Main |
Information Sources for Semi-Pro |
CBS MarketWatch | Fox | Reuters | CNNfn | NY | Bloomberg | Fortune | USAToday
Sectorupdate.com (Tech Compilation)
Microsoft Money Central: Top Rated Stocks, CorpOwnership, Upgrades, Downgrades, Init Recom, Strategy Labs Notes, Hot/Not (w), Earning Surprises (w), Insider Trading (m)
Economist (Finance)
After Hours (from Bloomberg)
QQQQ (NASDAQ ETF) Analytics Semi-pro: Moneyblogs
Stock Quotes |
Quicken bluechipValue buffet foolish8 (V Good) - includes intraday
Nasdaq- includes intraday
Barchart.com (projections, top100, top1%Strength, top1%Direction, Upgrades, bot100, Downgrades) - includes intraday
Point & Figure Charts: Static, Dynamic
Exchange-traded Funds (ETF) & Indexes |
Introduction & Publications
ETF @ Wikipedia
ETF pdf Guide, Guide to Exchange Traded Funds
Yahoo: AR, FAQ
SmartMoney: Map, Compare
Pub: 10 New ETF Trends for 2007
Pub: Fed rates vs Bonds ETF (TLT, IEF, SHY)
Pub: Dividend ETFs take different routes to provide income
VIX (S&P) @ Wikipedia
VIX @ CBOE, FAQ, Maths
VIX ‘anxiety’ levels (5-10, 10-15, ... 65+)
Getting a VIX on Market Direction
VXN (QQQ) @ CBOE ETF/Index Selection
VNQ 5.6% KBE 5.1% LQD 4.8% EWA 4.6% AGG* 4.4% CVY 4.4% TLT* 4.1% EPP 4% XLB* 4.2% EPP 4% RWR* 3.8% SDY* 3.7% PEY 3.7% XLU* 3.7% SHY* 3.6% ICF 3.6% PID 3.5% IEF* 3.4% PHJ 3.1% PRFF 3% XLF* 3% KIE 3% DVY* 2.9% VPU 2.9% FDL 2.8% VGK 2.6% PFM 2.5% IYF 2.4% FVD 2.1% OEF 2% VIG 1.8% VYM 1.3% Quote, Div% MSN Complete list of ETFs (pdf), Trending123TA
ETF Screeners: SmartMoney, MarketWatch, MorningStar, Lipper, iShares, AMEX
ETF Research: ETFConnect, SSGARPT, SmartMoney, MarketWatch, MorningStar, WSJ, ProfitSPI, Lipper, Trending123TA, AmericanBullsTA-C, Yahoo, MSN, InvesterTechTA, Bloomberg, Stocktickr, Google, Chron, ClearStationTA, SPDR, ETFDigest, Investopedia, TradeSignals, Marketocracy, InvestExpressLK | Powershares, Vanguard | MSN TopETFs
Miscellanous |
Dividends Tools |
SCREENERS
MSN | Stars: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Dividend Next Payment Date Estimate
DividendValue (Analysis): XLS tools, PDF Rpts, Why Dividends? | Links | About
Thedividendguyblog.com S&P's 2009 Dividend Aristocrats: Spreadsheet | 20 Top 10 Dividends Growth Stocks
Master Limited Partnership blog
Wallstreetnewsnetwork (Free bi-weekly Div listings)
Articles
Discount Brokers |
Broker Reviews: Forbes, AOL, Smartmoney, JDPower
Ratings on "List of Online Brokers Reviews"
FAQ (Fool.com)
Hedge Funds |
Hedge Funds: Wikipedia | Brief History | Magnum
AlphaSimplex Research (Andrew Lo)
Hedge Funds Hunt For Upside, Regardless Of The Market
Hedge Funds: Higher Returns Or Just High Fees?
