How to Get Real Time Stock Quotes

Having access to real time stock quotes can make your investing decisions easier. There are many companies offering real time stock quotes, including most Internet providers. Use these steps to learn more about real time stock quotes and some reliable sources that provide them.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Subscribe to a site like PCQUOTE, where you can customize your page for the stocks and financial news you want to watch. They offer a variety of streamers, all of which you can try free for 1 to 2 weeks.

2. Ask your financial adviser if there is a program offering real time quotes included with your services. You also should check your financial company's website for real time quotes and page customization.

3. Check the homepage of your Internet browser. Many Internet browsers are adding news, stock quotes and other financial information to their homepages to provide users with one-stop shopping.

4. Sign up with a major service provider for real time quotes based on customization for a service you may already use, such as your email. Yahoo! is so widely used for a variety of things, it's likely you already have an account with them. Add Yahoo! Finance to your account.

Tips & Warnings

• Ask your financial adviser to handle your trading if you are inexperienced. This will prevent you from making a bad decision based on the quotes which may be temporary or out of context.

Resources

• PCQUOTE