CHARTING N – Z
This is an alphabetic list from N to Z of the most common packages and platforms offered by charting software companies, independent of brokers, although many link with one or more broker services. All prices quoted were correct at the time of logging, but may have since changed, plus there may be time-based discounts subsequently made available. Please note that some charting websites provide inadequate information for the creation of a comprehensive summary.
OAK Trading Systems
Summary currently being prepared.
Optuma
Established in Australia in 1996 as Market Analyst Software by Matthew Verdouw, Optuma is one of the world’s leading technical analysis platforms used by professional traders, analysts, and portfolio managers. It provides EOD data from 40+ global exchanges (including equity, commodity, fundamental, forex, and economic data). There are three categories of service – Trader, Professional and Enterprise – and for each there is also a Professional Edition and a Gann Edition. Optuma also offers an Astronomical edition that requires the Astro add-on, plus there are also some other features that require specific add-ons (such as Signal Tester and Market Breadth). There are seven lists of features: (1) General; (2) Quantitative (Scanning Manager, Backtester–Signals, Backtester–Rebalance, Signal Tester and Trade Tester with market replay function); (3) Enterprise (publishing, programming and market depth); (4) Charting (with 34 chart types); (5) Gann and Astro (e.g. Square of Nine Chart Square of Four Chart, Hexagon Chart and Ephemeris Chart); (6) Alert (price, technical, time and line); and (7) Data (most of which are add-on features linking to brokers). There are three price levels: Optuma Trader at AU$1,495; Optuma Professional at AU$2,195; Optuma Enterprise at AU$3,495. A free 14-day demonstration account is available for all three levels, with credit card details and a refundable amount of $1 taken for identity verification. The initial fee pays for the software licence and includes 12 months of support, EOD data, updates and upgrades. The various service levels also include access to different modules for 12 months. There is also on-going monthly fees which, after the initial 12 months, can be paid monthly or pre-paid annually for a 10% saving. These fees provide access to support, EOD data, updates and upgrades, and service-level modules. There is an extensive library of software tutorials and quick-tip videos, a knowledge base, and a community forum. As a Gann charting specialist, Optuma offers a number of Gann software packages varying in price from AU$2,995 for the Gann Lite Edition to AU$8,995 for the Decennial Edition. Optuma has connections with a number of third-party providers, including AxiTrader, Interactive Brokers, TD Ameritrade and Oanda. Optuma is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia. [Logged: March 2023]
See the Brokers A – M page for information about AxiTrader and Interactive Brokers.
See the Brokers N – Z page for information about TD Ameritrade and Oanda.
See Scanning page for more information about Optuma scanning functions.
See Backtesting page for more information about Optuma backtesting functions.
Overcharts
Summary currently being prepared.
PhotonTrader
Summary currently being prepared.
Portfolio123
Summary currently being prepared.
PrimeCharts
A leader in stock market analysis software for Windows and seamless multi-stock market data downloads, PrimeCharts has been developing, manufacturing and maintaining stock market software since its inception in 1986. It was the first multi-stock market software developer in the world. Under the original company name EasySoft, the flagship product, Market Master, was introduced in 1987 in the form of a suite of programs for DOS, and then launched as the first range of stock market software for Windows in South Africa. PrimeCharts provides data for the ASX, JSE, LSE, AIM, NASDAQ, NYSE and AMEX stock markets. In addition to data downloads, PrimeCharts offers two charting packages directly to end-users: Market Explorer and Market Master X-ec. Market Explorer is aimed at novice investors as well as experienced traders who don’t want to pay for a more sophisticated technical analysis program. As a free software, it is a user-friendly stock market program. The only on-going cost is monthly fees for daily data updates. Market Explorer also includes a basic market scanner which can access the entire range of stocks and commodities, unit trusts, indices, currencies, metals, etc, that are included in PrimeCharts’ data feeds. The program includes a full historical database, as well as an auto-savable analysis workbook for each share reviewed. Market Master X-ec has high-level charting capability with all the statistical functionality and customisation ability of an advanced charting platform. Using a top-down approach, any stock in the world can be quickly and easily located and charted, plus compared with any other stock in the world. Traders can track share dealings with Portfolio Manager with both charting packages. The Market Scanner can located global stocks through a large list of indicators. And Market Optimiser can determine which indicator works best with a pre-selected set of stocks. Market Partner is designed to compare the world’s major stock exchanges and highlight which markets if any, traders should invest in. Subscription includes access to both a context-sensitive online help system and a 550 page manual. The PrimeCharts website provides comprehensive information about the use of both Market Explorer and Market Master X-ec. While the cost of the professional package is unclear, PrimeCharts offers a free trial for it. Traders can test either the MetaStock or Omega format downloads, though traders need to already have MetaStock or Omega compatible charting software. Alternatively, PrimeCharts’ free Market Explorer or Market Master X-ec software can be trialled. Apple products are not supported. Based in Kloof, South Africa, global end-user clients range from personal investors and traders to multi-national institutions, portfolio managers and brokerages. [Logged: March 2023]
See Data page for information about PrimeCharts data download function.
See the Charting A–M page above for information about MetaStock.
ProRealTime
ProRealTime is a powerful but user-friendly, web-based charting software with trade-from-the-chart functionality and 100+ decision-support tools for technical analysis, multi-monitor charting, tick and volume analysis, market alerts, market scanning with ProScreener, backtesting with ProBacktest, automatic trend detection, and auto-trading with ProOrder. ProRealTime’s high-quality charts and reliable market data received directly from exchanges makes it a leading trading platform for order execution on an extremely wide range of markets including global stocks, options, indices, futures, forex, CFDs, metals, commodities, rates, and bonds. ProRealTime charts have over 100 technical indicators, 16 price options, 20 drawing tools, eight order types including limit/oblique limit and stop-loss/oblique stop-loss orders. ProRealTrend can automatically draw trend lines on multiple timeframes. Traders can create their own indicators with the ProBuilder module. Market data is provided from ultra-low latency, real-time push datafeeds, down to one second, and can also be viewed as tick data. ProRealTime is currently operating in version 11.2 via brokers, with version 12.0 available from the ProRealTime website. There is a mobile app. A Stream Deck is also available for ProRealTime which comes in two versions: 15 button and 32 button. The customisable Stream Deck allows simultaneous, single-button trading for multiple markets (e.g. DAX, NASDAQ and Dow Jones all at the same time). Buy and sell orders can be issued, and limit and stop loss orders reassigned, extremely quickly and efficiently, providing very fast action for scalpers and day traders giving them potential to take increased profits. ProRealTime can be accessed via a free account for EOD data, plus extensive historical data. There is a free trial for the subscriber platform, after which fees are charged for non-professionals (the Complete software licence) at US$33.56 per month and for professionals (the Premium software licence) at US$89.59 per month. For those fees, data is provided free for CBOE stocks, forex (120 pairs), spot gold and silver, and cryptocurrencies. World indices, other stocks, futures and options are charged at an extra rate each. ProRealTime charting software is offered to clients of brokers IG Markets, Interactive Brokers and Saxo Bank through which subscription fees may be packaged and discounted after a certain number of trades. Both Windows and Mac iOS compatible. ProRealTime is produced by French company IT-Finance which is located in Ile de France, France, and has been in operation since 2001. [Logged: April 2023]
See the Scanning page for information about ProScreener.
See the Backtesting page for information about ProBacktest.
See the Automated Trading page for information about ProOrder.
See the Brokers A–M page for information about IG Markets and Interactive Brokers.
See the Brokers N–Z page for information about Saxo Bank.
See the listing above for information about IT-Finance.
