1934, has launched an expanded Global Commodity Pricing Service that provides institutions with access to daily and historical commodity prices for over 1,000 commodities around the world.  The service includes coverage of futures, options and cash market data.  Through CRB’s Global Commodity Pricing Service, firms involved in the commodity markets, including financial institutions, trading firms and commodity producers, processors and purchasers, have access to the most extensive daily service for commodity market data available.  In addition, the service provides access to in-depth historical commodity prices with history extending back over 75 years in the case of some instruments.

“CRB has been providing commodity pricing to the world for over 75 years and now we have expanded our coverage to many new market centers,” said Eero Pikat, President of CRB. “With the rapid growth of investments into commodities over the past 10-years, we are dedicated to continuing to be the premier provider of data, research and analysis to commodity market participants around the world,” added Pikat.

In addition to global commodity market data, CRB has expanded its coverage of fundamental commodity data, including supply and demand data, as well as production and consumption information for over 100 commodities.  CRB fundamental commodity data is updated weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually, depending on the frequency of related reports.  CRB also maintains an extensive database of historical fundamental commodity data.

For more information, visit www.crbtrader.com.

CHICAGO, IL – March 4, 2010 – Barchart.com, Inc., a leading provider of market data and information, today announced the launch of a new Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) fundamental data service. The fundamental ETF dataset, including Exchange Traded Notes (ETN), is an extensive database of reference, financial and price related information covering all U.S. listed ETFs and ETNs. The dataset is available from Barchart as a data feed service, as well as hosted website content.

 “ETFs are a unique financial instrument, not to be treated like stocks, not to be treated like mutual funds. Barchart analysts have spent considerable time analyzing the dynamics of the ETF marketspace, to compile a dataset that is relevant and important to market professionals in the wealth management, index, and advisory fields,” said Eero Pikat, President of Barchart. “Our dataset offers a singular source for the key data points needed to make critical analytical decisions for ETFs and ETNs,” added Pikat.

Barchart’s fundamental ETF data includes over 900 ETFs and dozens of data fields, including sectors, top holdings, assets under management, fund family information, and key financial ratios and returns. In addition to the most comprehensive ETF fundamental database available, Barchart also provides real-time, delayed, end-of-day and historical ETF price data.

To learn more, visit www.barchart.com/solutions.

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ETF FUNDAMENTAL DATA FIELDS

Barchart aggregates and manages ETF and ETN Fundamental Data. Fundamental Data fields available for ETFs/ETNs include but are not limited to the following: