Stock charts and data are the lifeblood of all investing sites, even in these slumping times. Most major media sites have investing sections powered by stock data that they license for a pretty penny. San Francisco startup Wikinvest is making inroads as a stock data provider for media Websites. Its embeddable, annotatable charts now grace the stock pages of USAToday. Beginning next week, they will also power the stock charts on Forbes.com, replacing its current stock data provider, INVESTools. (On USAToday, the Wikinvest charts are supplementing the main charts).
Each stock page on USAToday also includes community analysis and links to related concepts from Wikinvest as well. Wikinvest charts can be annotated with news stories and embedded elsewhere. For instance here is a chart from USAToday’s Google stock page:
Wikinvest gets only about 450,000 visitors a month worldwide (November, 2008 comScore numbers), but is growing rapidly. Distribution deals like these (and broader adoption of its Wikinvest Wire by financial blogs) could help Wikinvest grow beyond its current niche.
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You may be first but your insight is as worthless as your comment. I think this is a great service, I have been looking for something like this for a little while and looking at all the features it offers… I can’t wait to use it myself!
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I am 5th… this must be my lucky day today…. after posting so many times.. I finally finally get the 5th post…
your actually 4th.
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I am seventh. Thank you.
This is awsome
I find it very hard to use these charts for any real technical analysis. I think Investor’s Business Daily’s chart service takes the cake in this space.
Financial service providers are going to go through a Sea Change in the way the public deals with them. I don’t know eneough about Wikinvest but I think they are at the right place at the right time. Also witht the lack of investment being done right now the cometition shold be slim they should be able to grow share if they have something the others don’t.
all fluff no substance
Erick,
You say, “Most major media sites have investing sections powered by stock data that they license for a pretty penny”. Are you suggesting Forbes.com is paying Investools for the stock charts on Forbes.com? If not, who’s pretty penny are we exactly talking about? Where does Wikinvest get its historical data for stocks?
What separate this from the other sites that provide the same data, no one has found a way to beat the system which that is the stock market.
It’s merely a tool they provide. The contents on the wiki are the main focus. So, good to know.
useful information
yes, it costs a pretty penny to get real time quotes and charts(especially commodity futures and options), but its really short money considering how much more the exchanges would make if they opened it up completely so people could see it and act on it….maybe penny wise and pound foolish….i say get real time data for commodity futures, options, securities out there now…it’s only a matter of time anyway…why hold back business especially in this economy…..pk of http://www.amerifutures.com
I think Google Finance uses it, too. I find it helpful.
your actually 4th.
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me too , I find it very hard to use these charts for any real technical analysis. I think Investor’s Business Daily’s chart service takes the cake in this space.