Rithmic
Rithmic is an independent software vendor which produces professional, downloadable, trade execution software with high performance and low latency. Charting provides multi-chart support, pull-charts, built-in studies, drawing tools, annotation tools, and configurable options for bar types, timeframes, and the amount of data to view on a single chart, plus on-chart, one-click trading. There are two Rithmic trading screens: R |Trader™ and R |Trader Pro™. R | Trader is Rithmic’s front end trading and real-time risk management screen. Traders can view quotes, trades, market depth and option strikes in real-time, plus place, modify and cancel orders, and view order history, performance, positions and risk limits. The system supports trailing stops, brackets, OCOs and group orders. R | Trader Pro is R | Trader with charts and a real-time interface with MS Excel. In addition to all the functionality of R | Trader™, with R | Trader Pro™ traders can view about 100 studies and stream them in real-time into Excel spreadsheets. With the power of Excel, traders can develop their own indicators and configure trades to be sent back into the R | Trade Execution Platform™ through R | Trader Pro™, automatically or with the click of a button. Traders can also build their own trading programs with Rithmic’s R | API+™ system and connect them to the Rithmic Trade Execution Platform™ which provides market data from, and routes orders to, the world’s principal exchanges, including CME Globex (CBOT, CME, NYMEX, COMEX), and numerous other regional futures and options exchanges and trading venues. Rithmic unfiltered tick data consists of full-depth market for the majority of futures markets. R | API is a collection of C++ and .NET software libraries and interface definitions. Being a third-party platform, Rithmic does not sell directly to the end-user and requires a supporting broker or clearing firm for backend trading services. Over 20 brokers connect to Rithmic, including AGN Futures, Discount Trading (its recommended trading platform) and Zaner. Compatible with both PC and Mac iOS, Rithmic has a 14-day free trial for desktop download. There is also a mobile version of R | Trader Pro™. As provided by AGN Futures, R | Trader is US$20 a month and R | Trader Pro™ is US$25 per month. [Logged: March 2023]
See the Brokers A–M page for information about AGN Futures and Discount Trading.
See the Brokers N–Z page for information about Zaner.
Qscalp
Summary currently being prepared.
Quantower
Summary currently being prepared.
Quick Suite Trading
Summary currently being prepared.
QT Market Center
Summary currently being prepared.
S&P Global Capital IQ
Summary currently being prepared.
Sierra Chart
Sierra Chart is a professional, downloadable, desktop charting and trading platform with optional high-quality, direct, real-time exchange market data feeds covering US, Europe, Asia and Canada futures exchanges, US and Europe stock exchanges, and US cash indices. It was created with self-directed day-traders especially in mind. However, being a third-party platform, it requires a supporting broker or clearing firm for backend trading services. In principle, Sierra Chart can be configured to operate with any broker that uses CQG, Rithmic, or the Teton Order Routing Service for order routing. Brokerages that use Sierra Charts include AGN Futures, Interactive Brokers and Zaner. Sierra Charts provides real-time, tick-by-tick and historical data, plus live and simulated manual and automated trading is supported. It also offers a server-based simulated trading service for futures, forex and crypto currencies, complete with market data for CME, CBOT, NYMEX, COMEX futures, options, and spreads. Market data is also provided for forex and crypto currencies. Sierra Chart’s charting functions have powerful analytics with 300+ fully customisable technical studies and indicators. Numerous, customisable time frames are supported. Sierra Chart maintains detailed volume-at-price data based upon the underlying data in the chart data file. This provides for 100% accurate and stable volume analysis across any timeframe per bar when using any of these studies. This allows advanced time-price market profile charts, a powerful and interactive feature which provides a method of performing market analysis based on the amount of time that price trades at particular price levels. The Sierra Charts website provides an extensive online ‘working with charts’ manual. Sierra Chart does not have a mobile app. As provided by AGN Futures broker, Standard Sierra Chart is US$20 per month and Advanced Sierra Chart is US$36 per month. [Logged: March 2023]
See the Brokers A–M page for information about AGN Futures, CQG and Interactive Brokers.
See the Brokers N–Z page for information about Zaner.
See the listing above for information about Rithmic.
