Can anyone recommd an easy to use and reasonably priced accounting program for a small NASD broker dealer?
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I had a boss who used Peachtree for his business, and it seemed reasonably simple. There are different versions and prices for Peachtree software.  But, someone once told me that Quickbooks was easier or more user friendly.  \n\nI hope this link helps.\nhttp://sbinfocanada.about.com/cs/software/tp/accountsoft.htm
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Contact Baytek, large reseller for Sage Software.   Have purchased software from this company for a couple of years.\nHonest,low price, fast shipping.\n\nhttp://www.baytek.com
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biz plan pro...by palo alto...a program i use
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You need to find a person who knows both systems very well. \n\nUnfortunately, such a person probably doesn't exist.  Most people specialize in one or the other, and most M$ geeks only know M$ (sorry, but that's the truth).\n\nWorse yet, what is "better" overall might not work for your company.  For instance, I upgraded a client from an old version of Peachtree to a new one (better!) but we had to cancel that when we found out that the newer Peachtree had a limitation that we couldn't work around (worse!).\n\nEither system will probably work.  I don't like the fact that any M$ financial software locks me into M$ products, usually their latest-greatest only (so you have to upgrade Office, Exchange, etc when you upgrade the accounting software).  Oracle will probably run on servers of various platforms, which might be nice.  \n\nYour success will depend greatly on the people who do your install and configuration and migration and training.  Choose VERY carefully -- they will be de facto a part of your staff for years.\n\nAny accounting software change is hell... tell you accounting people that it will be at least a year of hell, during which time they'll develop drug and alcohol habits.  That way, when they only complain for 6 months you can tell them that you're ahead of schedule and the project is exceeding expectations.  I'm serious about this -- otherwise, people (like the computer guy) will get fired at the 3-4 month mark!!!!
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Try out http://www.DataEntryCompany.com\n\nA small startup is required but I am sure you can make it back in a short time. I did!
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Give more information - what broker / program are you using to track this stuff?
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Alcohol 120 is the best free program aon the market.\nwww.alcohol120.com
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TD Ameritrade is the best. I have used for years. The interface are trader friendly and portfolio information are shown in details. I buy penny stocks so the $9.99 fixed commission for unlimited shares is good for me. No maintenance fees.\n\nIf you are going to buy penny stocks, you need to be careful about the commission. Search the fine prints.\n\nFor Scottrade, see fine prints: "For stocks priced under $1, add 1/2% of the principal value to the commissions shown. " You will end up to pay more than $7.\n\nEtrade recently reduced the commission with fixed commission for unlimted shares so it is good for penny stock traders too. But I don't like portfolio web page because it is very confusing and do not show all the information I want to see.
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Try rentacoder.com , guru.com, or scriplancer.com .
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Check out Peachtree software. It maintains employee payroll, inventory, accounts payable / receivable, and a lot more.
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I see you're a man who knows what he wants!  :)\n\nTry Netmarks Manager.  I think it prolly has everything you want.  "Dirt cheap" is relative, but it has 45 day evaluation demo.  After that it's $24 to register.
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MSN money, and Yahoo Finance are the best free services out there.\n\nIf you want a good custom stock screener, try out MSN stock screener, is one of the best out there.
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I use Stockwiz for end-of-day trading. It's completely programmable, which is what I wanted, but the programming language is .... primitive.\nBut it's free.\n\nhttp://www.stockwiz.com/\n\nCaveat:\n- I am still using version 3, although there is a version 4 available\n- You still need a service to get your daily stockquotes, which is most likely *not* free
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Go with scottrade. I have an account and you can't beat $7/trade. They also have offices all over the US.\n\nSharebuilder charges about $15.95 for real time trades. They also have a program where you can "dollar cost" average into a stock. Say you want to invest $50/month into Apple, $25/month into ebay, and $10/month into Starbucks. It'll cost you $4/month/"automatic transaction". You can also subscribe to their package deals where they give you 20 automatic transactions for $20. 6 trades/month for $12. The trick though is..you have to invest the same day every month and they execute the trade. You have no control over when (morning/afternoon or time). This is fine if you want to accumulate stock.\n\nI do like eTrade for their interface but their trades are $15 unless you do X trades a month and the price goes down...but for a small investor, it's cheaper to go with the $7 trades at Scottrade
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Metastock and Tradestation are supposed to be the best, but expensive.\n\nI use Stockwiz for French stocks and end-of-day trading. It's completely programmable, which is what I wanted, but the programming language is somewhat primitive. There is a lot of information and examples on the website.  \n\nhttp://www.stockwiz.com/\n\nCaveat:\n- You still need a service to get your daily stockquotes, which is most likely *not* free
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While what you want to do could be done with Access, programming Access to do it -- make the forms, the queries and reports needed -- is very difficult, if you don't have fairly advanced database / Access skills.\n\nAlso, you're going to want this product to have rock-solid support -- because once you start using it, you'll be tied to it, and if it fails, you'll need it fixed ASAP.\n\nAs a result, you're not going to find something like what you are asking for out there for free, and having it custom programmed is going to cost more than buying it off the shelf -- at least, if the programmer is worth his salt.\n\nInstead, you should look for an off-the-shelf solution.\n\nQuickbooks -- http://www.intuit.com -- is one option; it technically is bookkeeping software, but it has advanced inventory management features and can handle purchase orders / autodepleting inventory based on purchase orders.\n\nIt will cost several hundred dollars to purchase, but you will find, again, that even so, it's one of the more affordable solutions.\n\nShort of that, there are lots of other software packages out there; most will cost even more than Quickbooks.\n\nA final option might be to find a college student who is in a database administration or programming course, and see if he's be willing to build this for you on the cheap. But remember, you get what you pay for.
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Quickbooks is the best program for small businesses. We have used it in our restaurants for several years to great success.