Features & Pricing

The following table provides a summary of Captools/net features by product level.  While we’ve attempted to identify most major features, some may be omitted, either intentionally (lesser significance) or inadvertently (our apologies), and some may be subject to future implementation.  Captools Co. reserves the right to modify feature sets and their implementation level at our discretion.

Captools/net Features by license level (subject to change/correction)Pro/1Pro/2Pro/3Pro/4EnterpriseEnterprise/3Enterprise/4
        
General       
Desktop PC Independent of ServerNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
User Levels (Admin + up to 4 user levels)Admin only2 Levels2 Levels2 Levels3 Levels4 Levels5 Levels
User-Level Permission Controlsn/aYesYesYesYesYesYes
Windows style interface for data viewing & editingYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Extensive data filtering, sorting & subtotaling capabilitiesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Extensive user interface customization capabilitiesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Web Browser interface for reporting and admin functionsYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Custodian/Clearing Firm Data Import Interfaces (see note #1)Yes (~12)Yes(~30)Yes(~45+)Yes(~45+)Yes(~30)Yes(~45+)Yes(~45+)
Securities Price/Fundamental Data Interfaces (see note #2)YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Customizable Data Import and Export Templates (all tables)YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Software Support (subject to licensing terms)       
Named contact person(s) phone and email support (Captools Co. hours, note #3)YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
     Privacy-protected data extracts for analysis by Captools Co.YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
     Built-in screen shot email capabilityYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
     User initiated remote diagnostics option           YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
        
Client Detail  Pro/1Pro/2Pro/3Pro/4EnterpriseEnterprise/3Enterprise/4
Clients by Rep IDNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Family GroupingYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Client GroupingNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Primary, Work, & “Other” AddressingYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Primary, Work, & “Other” Phone, Fax, EmailYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Report E-mail, Faxing options & client passwordYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Client customizable tax rate classificationYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Relation/Beneficiary Information RecordsNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
PDF Acro-Form Fill with PDF template toolYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Client Data “Privacy” option (obscures SS#, etc. on display screen)YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
        
Account DetailPro/1Pro/2Pro/3Pro/4EnterpriseEnterprise/3Enterprise/4
Grouping categories (for sorting/grouping, max #)2356356
Benchmark Indices assignable at account levelYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Minimum Cash &  Tax W/H specificationsYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Discretionary SpecificationYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Sales & Income Proceeds & Security Delivery specificationNoNoYesYesYesYesYes
Fee Exclusion Option (by $ amount)NoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Sub-accounts for custodian account numbersNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Account Note RecordsYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
        
Portfolio FunctionalityPro/1Pro/2Pro/3Pro/4EnterpriseEnterprise/3Enterprise/4
Over 70 transaction codes (supports virtually all security types)YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Tax Support  (see below for detail)YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Computation and accrual of bond interest incomeYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Automated Amortization of bond premiums/discountsNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Sub-account detail  tracking/reportingNoNoYesYesNoYesYes
Unsettled Shares/Amount tracking/reportingNoNoYesYesNoYesYes
Portfolio leverage/margin interest tracking/reportingNoNoYesYesNoYesYes
Short vs. Long detail tracking/reportingNoNoYesYesNoYesYes
Computation and accrual of dividend incomeNoNoYesYesNoYesYes
Computation of accrued income on cash and cash equivalents for ROINoNoYesYesNoYesYes
Transaction level strategy  tracking/reportingNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
Cash/Margin sub-account  tracking/reportingNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
Computation of account credit/debit interestNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
Principal & Interest tracking/reporting for Trust AccountingNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
Futures Contract tracking/reportingNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
Multi-currency portfolio option (extra cost)optionaloptionaloptionaloptionaloptionaloptionaloptional
  Currency trading support with multi-currency option (above)NoNoYesYesNoYesYes
        
Investment Tax DetailPro/1Pro/2Pro/3Pro/4EnterpriseEnterprise/3Enterprise/4
Five tax lot methods (Fifo,Lifo,Avg,Avg2,Specific lot)YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Automatic and manual tax lot assignment options     YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Estimated tax computations to support after tax ROIYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
User-specifiable tax rates at local, state, federal levelYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
User-specifiable security and portfolio specific tax rate factorsYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Wash sale computations (identical security cases)YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Minimum IRA withdrawal computationYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Income Reporting by categoryYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
        