Slope of Hope
Many of the features of Slope of Hope are free, including a very powerful technical charting package, which rival the capabilities of much more expensive sites. SlopeRules is a feature in SlopeCharts which lets traders create a trading system using discrete technical rules for entering and exiting positions. It is deliberately designed to be intuitive and simple to use, and is closely integrated with the SlopeCharts platform. Traders don’t need to learn code like a programmer. Instead, they can simply drag and drop the chosen rules, test them in real time, and get automatic alerts. Options are the most popular trading instrument among Slope of Hope users, so it is a major focus for the site with products designed to help options traders in their exploration and analysis, such as the payoff graph, volatility charts, price change charts, earnings reaction charts, and the OptionDots system, built directly into SlopeCharts. Traders can sign up for a free account for immediate access to SlopeCharts charts which is intuitive and patterns focused, plus well-organised and easy to learn and use. To become a subscription member to a premium account there are four paid levels: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum, membership of which range from US$19.95 to US$79.95 per month (with two months free for an annual subscription) which offer access to additional data, powerful options analysis, and to exclusive trading ideas. Slope of Hope includes a fully integrated demo account which starts with $100,000 in funds and allows traders to work with options, stocks and ETFs. The demo account includes access to account balances, current positions and open orders, former positions, results, strategies and a top-ten traders list. Slope of Hope includes SocialTrade, a crowd-sourced forum, where traders can post charts, images and articles, and user library. The platform is PC and iOS compatible, with native mobile apps for iOS and Android devices which allow access to all posts and a subset of the tools from the website. Slope of Hope was founded in 2005 by Tim Knight after the sale of his charting site, Prophet.net, to Ameritrade. [Logged: March 2023]
SmartCharts
Summary currently being prepared.
StockCharts
In addition to its proprietary SharpCharts and StockChartsACP systems, StockCharts offers many other charting features and analysis tools, such as its Seasonality Charts, PerfCharts, CandleGlance, Point and Figure, GalleryView, RRG Charts, MarketCarpets (i.e. heatmaps), and Dynamic Yield Curve. Summary pages are a feature of its website and include Symbols, Options, Market, Sector, Industry, IPO Listings, Cryptocurrency and Technical Ranking summaries, as well as an Earnings Calendar. In addition to a free one-month trial, StockCharts offers three pricing plans for its interactive charts: Basic, Extra and PRO. The Basic level has the following features: custom ChartStyles, saved charts and settings, 25 technical indicators and 25 technical overlays per chart, intraday charting, available real-time data, auto-refreshed charts, save annotations, access to Advanced Charting Platform plug-ins, multi-chart layouts, trade directly from the chart, historical price data back to 1980, 1 ChartList (portfolio tracker), 1 custom scan, 2 price alerts, 1 advanced technical alert, and 6 price datasets per chart. In addition, Extra offers: 250 ChartLists, access to ChartPacks, 200 custom scans, 200 price alerts and 100 advanced technical alerts. In addition, PRO offers: full-screen charts, faster auto refresh, quarterly and yearly charts, 500 ChartLists, more access to ChartPacks, 500 custom scans, 500 price alerts, 250 advanced technical alerts and 10 price datasets per chart. The software provides custom scans and automatic alerts. StockCharts has real-time data coverage for a number of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash. Accessible on desktop, laptop, smartphone or tablet. StockCharts is partnered with Tradier brokerage to offer commission-free equities trading, plus unlimited options trading at the flat rate of US$25 per month. There is extensive education and support material available including a Getting Started series and instructional videos. It also has a StockCharts Store which sells books, DVDs and logo merchandise. With StockCharts TV, a daily market commentary from industry-leading technicians about the charts they’re watching is offered. Founded in 2019, StockCharts was founded in 1999 by Chip Anderson and is located in Redmond (WA) USA. [Logged: March 2023]
See the Brokers N–Z page for information about Tradier.
TC2000
Formerly known as TeleChart, TC2000® is up to version 23 which can be downloaded from its website for either Windows, Apple Mac (via Parallels) or mobile applications. Its basic platform can be tried for free without having to provide any personal or credit card details. There are three paywall levels: Silver, Gold and Platinum (US$9.99, US$29.99, US$59.99 per month, respectively, for a monthly plan) and three options for billing cycle (monthly, annually or bi-annually). Real-time data feeds are optional and start at $US9.99 per month. Gold and Platinum levels include a scanning function, EasyScan®, for stock and option screening. There is also a demo account with a fully functional trading simulator where traders can create unlimited paper accounts to test ideas and strategies. For live trading, the platform connects directly with Interactive Brokers through TC2000 Brokerage. Financial instruments supported are only US stocks, stock options and ETFs. TC2000 offers predesigned and customised layouts, built-in options chains and strategies and options charting, market and personalised watchlists, alerts and reminders, and journaling. It also has a function that allows limit orders and multiple exit orders on positions. TC2000 has an extensive online Help Site with articles on its EasyScan stock and option screener, charting, trading functions, technical indicators, company fundamentals, formula writing and troubleshooting. [Logged: March 2023]
See the Brokers A–M page for information about Interactive Brokers.
