Dorsey Wright and Associates

About DWA

  • Financial services industry
  • Global leader in investment research for companies and individuals
  • Based in Richmond, VA

The Challenge

Richmond-based Dorsey Wright and Associates wanted to step outside of its core business, Point and Figure Charting, and create a website dedicated to aggregating data on Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) from around the world.

Our Solution

Within weeks Ameronix stepped up to the plate and delivered AllETF.com. We converted millions of records, wrote thousands of lines of code, and integrated clean, credible design. The result: a website that empowers customers to evaluate ETF holdings, view performance, compare ETFs to each other, and stay up to date with daily news articles. Big name advertisers are already waiting in line.

Under the hood...

Need to build a site from the ground up? Well, chances are if you have a website that is one of a kind, you’re going to need some custom code. Don’t worry, we've got you covered. Ameronix uses PHP and the Zend Framework. When we say that we program our websites from scratch, this is what we're talking about. The Zend Framework is a library made by the creators of PHP.

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