Co-operationM5 has from day one had good relationships with many Icelandic and foreign firms and individuals. All domestic market data comes from domestic sources but currency information and more comes from abroad. M5 has relied upon co-operations with large players on the stock market which has made the growth and daily operations of M5 possible. The field of financial data is an expensive field from which we have received great deal of support and help from large Icelandic firms.
All data from the Icelandic stock market comes from the Iceland Exchange (ICEX). Currency prices come from the Central Bank of Iceland and other information found on M5 is bought from different vendors around the world. On M5 information from many directions is combined to one strong entity which gives investors an edge over others.
M5 has strong sponsors who make sure the website runs regardless of the economic situation, advertising sales and other such things. This relationship was extremely important when M5 was first launched when it remained to be seen how investors and the market as a whole would take M5. As realized by now things have turned out well for and M5 is now the leading information center for Icelandic financial data on the Internet. It should be noted though that M5 has only accepted sound and general money from firms and individuals.
Students and professors have used M5 in financial courses and thesis writing. Student access to financial data has been granted to students on all stages of education from high-schools to universities. Members of the M5 staff have assisted graduate students in data mining and data extraction needed for research and specialized calculations. According to current students, in Iceland's two largest Universities, M5 is the leading source of information recommended by teachers.
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