Nickname: Josh

Review: I would pay big to get the kind of risk/return data and analytics for my portfolio (individual) that pension funds get for theirs. I'm sure there are many other people who would as well.

Date reviewed: Aug 2, 2006 12:49 AM

Nickname: cc2trade

Review: We switched to AlphaTrade, and what a great system. Broad spectrum coverage of the markets and very fast.

Date reviewed: Jun 21, 2006 11:27 PM

Nickname: fundie

Review: Yes there are plenty of these for stocks. What about something for mutual funds besides Morningstar? Fundie

Date reviewed: Jun 15, 2006 6:17 PM

Nickname: Brian O

Review: So true! The trend towards analyzing data visually is growing by leaps and bounds. Spotfire offers visual interative analysis of data that leads to discovering hidden insights within your data. Institutions and individuals can experience multi-dimensional views of portfolio holdings and risks, accessing the fastest processing powers of the brain: visual learning. Experience the power of 'analysis at the speed of thought' at www.spotfire.com.

Date reviewed: Jun 13, 2006 8:01 PM

Nickname: Jarek Krych

Review: Very interesting article! I see one thing in common among the technologies presented here and that would be the demand for more sophisticated statistical / mathematical analysis of business data (stock data). I think this supports the software industry's general trend toward business intelligence (BI) and a need for improved forecasting tools, reflected so clearly during this year CeBit in Hannover, Germany . Finding data patterns, functions and forecasting is truly fascinating thing.

Date reviewed: Jun 10, 2006 8:52 AM

Nickname: Dr Jayanth G Paraki

Review: New technologies may not make investing more profitable, but it certainly can make it more interesting. Quite right!! The areas where technology will have resounding success are obviously entertainment-related ones: movies, television, music, games, etc.

Date reviewed: Jun 9, 2006 6:22 PM

Nickname: Trevor Lohrbeer

Review: An easier-to-use alternative to Panopticon Explorer is Heat Map Explorer by Lab Escape. We provide a free evaluation at www.labescape.com that allows users to visualize portfolio and market data stored in Excel spreadsheets.

Date reviewed: Jun 9, 2006 2:59 PM

Nickname: DD

Review: I tried using the Alphatrade system in the past. It was cheap and setup was easy but you get what you pay for. The feed was unreliable and the customer service was terrible. Any time I had a problem I would get an answering machine or some stock answer about the feed from their "provider." There are plenty of better ways to get quotes since most online brokers have their own services now. To the guy who traded Bloomberg for alphatrade -- I hope your brokers were happy when they could'nt get market data at opening for a week straight.

Date reviewed: Jun 9, 2006 4:22 AM

Nickname: Investor8

Review: My operation scrapped the Bloomberg terminal a long time ago in favor of AlphaTrade and never looked back. We save a lot of money and our operation works just as efficiently.

Date reviewed: Jun 8, 2006 5:33 PM

Nickname: Jo

Review: How about prorealtime.com? Gives you free historic data on most things, including stocks, currencies, indices, and commodities. Very useful if you've just bought stock and want to see where it's "come from," graphically.

Date reviewed: Jun 8, 2006 3:52 PM