Ticker Tocker
Launched in 2018, Ticker Tocker is a very different multi-use trading platform. It offers users a variety of services, including market data, education, research, automated trading, social and follow-the-leader trading. The system designs and develops real-time trade ideas, automated strategies, predictive analytics, live broadcast channels, and mobile applications. It provides access to a marketplace of ideas and educational courses allowing both novice and expert traders to learn new methods. There are two types of Ticker Tocker members: Investors and Leaders. The intent in this schema is that beginner traders can be connected to advanced traders on a subscription basis to help them learn more about trading. Investors can use the strategy-creation tools available to generate their own trading system or follow other members who are designated Leaders. Leaders can monetise their expertise by showcasing their knowledge to their following by selling real-time trade ideas, automated strategies and predictive analytics. Backtesting with historical data is available, as is scanning via the Tocker Scores function. Automated trading is facilitated with Ticker Tocker’s code-free algorithm creator with which traders can design and implement their own automated trading strategies. The site also includes Ticker Tocker’s trading TV channel, Ticker Tocker TV, plus there are trading channels with live video content of trades with commentary. Ticker Tocker’s platform links with a number of brokers (including E*TRADE, Fidelity Investments, Interactive Brokers, TD Ameritrade, Tradier and TradeStation) to access all major asset classes including equities, futures and forex. Ticker Tocker cost is $160 per month for Investors and $200 per month for Leaders. Investors get access to Ticker Tocker’s automated trading strategy designer as well as Tocker Scores for monitoring trading signals. Following Leaders may require additional subscriptions since Leaders are able to charge for access to their trading activities, live videos, and educational courses. Subscriptions range from free to several hundred dollars per month. Ticker Tocker can thus become relatively expensive for traders looking to learn from experts on the platform. There are also fees for live-market data feeds for equities, forex and futures. While potentially very expensive, users have also found Ticker Tocker to be non-intuitive to use, with a heavy investment in learning required. Ticker Tocker offers a 14-day trial for Investors and a 30-day trial for Leaders. Based in New York (NY) USA, Ticker Tocker appears to only serve clients in America. [Logged: March 2023]
See the Brokers A–M page for information about E*TRADE, Fidelity Investments and Interactive Brokers.
See the Brokers N–Z page for information about TD Ameritrade, Tradier and TradeStation.
TST comment: We have not been able to locate the Ticker Tocker website. This information comes from other sources.
Trade Ideas
Trade Ideas is a powerful scanning, backtesting and auto-trading software application for 10,000+ American and Canadian stocks. Its Trade Ideas Pro platform is available as both a desktop (TI for Windows) and web-based service (TI on the Web) which is compatible with most web browsers on most platforms including Mac iOS and Linux, although there is no mobile app. The Trade Ideas Pro AI stock scanner is specifically designed for the power user who demands more than the web-based front-end can offer. It offers faster access to the array of statistical analysis servers in the Trade Ideas data centre. The current release, Version 5.6.36, works with both 32-bit and 64-bit systems, with a minimum of Windows 10 required. There is also a public Trade Ideas Pro AI Beta, Version 5.6.46, available for download. In addition to sophisticated charting, Trade Ideas offers a range of key features including a selection of preconfigured layouts organised by channel themes, full-quote windows, top-list windows, alert-windows, suggested entry and exit signals, AI powered robo-advisement, an OddsMaker window which facilitates events-based backtesting, simulated trading, one-click trading, pre-built scans created by Market Explorer, and automated brokerage links. Subscribers can also create their own formulas as indicators and build custom, dynamically updating watchlists and real-time alerts. These trading systems can then be back-tested and traded in a simulated trading environment. There are two pricing plans for Trade Ideas: Standard and Premium. For US$84 per month (US$999 annually) the Standard plan offers real-time simulated trading, a live trading room, real-time streaming trade suggestions, 10 simultaneous charts, a chart-based visual trade assistant, price alerts, and channel bar (curated workspaces). For US$167 per month (US$1999 annually) the Premium plan also offers: 20 simultaneous charts, suggested entry and exit signals, an AI virtual trading analyst (Holly), chart based AI trade assistance, risk assessment, build and backtest any trade idea, and auto-trade with Brokerage Plus and AI. Discounts via promo codes may be available at certain times of the year (e.g. a 20% discount was offered over Easter 2023). However, Trade Ideas warns: If you can’t afford to risk $8 a day, please do not subscribe to Trade Ideas. We are not the platform for you. Our software is designed