Archive for the ‘New Features’ Category
We are excited to add a popular new feature to the top of all our quotes pages. Now you have faster and easier access to stocks you care most about.
The new ticker tape, prominently placed, displays the most recent quotes you last looked at. This is the same useful functionality we offer on our front page. If you want more information on a stock, just click on the name it will take you directly to that quotes page. This saves you time by surfacing the basic price information on your current page as well as no longer making you type in the symbol for the stock you want more information on.
We also offer you the option to change your preferences. If you don’t like the scrolling, then turn it off. You can also change the speed.
Lastly, if you want a more holistic view of the market, you can switch the display to market overview, which shows the major indices.
For the past few weeks, we have been in beta, listening to your feedback and improving the product. Now that we are in GA, we still want your input. Please let us know what you think
We are very excited to announce the availability of free US real-time ECN quotes on Yahoo! Finance.
Many of you will remember this was a very popular feature that Yahoo! Finance provided through August 2006 when due to consolidation in the marketplace and a new pricing structure it was removed. We’ve been listening to your feedback and have been looking at ways to bring back this feature. We have found a way to bringing back real-time ECN quotes by sourcing the data from BATS Trading.
If you are a newer user ECN stands for electronic communication network, and serves as alternative trading place to the various exchanges. BATS Trading is regarded as the third largest share trading market center in the US, and covers equities from NASDAQ, NYSE and Amex.
Initially, the real-time ECN quotes will be highlighted on the quote summary page.
Check it out on http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=yhoo, and watch your favorite stock in real-time. Let us know what you think!
Yahoo! Finance recently made it easier for you to get loan and savings rates. You can now find up-to-date mortgage rates, home refinance rates, home equity loan rates, auto loans, credit card rates, and deposit rates (CDs and Money Markets) with just a few clicks.
Viewing average rates in your locale (U.S. only at this time) for today and last week is really easy. The Yahoo! system returns rates meeting your criteria, and we give you direct access to apply right then and there, or you can use the phone number we offer so that you can contact the provider via voice.
Additionally, our new improved “Rates Module” offers a comprehensive catalog of credit cards. Whether you’re looking for a lower-interest card or business card, or want to leverage rewards points, you can find them all here, and compare rates to the card you presently carry. Try it now to find the best rates and start saving.
Quality rates and credit card offerings are brought to you in conjunction with our partners Bankrate.com and CreditCards.com.
Welcome!
We know you depend on Yahoo! Finance for the current news and info that help you make confident financial decisions. That’s why the Yahoo! Finance team is launching its own blog – to make sure you’re among the first to know when we launch a new feature or product, update our services, fix a glitch or just have a helpful tip to offer.
Want to make sure you’re in the loop with what’s happening with Yahoo! Finance? Add us to your My Yahoo! page, or subscribe to the RSS feed, sign up for email updates, or just bookmark this address. We’ll keep you up-to-date.
We’ll update this blog regularly with the information to make your time on Yahoo! Finance as informative, productive and helpful as possible.
That said – the best way for us to get you the information you want is for you to tell us! Like most blogs, this one is a two-way street. Please drop us a comment to tell us what you think, make suggestions, ask questions or recommend topics.
Your input will help us make the most out of our Yahoo! Finance community.
Welcome aboard,
The Yahoo Finance Team