Reporting  (see example reports)Pro/1Pro/2Pro/3Pro/4EnterpriseEnterprise/3Enterprise/4
Highly Customizable ReportsYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Configurable Headers & Footers (including logos/disclaimers)YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Configurable report embedded body textYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Extensive font, color and style controlsYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Extensive report table layout controlsYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Large selection of configurable report chartsYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Built-in, easy to use report customization interfaceYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Available optional third party report customization interfaceYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Report Templates (# of “Standard Reports”, see Note #4)60+60+90+90+60+90+90+
Chart Templates (# of “Standard Charts”, see Note #4)404060+120+4060+120+
Approx. # available report data fields (across all available reports)400450580645460580645
Standard Output FormatsPDFPDF,HTMLPDF,HTMLPDF,HTMLPDF,HTMLPDF,HTMLPDF,HTML
Advanced Output Formatsn/an/aExcelRTF,Exceln/aExcelRTF,Excel
Report Emailing (password protected PDFs)YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Report ArchivingYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
  Report PDF Inserts (insert static PDF document into report)NoNoYesYesNoYesYes
  Advanced fixed income reporting (Bond income, principal and amort. detail history)NoNoYesYes +NoYesYes +
        
Performance Reporting (see example reports)Pro/1Pro/2Pro/3Pro/4EnterpriseEnterprise/3Enterprise/4
Time and Dollar (IRR) Weighted ROIs  YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
ROI Before and After FeesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
ROI Before and After CommissionsYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
ROI  Before and After Estimated TaxesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Pre-margin ROINoNoNoYesNoNoYes
Performance composite support (basic)NoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Advanced composite support (investment style changes, etc.)NoNoNoYesNoNoYes
CFA-AIMR PPS / GIPS support (see help topic AIMR/GIPS Compliance)partialpartialfullfullpartialfullfull
Performance Benchmarks       
Max Reportable Benchmarks/Account5888888
Static Synthetic Indices (user defined mix of other indices)NoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Dynamic Synthetic Indices (% mix can change over time)NoNoNoYesNoNoYes
Static Model Portfolio PerformanceNoNoYesYesNoYesYes
Dynamic Model Portfolio PerformanceNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
        
Management Fees & Billing       
Multiple fee classes and ratesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
% of Value Fee methods (beginning, avg., ending, advanced)YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Fee Layering optionNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Partial period and deposit/withdrawal adjustment optionsYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Minimum fee and service charge optionsYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Per security fee discount/premium factorsNoNoYesYesNoYesYes
Per account fee discount/premium factorNoNoYesYesNoYesYes
Per account value or security exclusionsNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Multi-account (e.g. family) billing (with optional bill-to account)YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Incentive fees (with hurdle and high water mark options)NoNoYesYesNoYesYes
Fee billing invoice reportYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Exportable fee summary for custodial importYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
        
Model PortfoliosPro/1Pro/2Pro/3Pro/4EnterpriseEnterprise/3Enterprise/4
By SecurityNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
By Security Group,Class,Style &/or CurrencyNoNoYesYesNoYesYes
By Client, or Family  NoNoYesYesNoYesYes
        
Portfolio Rebalancing (across user specified accounts)       
Swap Trades (includes Buy only and Sell only options)NoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Rebalance to model portfolioNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Minimum Buy/Sell amounts, quantities, and/or percents NoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Minimum hold period optionNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
   Rebalance Securities by AccountNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
   Rebalance Securities &/or Sec. Classes by Acct. or ClientNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
   Rebalance Securities, Security Classes, &/or Groups by Account, Client or FamilyNoNoYesYesNoYesYes
Rebalance Securities, Security Classes, Groups, Styles &/or Currency by Account, Client, Family, Account Group or Client Grp.NoNoNoYesNoNoYes
        
Block Trade Allocation (by acct value or avail. cash or margin)NoNoNoYesNoNoYes
        
Optional Features Available (additional fees may apply)       
Multi-Currency Portfolio Management (15% surcharge)YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Pooled Funds Accounting (aggregate method see fund accounting documentation)  NoNoYesYesNoYesYes
Private Partnerships, LLC’s, or Private FundsNoNoYesYesNoYesYes
Trust Fund Accounting (with P&I tracking)NoNoNoYesNoYesYes
Hedge Fund Accounting (with incentive fees)   NoNoYesYesNoYesYes
     Surcharges per block of 25 sub-accounts: $300 w/o incentive fee, $500 with incentive fee       
        
Recommended System       
    Operating System (MS Win 7 or 10 or MS Server 2012/later)XP Pro/Win7XP Pro/Win7XP Pro/Win7XP Pro/Win7Server 2003/2008Server 2003/2008Server 2003/2008
    Data Base (MS-SQL Express included, MS-SQL Server requires extra licensing)MSSQLEMSSQLEMSSQLEMSSQLEMS-SQLMS-SQLMS-SQL
    Minimum RAM Memory2 GB+2 GB+2 GB+2 GB+3 GB+3 GB+3 GB+
   Server Grade Machine RecommendedNoOptionalOptionalOptionalYesYesYes
License Pricing  (base configuration, US$)Personal Wealth MgrPro/1Pro/2Pro/3Pro/4EnterpriseEnterprise/3Enterprise/4
Trial (includes setup, 60 days for Pro/90 days for Enterprise)$100$100$100$150$200$300$400$500
Annual License Fee$600$1500$2400$3600$4800$5000$6000$7000
         
Licensed Capacity (Base configuration, prices subject to change)        
Base number of users (see note #5)11345101010
Max number of users (see note #5)11559100+100+100+
Base number of accounts (see note #6)20100300400500100010001000
Base number of securities (see note #7)3000500090001200015000200002000020000
$/additional user/year (100 accounts/additional user included)n/an/a$700$800$900$475$575$675
  $/additional account/year  (avail. in min. blocks of 100)n/an/a$8.00$9.00$9.50$5$6$7

Additional functional detail is available in Captools/net “Help documentation“. 