for serious traders with adequate risk capital who are ready and willing to dominate the market. Trade Ideas does not offer a free trial. However, the Trade Ideas Test Drive program takes place five times a year where users can test Premium for two weeks for $11.11. Traders can register for an email notification from Trade Ideas about the next Test Drive offering. Two brokers offer integrated platforms with Trade Ideas (eSignal and E*TRADE) and Interactive Brokers offers automation powered by Trade Ideas. Two funding brokers offer to pay for their client’s Trade Ideas subscription (CentrePoint Securities and Trade the Pool). In addition to stock-relevant news, the website has extensive educational material, including a step-by-step user guide, webinars, live online trading classes, and eBooks, plus there is a virtual trading room and a Trade of the Week newsletter. Founded in 2003, Trade Ideas LLC is headquartered in California, USA. [Logged: April 2023]
TST comment: Trade Ideas is a stock market tool only. It does not offer analysis for any other type of financial instrument (such as forex or commodities). However, cryptocurrencies may be added in the near future.
See the Scanning page for information about Trade Ideas’ stock screening capability.
See the Backtesting page for information about Trade Ideas’ backtesting capability.
See the Brokers A–M page for information about eSignal, E*TRADE and Interactive Brokers.
See the Funded Trading page for information about Trade the Pool.
Trading Central
Trading Central is a market research, news and analytics business. Its charting platform provides fully interactive charts, with some automated tools such as support and resistance lines, to assist in risk analysis. The Trading Central system automatically analyses price action to identify classic TA chart patterns and provide notification to traders about stock price strength and weaknesses. Using a proprietary weight-of-evidence approach, a ‘Technical Score’ displays the directional outlook as either bullish, bearish or neutral, across short to long timeframes. Real-time, intra-day data is available, but only down to 15 minutes for North American stocks. A video demonstration is available, but requires a sign-in with name and email details. Trading Central is a Canadian-based company which is used by several key brokers including Ally Invest, Charles Schwab’s StreetSmart Edge and Fidelity Investments. Indeed, the platform cannot be separately accessed by retail traders outside brokerage platforms. Founded in 1999 by Alain Pellier, its headquarters are in Ottawa, Canada, and it has offices in UK, Europe and Asia. [Logged: February 2023]
See the Brokers A–M page for information about Ally Invest, Charles Schwab and Fidelity Investments.
TradingCharts
Trading Charts.com provides charts and price quotes for stocks, interest rates, bonds, commodity futures and forex markets. Over 30,000 charts are available. The charts plot technical indicators (such as closing price, trading volume and moving averages) that are suitable for technical analysis to help identify market trends. Intra-day commodity future quotes, forex quotes and stock market quotes are also available. Quotes are updated continuously throughout each trading day, and are delayed the absolute minimum time required by each exchange. Unfortunately, the website is heavily laden with advertisements. They hide parts of the charts and a mid-screen ad appears each time a new chart is selected, blurring out the page until the ad is deleted. [Logged: April 2023]
Trading Technologies International
Trading Technologies International Inc is an independent software vendor that develops high-performance trading systems, infrastructure and data solutions for professionals. It provides a single SaaS trading platform TT which superseded the previous platform X_TRADER in 2020. The TT Desktop and TT Mobile platforms connect traders with all the major global derivatives exchanges for futures and options trading, plus cryptocurrencies through Coinbase, with single-click trade execution and high-speed connections with real-time market data for more than 40 exchanges and execution venues around the world (Americas, Europe, Middle East, Asia and the Pacific). TT Desktop allows users to create complex workspaces consisting of multiple windows across up to 16 monitors. Trade occurs within a Windows-based application that doesn’t run in a web browser but gives the same functionality and look and feel as a browser on TT. After a one-time install, updates to the platform are automatic. Traders can open saved workspaces, no matter where they are, with either TT Desktop or a browser, and view positions, orders and fills on any TT platform interface. There are two versions of TT Desktop: Standard at US$735 per month which provides basic charts and trading functions; and Pro at US$1,575 per month which provides customisable solutions, enhanced tools, and APIs. The company has HQ in Chicago with offices in New York, Stamford, Houston, São Paulo, London, Geneva, Frankfurt, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney, and Ahmedabad and Pune in India. Trading Technologies was acquired by the growth equity firm 7Ridge in December 2021. [Logged: February 2023]
See the Automated Trading page for information about Trading Technologies automated trading function.
