Canada's CMQ Announces First U.S. Entry; Telerate-Based System Showing Cash And Futures On One Page

Canadian quote vendor CMQ Communications, Inc. has launched its first foray into the U.S. market with a Telerate-based hybrid called "Multiport II." It lets users view any Telerate page simultaneously with quotes plucked from CMQ's North American exchange data feed.

For the moment, Multiport II is the only service that allows Telerate's cash prices and exchange-based financial futures quotes to be viewed and updated dynamically on the same screen, claims CMQ's Al Thompson. The system deletes the