Most people in my firm (used to be one of the top wall st firms until, say, around march :) swear by bloomberg. So do the guys who bought us. You'll definitely need some sort of login system that allows chatting and a LOT more information if you wanna get these people off their bloomberg terms.
Hello to you there @ Bear Stearns. I'm a Bloomberg core infrastructure engineer, and I can second that. I can type in a symbol and type in a functional mnemonic, hit enter and see a news aggregate pertaining to a certain security, along with just about everything else you want to know about the security and/or the company underlying it. And of course Bloomberg messaging is a premier form of OTC trading. I understand this is most likely targeting the armchair investor (aka clueless speculator) although they should probably go to Vegas instead if they think they're going to make consistent returns picking stocks with their meager information.
Hello. I'd like to talk to you about life working for Bloomberg if you wouldn't mind. jdennis@gmail.
I'm willing to share this site with people I work with and can even get it to the people on our trading desk if you give me a way of getting feedback to you. BUT, don't be surprised if people look at it for five seconds and don't care. Finance people are some of the most impatient people I've EVER met and if your design isn't appealing, they'll ignore it. I'd focus on making the information people want jump out at them as much as possible. You're filling up a lot of space at the top. Try putting some of that at the bottom. Actually, modeling your site after similar designs found in MSNBC during the day would be a GREAT step in the right direction. They're presenting info, via TV, in an already accepted format. If you could improve on that, you'd be in a good position.
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Re:Ask HN: Please review my webapp (Streetread)
by mstefff on Tuesday June 24, 2008 @01:58PM
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Thank you - that is very insightful. You can reach me at [email protected]
Quick thing. Don't worry about alphabetizing the news sources at the top. Put them in order of importance and let users change this if possible. No one cares about fairness. It's about the best being at the tip of your fingers.
Re:Ask HN: Please review my webapp (Streetread)
by webwright on Tuesday June 24, 2008 @01:54PM
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Horizontal scrolling? Really? Seems like a JavaScript guitar solo to me.
If I want news about a symbol, I should be able to type it in.
A vertical list of news sources would be MUCH more scannable.
"javascript Guitar Solo"
Nice phrase. I really like it. Also, apt.
My latest web application went public today and I'd love to hear some input from everyone. The site is called Streetread. I've been dubbing it 'Google Reader meets Wall Street'. Streetread is a single-page ajax-driven interface that simplifies the process of gathering the large amount of news and data that flood Wall Street every day. The site aggregates the latest headlines from over 20 of the leading financial sites as well as from all of the stocks you choose to follow. The interface makes sifting through the content extremely easy and the articles are even presented within the same page. Basic stock charts/quotes display with the stocks you follow, etc. Please check it out and let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Mike