Tough Minded Investment Manager Analysis Great Articles
Hedge Fund Performance: CS|Tremont Strategies (Styles)
1. Global macro: Discretionary macro, Systematic macro (Commodity Trading Advisors, Systematic diversified, Systematic currency, Trend following, Non-trend following), Multi-strategy
2. Directional: Long/short equity, Emerging markets, Sector funds, Fundamental growth, Fundamental value , Quantitative Directional, Short bias, Multi-strategy,
3. Event-driven: Distressed securities, Merger arbitrage, Special situations, Multi-strategy, Credit arbitrage, Regulation D, Activist, Dividends
4. Relative value: Fixed income arbitrage, Equity market neutral, Convertible arbitrage, Fixed income corporate, Asset-backed securities , Credit long / short, Statistical arbitrage, Volatility arbitrage, Yield alternatives, Multi-strategy, Regulatory arbitrage
5. Miscellaneous: Fund of hedge funds, Fund of fund of hedge funds, Multi-strategy, Multi-manager, 130-30 funds, Long-only absolute return funds
Mathematically-driven investment managers: James Harris Simons, Robert Fernholz | US5819238, WilmottPatents relating to Active Portfolio Management Methods and Systems (download all):
Patent No. Assignee / Inventor Title of Patent US7624060 Morgan Stanley Portfolio optimization by means of meta-resampled efficient frontiers US7555453 RBC Capital Markets Corporation Reallocation US7472084 Gravity Investments LLC Method and apparatus for creating and managing a visual representation of a portfolio and determining an efficient allocation US7412414 Michaud Partners LLP Portfolio rebalancing by means of resampled efficient frontiers with forecast confidence level US7340425 First Trust Portfolios L.P. Method for generating a portfolio of stocks US7272578 The Prudential Insurance Company of America Method and system for creating a portfolio of stock equities based on market capitalization and sales US7206760 First Trust Portfolios L.P. Method of selecting securities for a portfolio US6920432 Nike Securities L.P. Techniques of selecting securities for a portfolio using buyback ratio and dividend yield US6839685 Prudential Insurance Company of America Method and system for creating a portfolio of stock equities US6317726 Netfolio Inc. Automated strategies for investment management US6175824 CHI Research Inc. Method and apparatus for choosing a stock portfolio based on patent indicators US5761442 Enhanced Investment Technologies Inc. Predictive neural network means and method for selecting a portfolio of securities wherein each network has been trained using data relating to a corresponding security US7401041 University of Columbia Systems and methods for providing robust investment portfolios US7593878 Standard & Poor S Financial Method of constructing an investment portfolio and computing an index thereof US6839685 Prudential Insurance Company Method and system for creating a portfolio of stock equities US5978778 O'Shaughnessy; James P Automated strategies for investment management PCT/SG2010/000141 Invention Capital LLP Quantitative Dividends SG184108 Invention Capital LLP Event-Driven Hedge Fund Method and System US20090157564 John Cross System and Method for Selecting Securities for Investment US20090070274 Hartford Fire Insurance Method and system for identification and analysis of investment assets US20080270317 Dan Waldron, David McGarel, Robert Hensley, Chris Peterson Methods and Computer Software Applications for Selecting Securities for An Investment Portfolio
Components in Index Funds |
Main - Specific S&P 400 Midcap ETF List: AMEX, iShares | Cty, Cty2
Collection of Indexes NYSEs'
NASDAQs'
Yahoo: SGD/USD, SGD/GBP, SGD/EUR, SGD/JPY, SGD/AUD
Yahoo.SG: SGD/USD, SGD/GBP, SGD/Euro, SGD/JPY, SG/AUD
UBC: SGD/USD, SG/GBP, SG/EUR, SGD/JPY
BC: Currency Exchange/ USD/SGD
Statistics and Info from Fool.com
Insiders Buy/Sell (SEC Filing; Form 4) |
Thomson Invest Insider Buying Index: Large | Med | Small
MSN Money: Top Insider Trading (weekly)
Predictive Insider Trading (thomsonfn.com)
Edgar Online: Insider Trading Past 3 mths
Forecast |
