March 26, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Worden Announces the Official Release of Blocks Trader 3.0

Worden Brothers Inc. (www.worden.com) – the makers of TeleChart 2007 and a leading provider of stock software and data services to individual investors & traders – announced today the official release of its landmark Blocks Trader 3.0 analysis software. The program uses a patent-pending "block-based" engine to mix & match diverse types of data – opening the door for unprecedented trading analysis opportunities.

The Blocks technology was unveiled in 2006. The limitless raw power was immediately apparent, but many typical traders found the program too technical for everyday use.

Worden claims the latest Blocks Trader 3.0 release is simple enough for the casual trader to pick up in minutes, yet more powerful than institutional products costing thousands. Scanning and sorting conditions on charts is done via a simple "drag & drop" of anything on the screen. All data comparisons and user design become visual tasks as opposed to complex formulas.

Videos online at www.Blocks.com highlight this functionality.

Blocks sacrifices nothing, however, for those who care to embark on writing their own formulas. Its trademarked RealCode™ language is actually Microsoft Visual Basic built directly into the software. This truly-compiled code gives users the most advanced, lightning-fast environment for manipulating stock data.

Version 3.0 has been through various pre-release and market test programs since November of 2007. This five-month period has yielded a finished product that is fast, smooth, and very stable on most machines.

Rollout to begin April 1, 2008

The Blocks software will continue to be distributed at trade shows and nationwide Worden training events. The program will also be available to download via Internet beginning on April 1st to selected small groups of Worden customers. This ramp up period is expected to last around three months and will allow for support and infrastructure to grow along with the user base.

Existing users who purchased Blocks 3.0 services prior to April 1st will be converted to the new pricing structure after their services expire.

Questions: Call Worden customer service at 1-800-776-4940 from 9am – 9pm ET weekdays or 9am-3pm on weekends. You may also email support@worden.com

The Blocks Trader 3.0 software will be free. Monthly a la carte data feeds will be priced as follows:

US Stocks Basic Daily – $39
This service is free to TeleChart Platinum users, half-price for TeleChart Gold users.
Add-on service options:

  • Real-time streaming & historical minute databank – $59
    A separate $9.25 monthly exchange fee will be charged for real-time.
  • Historical fundamentals & financial stats by Hemscott – $15
  • Zacks earnings estimates & analyst ratings – $10

Canadian Stocks Daily – $29
Add-on service options:

  • Canadian historical fundamentals & financial stats by Hemscott – $15
  • Zacks Canadian earnings estimates & analyst ratings – $10

Mutual Funds Daily – $15

BLOCKS DATA FEED DESCRIPTIONS

$39 – US Stocks Daily
Storage Size: 200 Megabytes

Access over 25 years of historical daily price & volume data, plus hundreds of automatically maintained watchlists, industry groups, ETFs, market indexes & indicators – all stored in under one gigabyte.

The entire databank is updated and managed behind the scenes, including stock splits, symbol changes, new issues, exchanges, etc. Unlike most services which access data as needed via Internet, Blocks data is saved on the user’s hard drive in the Blocks format. This provides for improved speed in scanning, sorting & charting.

$59 – US Real-Time Streaming & Historical Minute Databank
Storage Size: Approximately 5 Gigabytes per year

The feed streams over 7,000 stocks over a regular Internet connection yielding the snappiest intraday charts anywhere. Users can scan & sort hundreds of stocks for custom conditions in real time. The system can also unplug from the Internet for portable use on a plane or train. Service includes minute history on all stocks since January 2008.

Optional - $295: Add the 4 ½ year historical one-minute DVD. Users may install all of it to their hard drive or select the history they wish to access.

A separate $9.25 monthly exchange fee covers all Worden real-time products.

$15 – Historical Fundamentals & Financial Stats (by Hemscott)
Storage Size: 600 Megabytes

This institutional-level data opens a new world of technical analysis. Users can scan for stocks crossing their earnings moving average or find surges in institutional ownership. The program can plot this data, scan on conditions from it, sort it, and mix it right into your price/volume charts.

