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Last post 07-24-2008, 4:25 PM by Tradewiz. 5 replies.
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  •  07-22-2008, 10:33 PM 34083

    Benefits of Quotestream II?

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    So I did some searching of the site and couldn't really find this covered anywhere. I've basically always did my screening/research on various sites (yahoo finance, stockcharts.com, moneycentral, smartmoney), but thought I'd give Quotestream a chance and see what it's got.

    Initially, I added on the advanced charting for $5/month extra, but after about 10 minutes downgraded my plan to remove that option. Frankly, without the ability to do simple tasks like print, save, or even save your preferred indicators settings, it's really not "advanced."

    So I've been checking out the platform and realized that you have to have 2 separate instances of Zecco open so that you can run the platform AND be able to trade, which isn't so bad as long as you remember to set it up that way in the morning.

    So my question to you all is what do you like best about Quotestream that makes it a winner to you. I really like the potential it holds, but I just sort of feel like it's lacking something. I guess I can't be picky though, heh, it's not like it's $700 like Realtick!

  •  07-23-2008, 1:27 PM 34134 in reply to 34083

    Re: Benefits of Quotestream II?

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    I personally paid for Yahoo! Real-Time Quotes (market tracker) back in February. It's the least expensive of the "real time" info providers. Now Yahoo! has free real time ECN for individual stocks, I am not sure if real time data still shows up in portfolios without paying for market tracker.

    I have two monitors. I keep Yahoo Portfolios showing real time data on one screen, with real time streaming charts of the stock(s) that I have shares of.

    If I want to trade, I will watch it in Yahoo!, then go to Zecco and buy / sell.

    I have to manually enter my trades in Yahoo! portfolios, but can monitor them real time. I also use a program called Personal Stock Monitor to track my trades, profit & loss. It's a hassle using multiple programs, but the most cost effective method.

    Zecco+Yahoo!+Personal Stock Monitor.

    Cam

  •  07-23-2008, 2:47 PM 34138 in reply to 34083

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    Hello  there are other brokers out there with streaming quotes with lower costs..

    interactive brokers 1.00

    low trades 4.95

    just2trade 2.50 free quotes

    marsco 3.95

    scottrade 7.00 free quotes

    izone.com 5.00

  •  07-23-2008, 5:56 PM 34153 in reply to 34138

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    I use yahoo for real-time quotes and excel for tracking my performance. Zecco stock look up is too slow for me. I like the S&P reports though.

  •  07-23-2008, 8:02 PM 34160 in reply to 34153

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    Thanks for all of the feedback, yeah I've used Yahoo quite a few times for stats, but I've never messed with their real-time stuff. I do know that if you sign up on moneycentral.msn.com you can have a really nice portfolio tracking setup for performance (very similar to MS Money Deluxe, for those who have it), but I'm trying to stay clear of using too many different programs. I use MS Money Deluxe (I already owned it anyway) for my portfolio tracking because Zecco allows you to download a history file and import it into it. I will check out Yahoo and see what capabilities I like. I have used the new Yahoo screener and it's awesome (moneycentral has one just like it), great options and the ability to save your screen parameters.

    Yeah I use 2 monitors too, it'd be a serious headache w/o. Great advice!

  •  07-24-2008, 4:25 PM 34235 in reply to 34083

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    Google Finance *Free Real Time Quotes *
    ARCA Bookviewer *Free Level 1 Quotes*
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