LIM has developed a suite of research software products, including MIMIC. These research tools allow you to analyze and forecast market segments. The MIMIC software has an automatic link to a historical database. The two-part package of software and data in MIMIC allow you to:
create comprehensive price graphs with technical analysis overlays;
create seasonality studies;
model certain energy securities using unit conversion;
create forward curves;
incorporate table data into Excel® spreadsheets while working from within the Excel environment;
create custom formulas;
perform statistical analysis of a security; and
easily compile and extract historical data.
Other research software products available from LIM:
XMIM, A menu-driven interface designed to model and evaluate trade opportunities. The software uses a near-English query language to build queries (questions) about historical data.
MIMIC, a software package that provides a point-and-click interface to access data on the MIM server. Use MIMIC to create comprehensive price graphs and charts, including technical analysis overlays and seasonality studies. Build formulas and easily do units of measure and currency conversions.
MIM Excel Add-in, allows for easy data retrieval within an Excel spreadsheet.
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), that include Java, .Net, C++, C# and BMIM. These APIs create an open architecture which allows writing of custom applications to serve your special needs, as well accessing LIM data with third-party products.