Abstract: A method of for construction a database to support calculation of capital market indexes. The method includes treatment of all securities in the financial markets and utilizes criteria for selecting subsets of types of securities and weighting the market value of said securities to provide said selected and weighted securities to market index calculations. Data from identified vendors is collected, standardized as to terminology, corrected for omissions and other errors, formatted in standard digital form and stored compactly in digital storage media. Several of the indexes require updates on a frequency as great as once every fifteen seconds as utilized in the preferred embodiment. Others of the indexes require data updated on a daily or less frequent basis. Historical data is included to provide a long baseline for index calculation.

Abstract: A device for stretching soft tissues and strengthening consisting of a frame that supports a first body segment and applies a dynamic force to a second body segment connected by a joint. The device employs custom-molded thermoplastic cuffs affixed to elastic tubing adjustable for tension and attached to the frame of the device. A custom-molded cuff that includes the digits addresses tightness affecting the muscle tendon units crossing the wrist. The attachment of the rubber tubing at the frame is also adjustable at its terminal end allowing adjustment for the angle of pull in relation to the joint treated.