Neural Network Based: Stock100.com | Tradetek.com
Technical Analysis: StockMarketStudio.com | S&P500
SEC (US Securities and Exchange Commission) Filings |
Filings @ Quicken.com (All in 1 page, good)
Free EDGAR (SEC Filings, page by page)
10K Wizard - paid
Investments Newsletters |
Fred Goodman MarketMonograph
Stock Splits |
Theory: Basic | E-Analytics | SplitTrader.com | Rightline | Directories
Calendar: Stocksplit.net, alt
Option |
Tutorials/Lectures: Marketwise, Wikipedia, Investopedia
Option Dictionary: CBOE, Marketwise, Yahoo
Types of Options @ Global Derivatives (Huge collection)
Options Industry Council: Lectures
Fundamental Concepts @ Quantnotes
Forums |
Yahoo Finance (free, High participation rate)
Fool.com (members only)
Interest Rates |
SIBOR: SG Domestic Interest Rates Database | 3m-SIBOR chart
U.S. Treasuries Government Bonds Yields: 3/6/12m, 2/3/5/7/10/30
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Calendar
Shorting |
Theory: Datek SMU, Investopedia | 2 | 3, Morningstar, Wallstreetcourier
Short Interest Stocks Screener (Trading Ideas)
Index Funds |
Fed & Rates |
Fed Reserve Board General Press Release, menu
Federal Open Market Committee Minutes
Article: How the Fed Affects the Economy
US Market related Statistics |
The Economy: Ten Indicators, Reading economic tea leaves: Unemployment Rate, Number of new jobs, Help-wanted Index, Consumer Confidence, Expectations Index, Advance retail sales, Purchasing Managers' Index, Industrial Production Index, Capacity Utilization Index, Consumer prices
Glossary |
Dictionary of Investment Terms
Investorword.com (Investment Glossary)
Biotechnology |
Economy Specific Stock/Commodity |
Gold Futures (COMEX)
Crude Oil (NYMEX)
Spot Prices of Brent / WTI / etc Historical Prices (available in XLS)
Societies |
Software |
Program
Vectorvest.com (Get free 3 Value Stocks report per day)
Investors/RT (Plentiful of useful TA indicators)
Stock Analyzer (free and cover lots of countries, including US, AU & SG)
IncredibleCharts.com (V. Good Free Software)
Wall Street Analyzer v1.23 (Free)
On-line
etc |
theUPTREND.com (interpretations) Follow the Smart Money (from Institutional Investors)
E-Mastertrade.com: Stock market analysis tools + Forecasting and risk management systems (Cool)
Busi.com (Investment Trading Club)
Details on Money funds for Retail/Broker (eg. Ameritrade Total Asset Plan)
Related Stocks in an Industry (Stockselector.com)
CBOE Volatility Index (Extreme High is Extreme Bearish)
Rabbitt Analytics (Interesting Q-Rank System: 9 fundamental & technical model in one)
Technical Analysis Web Directory (Google.com)
PartTimeTrader.com (with Fibonacci Calculator)
eSignal (Software)
Validea.com (Stocks picking portal: Prices/Sales; Growth; Contrarian)
Stock Werld Potporri of Information
MarketScreen.com (Interesting and Useful)
Market Topology (Interesting)
RiskGrades.com (interesting)
Buy and Hold (US Residents Only)
Fortune 500 Best Companies to Work For
eBooks and Reading Room |
eBooks |
Technical Analysis from A to Z (pdf, 4.3mb) by Steve Achelis Technical Analysis Lectures (pdf, 4.5mb) (From trade10.com) Technical Analysis (Equis.com) |
The
Master Swing Trader (snippets) The Trader's Glossary of technical terms and topics Investor's Glossary A-Z (MSN) Trading Ideas Compilation of TA Technology Analysis for the Professional Trader Part II (web video): Part 1 | Part 2 |
Reading Room |
Incredible Charts (Extensive Tutorials + Free Amazing Software - AU Stocks for now) Point and Figure Chart Theory: About.com, Stockinfo2000, Archer About.com Lectures: Technical Analysis | Financial Analysis Charts and Tutorials Bookmarks Free Education on Technical Charting (Good) Perils and Joys of Option Trading: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
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Comprehensive Technical Analysis Tutorials (from StockCharts.com) Fundamental Analysis (from StockCharts.com) The Basics of Fundamental Analysis TraderTalk Technical Tutorials On-Line Texts: Investing Resources |
Created on 30 Dec 2000. Last Revised on
September 02, 2013
Author: Rex