Hey /biz/. I'm looking to get into investing in the market and I've got a few stocks I want to be able to keep track of more easily. Is there a way I can track a half a dozen stocks with a desktop widget or something so I can always see the price easily?
What does /biz/ use/recommend?
search for <exchange>:<ticker>
NYSE:MESO
ASX:MSB
For watching prices throughout the day, it's probably easiest just to use Yahoo finance with multiple stocks. For example:
http://finance.yahoo.com/quotes/aa,axp,ba,bac,cat,csco,cvx,dd,dis,ge,hd,hpq,ibm,intc
Then, when you're close to buying, open up a window that shows you level 2 quotes so you can pick the best price for your limit order. For example:
http://www.aistockcharts.com/level-2-stock-quotes.html