Investor Tools

Let me just say from the off, in our opinion, to consistently trade profitably, trading software is not the answer. It may be part of the answer, but it certainly cannot be relied on to consistently provide you with successful trade after successful trade. Having said all that there’s nothing like choosing an entry or exit point from a market and having some software running in the background backing up your decision. So, if you view these programs for what they are and don’t come to rely on them solely, you may just find them beneficial. To that end, Investor Trader doesn’t endorse any of the software we list but provide this resource as a starting point for your search for trading software Nirvana.

  2020 DirectInvest

Founded in 1997, 2020 DirectInvest is an investment broker and provides DIY investors with access to comprehensive investment information on Australian managed investments (including managed funds and superannuation funds). This includes performance and fee data, fund star ratings, and educational articles.

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  British Bulls

British Bulls analyzes approximately 2,500 securities on the London Stock Exchange on a daily basis using end of day data.

The data for all the stocks is downloaded and checked for false and suspicious data, the filtered data is then analyzed by a very sophisticated algorithm which issues daily signals. The commentaries are automatically generated for each signal and are revised in case of signal failures. All of this is completed within a couple of hours of the closing bell.

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  London South East

London South East is one of the UK’s leading independent share and general financial information websites.

Packed with up-to-the-minute market news, prices and charting and some of the most frequented investor bulletin boards on the net, LSE.co.uk is a site that should stay at the top of your financial bookmark list.

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  Trade Strategist

For all you Mac users out there – and I know you’re out there – Trade Strategist is a nice, clean piece of investment software that does it thing using a bunch of technical analysis techniques. It features 90+ built-in functions and indicators that the user can implement to create their own unique trading strategy that will produce buy and sell indicators. Strategies can then be employed on historical data to test their effectiveness before having a crack with the real thing.

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  Wall Street Survivor

Wall Street Survivor is an online free fantasy stock trading game and investment contest portal where players can manage their own fantasy stock portfolios.

Each player starts off with $100,000 in virtual cash, to build and manage a stock portfolio through simulated trades that are executed on a real-time stock trading platform. Compete risk-free against friends, peers, colleagues or other players for the most lucrative cash prizes on the web.

It also provides portfolio updates and tracks ongoing individual progress on a full-motion leader board.

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