TradingView
TradingView is the world’s most popular charting platform for four reasons. First, it has a powerful charting system with advanced trading tools, suitable for traders of all experience levels. Second, it is free to use in the Basic Plan which includes access to all standard features. Third, it has a very strong emphasis on social networks where people share ideas and scripts, set up topic-based chats to discuss their views, and work together to improve their skills. And fourth, it has a powerful integrated developer environment which has allowed user input to create thousands of application scripts, such as indicators, that other traders can use. TradingView has web, desktop and mobile applications, available for Windows, Mac iOS and Linux, and native multi-monitor support. Charting comes with hundreds of pre-built studies, 50+ intelligent drawing tools, multiple price charts (including LineBreak, Kagi, Heikin Ashi, Point & Figure, and Renko and a set of tools for in-depth market analysis, covering the most popular trading concepts. There are 100+ pre-built most popular indicators, 100,000+ community-built indicators, 50+ smart drawing tools, volume profile indicators, candlestick pattern recognition, and multi-timeframe analysis. The public script library contains thousands of scripts published by other members. Alerts are also a strong feature of TradingView’s functionality. Strong community participation in software development is facilitated through TradingView’s Pine Script™ programming language which enables traders to change indicators, or write and share custom indicators and strategies. Pine Script is elegantly minimal: two lines of its code will do the work of hundreds in other languages. The ability to scan thousands of financial instruments is also a strong feature of the platform. TradingView also offers backtesting capability, with simulated real trading on charts produced through either ready-made or self-written strategies in real time based on historical data. The market replay function enables traders to play through a chart timeline to see price bars and trades executed. Auto-trade from the alerts menu using webhooks URL to integrated third-party brokers is also available. TradingView has four pricing plans: Basic, Pro, Pro Plus and Premium. While the Basic plan is free and has many of the features of the other plans (though with some limitations), it has advertisements spread throughout both charting and social functions. The paid plans are ad-free, support more time-frames and trading indicators and progressively unlock access to more functionalities. Pro is US$14.95 per month, Pro Plus is US$29.95 per month and Premium is US$59.95 per month, plus sales tax is added for clients who live in countries that charge GST or VAT. All plans can be tried for free for 30 days, after which a discount may be offered. The Pro plan offers 5 indicators per chart, 2 charts in one layout, 40 active server-side alerts, ad-free, volume profile indicators, custom time intervals, multiple watchlists, bar replay on intraday bars, and multi-monitor support in desktop app. In addition, Pro+ offers 10 indicators per chart, 4 charts in one layout, 200 active server-side alerts, 10 saved chart layouts, intraday exotic charts, charts based on custom formulas, chart data export, and indicators on indicators. In addition, Premium offers 25 indicators per chart, 8 charts in one layout, 800 active server-side alerts, unlimited saved-chart layouts, second-based intervals, alerts that don’t expire, 4x more data on charts (20K bars), publishing invite-only indicators, and 4x more intraday data in bar replay. The TradingView website provides a long list of other features that vary between plans, plus there is also a paper-trading system built in. Payments can be made with crypto (BTC, ETH, BCH, LTC or DOGE) for the annual paid plans only. Coinbase handles the payment process. In terms of data provision, Trading View states: ‘We provide real-time data for free whenever we’re allowed. However, some data is delayed due to specific exchange regulations. Because of this, real-time data must be purchased separately … US stock market data is real-time and provided by CBOE BZX’. Data is provided for 17 North American exchanges, 9 Mexico and South American exchanges, 35 European exchanges, 36 Asia/Pacific exchanges, 12 Middle East