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Vasant,
I had a chance to speak today with a representative from Estima, the maker of RATS. Evidently, our current license is as follows: Version: RATS 4.0 (original license cost of $ 1,200.00) Max. No. of Users: 4 The following options outline the costs of upgrading the software: Option 1 Version: RATS 5.0 Users: Site license for Houston/unlimited RATS 5.0 $ 5,100.00 CATS module $ 1,200.00 (cointegration module) X-11 module $ 1,200.00 (RATS implementation of Census Bureau's seasonal adjustment--aids in $ 7,500.00 adjusting quarterly and monthly data as well as options for identifying trading days and holidays in time series) Option 2 Version: RATS 5.0 Users: 100 RATS 5.0 $ 4,500.00 CATS module $ 1,200.00 X-11 module $ 1,200.00 $ 6,900.00 Option 3 Version: RATS 5.0 Users: 50 RATS 5.0 $ 3,600.00 CATS module $ 1,200.00 X-11 module $ 1,200.00 $ 6,000.00 Option 4 Version RATS 5.0 Users: 25 RATS 5.0 $ 2,500.00 CATS module $ 1,100.00 X-11 module $ 1,100.00 $ 4,700.00 Note that we currently have a number of users of RATS both within Research and throughout EGM (Equities, Freight, Fundamentals, Crude Products). I would recommend, at a minimum, that we upgrade our license to 50 users with base RATS 5.0. Cointegration can obviously be performed without the automated CATS module--I am not too certain of the utility of the X-11 module. Nelson
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