Notes

1) Many commonly used institutional custodian interfaces are available at lower program levels, lesser used interfaces at higher levels.  Institutional type data feeds are generally only available to qualified investment professionals, such as RIA’s, and to very substantial customers.  Data download methods vary with custodian and often involve use of software provided by the custodian for a fee.  Contact your custodian for eligibility, costs and technical details.  More details on interfaces by custodian are provided in Custodian Data Interfaces.

2) Security pricing and data are downloadable from several sources.  Download of security pricing and other data from Yahoo (or other non-toll public source) is supported subject to availability and user qualification versus the terms of the data provider. 

3) Captools Co. business hours are generally 8:00am to 3:00pm Pacific Time, Mondays-Thursdays and to 2pm Fridays on most U.S. market days. Exceptions are some Fridays preceding holiday weekends, the days preceding Thanksgiving and Christmas, and most Fridays from mid-May to first week in September, subject to change.  Support is provided on an as available, non-warrantee basis and is not a component of the licensing fees.  Call-in and email support is limited to pre-designated named contact persons, with additional contact persons and change of support contact persons subject to additional licensing fees.  Additional fees may be charged for support of multiple installations or reinstallations of the Captools/net Server Suite within the licensee’s annual renewal cycle.  Captools Co. reserves the right to withhold support at its own discretion.

4) Report count includes about 20 fund accounting reports and about 5 fund accounting charts at the program levels 3 and 4.  Counts also include optionally available multi-currency reports (about 3) and charts (about 6).   See Reports_by_Level for a PDF document enumerating report and report field and chart availability by program level.

5) Base # of users is the number of users permitted by licensing terms and maximum number of end-user computers supported by software at the specified program base level without regard to concurrency.  Additional users can be added by moving to higher program level or through payment to add users to license up to the indicated “Max # of Users”.  Licensees with more than 5 concurrent users may find that they will need to additionally license MS-SQL Server software from Microsoft at the appropriate user level in order to obtain optimum database performance.  MS-SQL Server software will also be required for users with databases exceeding 1 GB per data table or exceeding 2 GB overall.  The “Max # of Users” is not a fixed number but depends upon hardware configurations and user loads.  Multiple CPU’s may be used to increase the maximum number of users that can be practically supported.  Users to be provided phone or email support must be designated by the licensee, with additional “support” users beyond the first subject to additional licensing/renewal charges.

6) Base # of accounts is the maximum number of account records supported at the indicated license level without additional cost.  Additional accounts can be added by moving to a higher program level or through payment to add accounts in blocks of 100 up to 2000 accounts and 200 account blocks between 2000 and 4000 accounts, and larger blocks above 4000.  Adding users also adds accounts at 100/user.  There are generally one or more account records required per client, where there generally be one account record for each brokerage account.  Taxable and non-taxable accounts always require separate records.  Pooled funds accounts (level 3/higher) count as an account if not already linked to an account record.  Pooled fund sub-accounts limits are separate from regular account limits and are billed at their own separate rate (please call for quote).

7) Base # of securities is the maximum number of securities supported in the securities tables.   Higher levels available for fee.

8) Captools/net is a licensed product, subject to renewal and subject to terms of use agreed to by licensee at time of installation, updates and renewal.  Example licensing terms are provided here, however these may be modified and/or supplemented by additional terms in licensee written declarations at time of license purchase or renewal. Captools Company reserves the right of final determination as to the minimum program level it will license to a prospective licensee or renew an existing licensee.

9) Captools/net requires certain system configurations such as Microsoft IIS installation and IIS Anonymous Authentication.  Users who modify these settings or allow IT consultants to modify such settings on their server after initial Captools/net installation such that Captools/net operation is disabled may be charged a support surcharge by Captools Co. to restore operation. 

10) Pricing quoted above applies to first time licensees for their initial year and subsequent second year renewal. Later renewals may be subject to pricing changes. Some features and pricing may be grandfathered for some existing long term licensees in consideration for their product loyalty.

11) The “Personal Wealth Manager” version of Captools/net is available only to non-professional money managers.  Its features are similar to the “Pro-1” but with a limitation of a maximum of 20 accounts, no institutional custodian interfaces and no management fee computation or email reporting functionality.  PWM users who need more accounts must upgrade to a higher program level.

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