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  1. How is the best/worst returns graph calculated?

    The best/worst returns graph shows a fund’s average annual return over the chosen period versus the range from its best to worst returns over the last 10 years. (Note that the best-worst range always looks at the full 10 years regardless of the time...
  2. What browser software can I use?

    Synaptic Research is designed to run on the following platforms (and all later versions of each browser): Windows Internet Explorer   6.0, 7.0 (recommended) 8.0 or 9.0 Firefox 1.0 or   2.0, 3.0 or 6.0 Netscape 7.0 Google Chrome   15....
  3. Can I create a portfolio graph?

    There are three ways in which portfolios can be used for graphing: Graphing the performance of the portfolio as a whole You can graph the performance of the portfolio as a whole in two ways: Click on the  Portfolio  link to view the portfolio se...
  4. How do you calculate the Stochastic projection graphs?

    The stochastic projection graphs use a fund’s historic returns to estimate the probability of future returns. Synaptic Research runs 10,000 Monte Carlo projections per fund and then shows every fifth percentile return between the 5 th and 95 th...
  5. Do you integrate with other software?

    Synaptic Research can be integrated with any other software– back-office client management systems, extranets, quote portals, etc. The integration is two-way: client and other data can be passed in to pre-populate Synaptic Research, and all reports...
  6. How is Synaptic Research beneficial to Product providers?

    Synaptic Research gives product providers access to competitor-analysis and product-shaping information in a system which is fully functional, fast, and easy to use. No need to shunt data out into Excel for manual analysis or reporting – though an...
  7. How are the ranking scores calculated?

    The ranking scores for each item are calculated by taking the values for the item (e.g. surrender values), placing them in order, and then allocating scores to each contract based on their position in the ranked list. If there are 10 contracts, the...
  8. What is Ranking?

    Within Synaptic Research you have the ability to filter - which is to remove all contracts that don't meet the client's requirements. Ranking is done if there is more than one contract left, once filtering has been completed, to help decide which is...
  9. Re-opening old research

    All research which you carry out in Synaptic Research is automatically stored. You don’t have to click on any sort of save button to store your work. (And, if you lose your connection to the internet halfway through your research, you won’t lose a...
  10. Do you have any browser hints and tips?

    Security, privacy, and pop-up window settings The Browser configuration section describes the browser settings which are required in order to be able to use Synaptic Research. Printing The best way of printing pages in the software is to use ...