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Real time stock price?
I am newbie in stock market. I using a free game where i get fake $100,000 to play in stock. Now my question is, the price for stocks that i see in that game is 20 minutes delayed (because they have to pay premium for real time quote). Is it the same way when you do real investing with some one like scottrade or anybody like that? I have seen that yahoo, google, etc also gives delayed quote. Also in that site with fake money, when i place an order to buy a stock it keeps my request for 20 minutes before processing. Is it the same way in real stock trading sites? Thanks in advance for the answer Nick
Public Comments
- your broker supplies real time quotes. details such as bid/ask and volumes are extra.
- Scottrade in particular provides real-time quotes, but they don't stream, as far as I can see, so you need to manually refresh if the screen has been sitting there for a while. You are also able to set limit orders and such, and all is explained in their help. I suspect other discount sites are similar.
- Thinkorswim has a paper trading account that is free and provides live quotes. If you are a technical trader, the site also has a great charting so you see current and changing trends
