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Ask HN: Reviews app that plugs in like disqus

Is there a company that creates a reviews app that I can plug into my site, something like Disqus. I believe a heard about a company like this that got funded while back. I tried google and angels list and came up empty. So does this exist? If not is there a company that I refer my customers to that has a review system similar to amazon? If not is there a company that I refer my customers to...

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Re:Ask HN: How could I sell stock online on Wednesday March 30, 2011 @08:15PM (#2389844)
> If you are teaching specific execution mechanics (market making, rebate capture) then it makes no sense to run the system from a proprietary infrastructure

What you are mentioning above, seems too complex. If this concept were to grow more, I would focus on elements from Discounted Cash Flow.

Re:Ask HN: How could I sell stock online on Wednesday March 30, 2011 @08:09PM (#2389818)
the reason I dont like paper trading systems is one bc without real money transacted, I cant make money and two bc I think having some skin in the game changes everything. But I realize after talking to you that this may be an unrealistic dream.
Re:Ask HN: How could I sell stock online on Wednesday March 30, 2011 @08:07PM (#2389816)
I have a b.s. in finance and I still do not understand how to invest and years ago I was ripped off by a penny stock. I wanted to clean up the otc market by applying the broken window theory bc I believe it does not have to be as wild, and at the same time teach basic investing. I do not know it my desire to teach investing in realistic however. Anyway, if I were to do it, I would want to do it by emphasizing a qualitative factor, specifically the companies strategy for growth and then ratios that support this strategy.
Re:Ask HN: How could I sell stock online on Wednesday March 30, 2011 @06:58PM (#2389599)
I am not sure DMA is my best route (not to mention 10k min balance to start for Interactive Brokers). So if its ok with you, I will try to explain what I would like to do and maybe you can point me in a direction.

I would like to create a game that teaches beginner investors how to invest with real money by looking at a company's strategy and basic financial data. To do this, I would like to use the otc market and about 50 companies that I will provide analysis on. I would like the transaction cost for the trades to be low, as low as possible to reduce barriers to entry in playing the game. So maybe with 5 dollars you could buy stock and start playing. If it would make sense and be more cost effective, I would do non-realtime trades, and maybe just run a batch of orders once per night.

Do you think DMA is my best move? Is there another option that might be better? Thank you.

Re:Ask HN: How could I sell stock online on Wednesday March 30, 2011 @02:52PM (#2388627)
Thank you for being so kind while the market is still open. I am researching DMA now. If I have questions its great to know that I can get some guidance from you.
Re:Ask HN: How could I sell stock online on Wednesday March 30, 2011 @01:58PM (#2388356)
Or, better yet, you just taught me a new term called DMA which I can now google and get to understand better. Are there other terms I could be googling to find this solution?
Re:Ask HN: How could I sell stock online on Wednesday March 30, 2011 @01:55PM (#2388344)
Could you list one of the larger banks or boutique firms that allow this?

Ask HN: How could I sell stock online

I realize the selling of stock is highly regulated. However, is it possible to use an existing broker's api? I am thinking something like paypal but for stocks? If thats not possible, is there some other way to do this without incurring more costs than a startup could handle?

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Re:Ask HN: How do AirBnB, Etsy etc. handle payments? on Friday March 18, 2011 @06:41AM (#2339961)
Do you think stackoverflow would answer it? I too find this an interesting question