<s>
Wealth	B-Application
Lab	I-Application
is	O
a	O
technical	B-Application
analysis	I-Application
software	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
electronic	O
trading	O
platform	O
owned	O
by	O
Fidelity	O
Investments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Dion	O
Kurczek	O
,	O
who	O
founded	O
the	O
original	O
Wealth-Lab	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
corporation	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fidelity	O
acquired	O
the	O
Wealth-Lab	B-Application
software	O
assets	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
client	B-Protocol
runs	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
.NET	B-Application
Framework	I-Application
v4.0	O
and	O
requires	O
internet	O
access	O
to	O
function	O
properly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wealth-Lab	B-Application
has	O
an	O
integrated	O
programming	B-Application
environment	I-Application
based	O
on	O
C#	B-Application
syntax	O
with	O
added	O
versatility	O
derived	O
from	O
using	O
its	O
own	O
pascal-like	O
programming	O
language	O
,	O
Wealthscript	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wealth-Lab	B-Application
requires	O
Market	O
data	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
perform	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
its	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wealth-Lab	B-Application
displays	O
market	O
data	O
in	O
all	O
the	O
typical	O
formats	O
,	O
namely	O
,	O
candlesticks	B-Application
,	O
line	O
,	O
and	O
OHLC	B-Application
;	O
and	O
even	O
the	O
non-typical	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
kagi	B-Application
chart	I-Application
,	O
Renko	O
,	O
equicandle	O
to	O
name	O
a	O
few	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backtesting	O
strategies	O
is	O
at	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
Wealth-Lab	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
´Build´	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
drag	O
&	O
drop	O
method	O
of	O
strategy	O
creation	O
where	O
as	O
´Explore´	O
refers	O
to	O
prebuilt	O
strategies	O
that	O
are	O
pre-installed	O
or	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
support	O
website	O
,	O
Wealth-Lab.com	O
managed	O
by	O
WL	O
Systems	O
,	O
Inc	O
..	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
many	O
more	O
Wealth-Lab	B-Application
optimizers	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
from	O
Wealth-Lab	B-Application
'	O
s	O
extension	O
manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wealth-Lab	B-Application
7	O
is	O
available	O
by	O
subscription	O
to	O
customers	O
worldwide	O
without	O
exception	O
,	O
including	O
U.S.	O
and	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
two	O
legacy	O
versions	O
of	O
Wealth-Lab	B-Application
existed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wealth-Lab	B-Application
"	O
Pro	O
"	O
was	O
available	O
to	O
Fidelity	O
premium	O
account	O
holders	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
(	O
only	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consumers	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
US	O
(	O
and	O
Canada	O
)	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
could	O
obtain	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
known	O
as	O
Wealth-Lab	B-Application
"	O
Developer	O
"	O
via	O
the	O
support	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
Fidelity	O
discontinued	O
the	O
"	O
Pro	O
"	O
version	O
and	O
transitioned	O
customers	O
to	O
use	O
Wealth-Lab	B-Application
Developer	I-Application
6	O
and	O
in	O
March	O
2021	O
Wealth-Lab	B-Application
7	O
was	O
launched	O
,	O
supporting	O
customers	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technical	O
support	O
is	O
given	O
to	O
Wealth-Lab	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
users	O
via	O
Fidelity	O
phone	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wealth-Lab	B-Application
Developer	I-Application
's	O
technical	O
support	O
is	O
provide	O
through	O
the	O
support	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
all	O
Wealth-Lab	B-Application
software	O
users	O
can	O
get	O
supplemental	O
help	O
designing	O
and	O
debugging	O
their	O
strategies	O
via	O
the	O
developers	O
community	O
which	O
is	O
accessible	O
via	O
the	O
forums	O
and	O
wiki	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
support	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wealth-Lab	B-Application
is	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
extensibility	O
,	O
allowing	O
seamless	O
integration	O
of	O
custom	O
broker	O
-	O
and	O
historical/realtime	O
data	O
providers	O
,	O
optimization	O
techniques	O
,	O
position	O
sizing	O
methods	O
,	O
compiled	O
strategies	O
,	O
reusable	O
method	O
libraries	O
,	O
performance	O
visualizers	O
,	O
commission	O
plans	O
,	O
chart	O
drawing	O
tools	O
,	O
Strategy	O
Wizard	O
rules	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
previous	O
to	O
6.0	O
were	O
freely	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
to	O
US	O
and	O
Canadian	O
citizens	O
up	O
until	O
Fidelity	O
bought	O
the	O
rights	O
from	O
Wealthlab	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
Version	O
6.0	O
,	O
Wealthlab	B-Application
is	O
only	O
available	O
to	O
US	O
and	O
Canadian	O
citizens	O
if	O
they	O
open	O
an	O
account	O
with	O
Fidelity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completed	O
Wealth-Lab	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
streaming	O
provider	O
integration	O
with	O
the	O
Fidelity	O
back	O
end	O
data	O
center	O
to	O
feed	O
the	O
Strategy	O
Monitor	O
for	O
much	O
more	O
responsive	O
and	O
reliable	O
intraday	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
the	O
WealthSignals	O
Trader	O
tool	O
,	O
which	O
downloads	O
trading	O
signals	O
from	O
com	O
's	O
WealthSignals	O
service	O
to	O
your	O
Wealth-Lab	B-Application
desktop	O
client	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
.NET	B-Application
4.0	O
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
.NET	B-Application
4.5	O
framework	O
and	O
for	O
this	O
reason	O
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
older	O
operating	O
systems	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
9	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
Version	O
7	O
is	O
a	O
modern	O
platform	O
built	O
for	O
Windows	O
10	O
on	O
.NET	B-Application
Core	O
3.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wealth-Lab	B-Application
7	O
improved	O
on	O
Version	O
6	O
's	O
Strategy	O
Builder	O
,	O
now	O
called	O
Building	O
Block	O
Strategies	O
,	O
streamlining	O
its	O
drag-and-drop	O
interface	O
making	O
it	O
more	O
versatile	O
to	O
use	O
all	O
indicators	O
,	O
events	O
data	O
,	O
candlestick	O
patterns	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
condition	O
qualifiers	O
.	O
</s>
