Market Data and Research Tools
Market data and research platforms sit between you and the market. These guides compare financial terminals, data feeds, screeners and research tools against their own documentation, with real prices and the limits of each tool.
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Guides in this topic
- Check the Bloomberg Terminal
Bloomberg Terminal: Cost, Features and Who Needs It
What a Bloomberg Terminal is reported to cost, which products exist, who should pay for one and the cheaper tools private investors use instead.
- Find a cheaper research tool
Bloomberg Terminal Alternatives for Individual Traders
Koyfin, Finviz, Barchart, TradingView and InvestingPro compared on data timeliness, fundamentals, screening and price, plus the institutional alternatives.
- Screen US stocks for free
Finviz Review: Free vs Elite, Screener and Limitations
What the free Finviz screener, maps and insider pages do, a three-filter example with real counts, and what Finviz Elite costs.
- Choose a stock screener
Stock Screeners Compared: Free and Paid Tools by Task
Finviz, TradingView, StockCharts, ChartMill, Koyfin, Barchart, InvestingPro and MarketSurge sorted by task, with free limits, data delay and dated prices.
- Check StockCharts
StockCharts Review 2026: Plans, Prices and Free Tools
What the free StockCharts version and the Basic, Extra and PRO plans include, what real-time data costs and where scans, RRGs and the SCTR help.
- Check ChartMill
ChartMill Review 2026: Screener, Ratings and Prices
What the ChartMill screener and its technical, setup and fundamental ratings do, which data delays apply and what the plans cost.
- Research futures and options
Barchart Review: Free vs Premier, Futures and Options Tools
What barchart.com offers for futures contracts, COT charts and options, what Free, Plus and Premier cost, and what a membership does not include.
- Read futures positioning
COT Report: How to Read Commitments of Traders
Read CFTC reports, calculate net positions and the COT Index, and understand what delayed positioning data can and cannot tell you.
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- Research stocks
InvestingPro Review: Screener, ProPicks AI and WarrenAI
What the InvestingPro screener, ProPicks AI and WarrenAI do, what Pro and Pro+ cost and who needs which plan.
- Choose a charting platform
TradingView Review 2026: Plans, Pricing and Is It Worth It?
TradingView plans and prices, the platform most of our charts are made with.