How to Get Real-Time Stock Quotes Online
Getting real-time stock quotes online is vital for your success in the stock market, especially if you like to buy and sell quickly. It's also important to know the difference between real-time and streaming stock market quotes. Real-time quotes are extremely accurate, while streaming stock quotes are typically delayed at least 15 minutes before being published.
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Log onto the Internet and search for real-time stock market quotes. Web sites such as Yahoo!Finance and CNNMoney are also good places to start.
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Look for a Web site that not only offers you real-tme stock market quotes, but also economic indicators and up-to-the-minute news that will help you make educated decisions about your investments.
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It is important to remember that free Web sites usually offer streaming, not real-time stock market quotes. You'll probably have to subscribe and pay a fee to access sites offering real-time quotes and additional pertinent information.
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Compare subscription fees carefully. Note the types of services and options you receive for joining. If having real time stock market quotes is imperative to your financial success, seek out a site that offers you that service.
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Be sure to read the fine print contained in the service's rules of membership. Make certain you understand what you're getting and what you're expected to pay, if anything, for services rendered.
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Tips & Warnings
Look for real-time stock market quotes from the Big Three (they are the most reliable): New York Stock exchange (NYSE), National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) and the American Stock Exchange (AMEX).
Many Web sites featuring real-time stock market quotes will try to entice you to join by offering trial membership periods. If there are any penalties for not joining after the trial period ends, you should decide if it's even worth trying out that company. However, if there are no penalties or risks involved in utilizing the trial period, it might be a good idea to test it out.
Some Web sites require users to download a software program that enables the viewing of stock market quotes. Research the computer program before downloading it to ensure it is virus-free and reliable. If you aren't sure, don't download the program.
Subscribe to a reputable service so you can be certain the stock market information you receive is accurate and timely.