exchanges and 51 cryptocurrency exchanges. All extra real-time and intraday data for exchanges are available to be added on separately. To add exchanges, clients need to be a Pro, Pro Plus, Premium or a trial member. TradingView links directly to a number of brokers including Capital.com, City Index, Eightcap, Interactive Brokers, FXCM, Oanda, Pepperstone, Saxo, Tradeovate and Trade Station. The financial instruments that can be traded will depend on what each linked broker offers. For example, some brokers specialise in foreign exchange, CFDs or futures, while others specialise in cryptocurrencies. The social aspect of TradingView has particularly driven its popularity for traders. In addition to being able to chat in real time and create and share ideas and scripts, traders can broadcast their trading activity live or publish their analysis as a video. TradingView offers many other features (such as calendars and stock and crypto heatmaps), that only a detailed examination of the website would do justice. Traders could lose themselves for days browsing through it all, especially checking out the Wall of Love. There is an extensive help centre, plus news feeds including Kiplinger, DailyFX, Futures Magazine, FXStreet, and StockTwits. TradingView was founded in 2011 by Stan Bokov, Denis Globa and Constantin Ivanov. It has headquarters in London UK, and New York (NY) USA. [Logged: April 2023]
See the Scaning page for information about TradingView’s scanning capabilities.
See the Backtesting page for information about TradingView’s backtesting capabilities.
See the Brokers A–M page for information about Capital.com, City Index, Eightcap, Interactive Brokers and FXCM
See the Brokers N–Z page for information about Oanda, Pepperstone, Tradeovate and Trade Station.
Trade Navigator
Summary currently being prepared. [Needs more]
In addition to charting, backtesting and scanning capabilities, Trade Navigator offers automated trading through its Platinum program TradeSense® algo trading plugin.
Trade Navigator does not offer a free trial, but has a 30-day money-back guarantee. The monthly rate for access to real time data streaming for stock, futures and forex is US$138 or US$1490 annually. Trade Navigator is owned by Genesis Financial Technologies which was established in 1983 and is based in Heath, TX. (Logged: December 2023).
See the Automated Trading page for information about Trade Navigator’s Platinum program TradeSense® algo plugin.
VolFix
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Volumetrica Trading
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WealthCharts
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Yahoo! Finance
Yahoo! Finance is a media corporation that is part of the Yahoo! network. It provides financial news, data and commentary including stock quotes, press releases, financial reports, and original content. Information about the financial markets is scattered about the website’s home page (alongside advertisements), with a bar of information about the most important instruments across the top and blocks of sector data further down the right-hand side (e.g. Cryptocurrencies, Tending Tickers, Stocks–Most Active, Stocks–Gainers, Stocks–Losers, Top Mutual Funds, Top ETFs, Currencies, Options–Highest OI, and Options–Highest Implied Volatility). There is a search box at the top of the home page which enables access to stock prices for individual ticker symbols. The charts are basic EOD mountain graphs, although a table of basic corporate and trading data is provided below the chart. Traders need to sign in to access more detailed market information than that provided on the home page. Yahoo! Finance Plus offers a 14-day free trial after which Yahoo Finance Plus Lite is US$20.83 monthly (though billed annually) and Yahoo Finance Plus Essential, which has advanced charting with auto-pattern recognition, is US$29.16 monthly (billed annually). Premium data coverage is limited to US equities. [Logged: March 2023]
TST comment: Yahoo! Finance has country-specific websites (i.e. the UK website is different to the US website) and your browser is likely to take you to your country’s website automatically. To get to the site that is specific to another country, insert that country’s code before the website name in your browser (e.g. for UK type uk.finance.yahoo.com and for Australia type au.finance.yahoo.com).
