One of the world’s most recognized providers of real-time market data, QuoteMedia is trusted by investors the world over. The company recently announced its involvement with the Captivate Network, a subsidiary of Gannett Co., Inc. QuoteMedia is the latest addition to the network’s programming, and will fall in line with other major media providers such as CNN, USA Today, CNET and Forbes.

Captivate’s digital news and entertainment network spans an impressive 8,400 digital flatpanel screens, strategically located in elevators throughout 24 of the country’s largest office towers. The system delivers over 55 million impressions a month, and has earned an unbelievable average of 48 percent ad recall.

Mike DiFranza, president and general manager for Captivate noted, “We were impressed with the quality of QuoteMedia’s market coverage, their technological strength and particularly the level of support they provide. QuoteMedia has worked with us to ensure we are providing our

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BioShaft Water Technology Inc. (OTCBB: BSHF), developer of innovative wastewater treatment technologies, today announced it has secured an agreement with Al Tawfeeq, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qatar-based Al Hashemi Group. Per the agreement, Al Tawfeeq will provide BioShaft with a local contact, which will familiarize the company with the opportunities for wastewater treatment plants in Qatar. Al Tawfeeq will assist BioShaft with the submission of tenders, strategies on participation, and assistance with staffing in Qatar’s market. Al Tawfeeq’s networking will help the company secure its business operations in Qatar state. “This agreement with Al Tawfeeq gives us a local presence in Qatar with a well established company. They will assist us with potential bid opportunities and work with BioShaft to establish a presence in the region so that we can build our business in Qatar,” Dr. Hans Badreddine, CEO of BioShaft stated in the press release. In addition, Al Tawfeeq will assist in ...

NutraCea, a world leader in stabilized rice bran, has signed a definitive agreement with the Bright Food Investment Group, a subsidiary of Bright Food Group, to build the world’s largest rice bran oil refinery. The new refinery will process an estimated 500,000 metric tons of raw rice bran annually to produce rice bran oil, new patent-pending defatted rice bran, and stabilized rice bran, all of which will be used in a wide range of food applications.

The facility is estimated to be completed in 2010 and will be the world’s largest rice bran oil manufacturing plant, with the capacity to produce in excess of $200 million in annual gross revenues based on today’s market prices. Both companies are also anticipating future projects together, including constructing additional facilities of similar size.

According to the terms of the agreement, NutraCea will provide 80 percent of the capital and retain 72 percent of

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Like storm clouds moving in Fear has gripped Wall Street. Two fear indicators: VIX and VXN have both risen 37% since the start of the month. It is unreal the amount of fear that has gripped many traders on Wall Street. Most likely candidate, not a big surprise crude oil prices causing major demand curve shifts. All the attention zeros in on the American consumer and can it survive when the price of crude is at historical highs. Monday’s market reflected the fear as the leading index, the NASDAQ tumbled more than 1.5% intraday. Albeit volume was lighter throughout much of the day the price action certainly reflected the element of fear. There is always a silver lining in the storm clouds and that being we pushed off the lows (bounce of the 50dma) and closed above the mid range of the trading range. ...

Clearly Canadian Brands (OTCBB: CCBEF) announced that the private label division of Organic Baby Food has taken the market by storm. The company is excited about the fast growth rate. Clearly Canadian expects to reach over 1,250 stores by the end of the year. The company has set high goals to dominate the Canadian organic baby food industry in Canada. Clearly Canadian is also currently working on breaking into the American market as well.

David Reingold, president of Clearly Canadian Brands, stated, “We are extremely proud to announce that several major retail customers have already chosen to private label our superior line of Organic Baby Food products. With highly influential accounts already signed to receive up to 30 of the available products now being offered by this fast growing division, we feel confident in the future prospects for growth especially as we begin to penetrate the massive U.S. market in the

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Emerging Media Holdings is a radio and television broadcasting company with a majority market share in the Republic of Moldova. Today it was announced that its company information will now be available through Standard & Poor’s Market Access Program.

S&P’s program allows subscribing businesses to have crucial company data distributed to individuals who are utilizing its Advisor Insight service. The range of this information covers price, volume, shares outstanding, earnings, and dividends. Also included in the program will be a detailed description of Emerging Media Holdings to be published in the daily news section of Standard Corporation Records, a trading manual available in 37 states.

Standard & Poor’s is arguably the world leader in the dissemination of critical investment data. They are trusted by millions who know them for their endless stream of reliable and unbiased information. Emerging Media Holdings has done well to align itself with one of the most globally-recognized

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Perry Ellis International, Inc. (PERY), with headquarters in Miami, Florida, is a designer, distributor and licensor of a broad line of high quality merchandise. This merchandise includes men’s and women’s apparel, accessories, and fragrances, and is available through all major levels of retail distribution. Through wholly-owned subsidiaries, the company possesses a portfolio of nationally and internationally recognized brands such as Perry Ellis®, Jantzen®, and Cubavera®.

The company has entered into a licensing agreement with Smart Apparel U.S. to design, manufacture and distribute a collection of tailored clothing that includes men’s suits, suit separates and sports jackets. Smart Apparel U.S. is a division of Smart Apparel Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Youngor LTD which is headquartered in Ningbo, China. The division produces menswear and has license agreements with Claiborne®, Natica®, Concepts by Claiborne®, and O Oscar, an Oscar de la Renta company.

The clothing line with be geared toward

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The CBOE announced Tuesday that they’re going to license the methodology used to derive the VIX to other global exchanges: “The Indian exchange, the NSE in India, recently took up a license from us,” CBOE Chief Executive William Brodsky said at the Reuters Exchanges and Trading summit in Chicago. “This is a new and growing source of revenue for us as well.” The move would eventually help Indian investors understand and trade volatility as an asset in the U.S. market. “It’s something that helps solidify our brand and get more attention to the products,” Brodsky said. “So people understanding volatility in India, they’re certainly going to want to trade volatility in the U.S. and that will rebound to us.” Brodsky said he plans to attend the annual general assembly of the International Option Market Association this week where he already has people lined up who are interested in CBOE’s volatility products. [link]...

With the continuation yesterday of Friday’s market weakness, the last of our April 3 calendar-spread bonus trades hit its minimum profit target. Here’s a summary of the three positions: EEM May/June 140 - Reached 20% profit on April 15, less than two weeks into the trade. XLE May/June 77 - Even if entered at the less-than-optimal price of $1.20, this position achieved our 20% minimum profit target on the sell-off in energy that occurred May 1, which was within 4 weeks of entering. IYR May/June 69 - The iShares real-estate ETF proved stronger than we expected, but a week ago the spread was trading near a 20% gain. It would’ve been hard to get an order filled at the target price of $1.50 last week, but today the mid price rose as high as $1.575, ...

I'm sliding under the table to you some excerpts from a recent interview that our Director of Trader Education, Jamie Hodge, gave to our good friend Dave Mabe of StockTickr. You'll understand after reading the entire interview how to win against today's market that's eliminated many of the information advantages traders used to have and how to trade where the greatest odds of winning exist - below is a slice of the interview.Reprinted with permission:

Q: What single lesson did you learn along the way that has helped you the most in your trading?Never become complacent – especially when you’ve been "gimmick trading" all of your career. I refer to any trading practice that can become extinct from a rule change or system replacement as gimmick. The prime example was SOES (Small Order Execution System). Once the SOES phenomenon started taking root, the big boys were

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