History Included For:

Price Volatility Earnings ($Millions) 1-Yr EPS Percent Change Latest Yr
Beta Capitalization Earnings as Percent of Sales 1-Yr
EPS Percent Change Latest Qtr Revenue Growth Rate Last 4 Qtr Price Percent Change 5-Yr
EPS Percent Change 2nd Qtr Back Net Profit Margin (Post Tax) 5 Day Price Trend vs. Market
EPS Percent Change 3rd Qtr Back Percent Shares Held by Insiders 30 Day Price Trend vs. Market
EPS Percent Change 4th Qtr Back Relative Strength 1-Yr (vs SP-500) Total Volume Last 13 Weeks
Earnings Growth Rate 5-Yr Operating Cash Flow 1-Yr Debt to Equity Ratio
Dividend Yield Percent Shares Held by Institutions Latest Float
Dividend Growth Rate 5-Yr Percent Change Revenue Last Qtr Asset Turnover
P/E Ratio Percent Change Revenue 1-Yr Latest Total Net Income
P/E Ratio vs. 5-Yr-Avg P/E Latest Net Profit Margin EPS Latest Qtr
Sales ($Millions) 1-Yr Long Term Debt to Equity Ratio Price to Sales Ratio
Sales Growth Rate 5-Yr Latest Short Interest Ratio  

$10 – Zacks Earnings Estimates & Analyst Ratings
Storage Size: 1 Gigabyte

Most data tells what’s already happened in the past. Then technical analysis tries to predict the future. Zacks data is different. It is “forecast” or “projection” data. Zacks has compiled dozens of analysts’ earnings estimates and ratings over the last 14 years for thousands of stocks. Blocks Trader plots them to see how well they did in the past – and to see what they are forecasting now. Instead of scanning for stocks which are “already” surging in price, it scans for those surging in “estimates” and “ratings”. Includes a “Percent Buy Ratings” indicator for a quick poll of analysts.

History Included For:

EPS Mean Est - Cur Year EPS Low Est - Next Year EPS Est Raised - Next Qtr
EPS Mean Est - Next Year EPS Low Est - Cur Qtr EPS Est Raised - Cur Qtr
EPS Mean Est - Current Qtr EPS Low Est - Next Qtr EPS Est Lowered - Cur Year
EPS Mean Est - Next Qtr EPS Number Est - Cur Year EPS Est Lowered - Next Year
EPS Std Dev Est - Cur Year EPS Number Est - Next Year EPS Est Lowered - Cur Qtr
EPS Std Dev Est - Next Year EPS Number Est - Cur Qtr EPS Est Lowered - Next Qtr
EPS Std Dev Est - Cur Qtr EPS Number Est - Next Qtr Average Rating Recommendation
EPS Std Dev Est - Next Qtr EPS Median Est - Cur Year Number of Analysts with Strong Buy Rating
EPS High Est - Cur Year EPS Median Est - Next Year Number of Analysts with Moderate Buy Rating
EPS High Est - Next Year EPS Median Est - Cur Qtr Number of Analysts with Hold Rating
EPS High Est - Cur Qtr EPS Median Est - Next Qtr Number of Analysts with Moderate Sell Rating
EPS High Est - Next Qtr EPS Est Raised - Cur Year Number of Analysts with Strong Sell Rating
EPS Low Est - Cur Year EPS Est Raised - Next Year Surprise Percent

$29 – Canadian Stocks Daily
Storage Size: 100 Megabytes

Allows for Blocks charts of TSX and TSX Venture Stocks. Over 14 years of historical daily price & volume data meets automatically maintained watchlists, industry groups, ETFs, market indexes & indicators. The entire databank is updated and managed behind the scenes, including stock splits, symbol changes, new issues, exchanges, etc.

$15 – Canadian Historical Fundamentals & Financial Stats (by Hemscott)
Storage Size: 300 Megabytes

Blocks’ unique historical approach to charting fundamentals can also be applied to Canadian Stocks. See the US information above for examples of data fields included. Please note: Not all fields are included in the Canadian version.

$10 – Canadian Zacks Earnings Estimates & Analyst Ratings
Storage Size: 500 Megabytes

Allows users to apply the power of Zacks proprietary data to Canadian stocks. This is some of the most unique specialty forecasting data available anywhere. See US info for data fields included.

$15 – US Mutual Funds Daily
Storage Size: 200 Megabytes

Here, 19,000 US Mutual Funds are categorized by type and family – for easy scanning, sorting, and charting. The databank updates itself with no user-initiated download. Fund NAVs can be charted side by side with – or even on top of – any other Blocks data.