So in order to trade stocks, you need stock quotes, you need the stock prices in real time. Now most trading software you use, llike Etrade,IB,ameritrade, have real time quotes built in and most are pretty good to use. There is also stock quote software that is made specifically for giving real time streaming stock quotes. Now, do you need this type of software? It depends, you should atleast check them out and compare them to what you are using now to get your stock prices. We will list a few good ones to look at.
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Quote Tracker
- Streaming Real-Time quotes
- Live real-time intraday charts
- Dynamic Historical charts
- Streaming Level II Quotes
- Advanced Alert System with Email alerts

Quote Stream
Quote stream offers broad market coverage, reliability, flexibility and was created with the latest technology, making Quote stream the most advanced market data and technical analysis solution available to Stock Market Professionals today.
- Access to a full range of Equities, Commodities, Futures, Indices, News and International data
- Intuitive and easy to use
- User configurable layouts and screen displays
- Extensive stock alert and news alerts, including e-mails
- NASDAQ Level II – includes NASDAQ Level II and Pink Sheets

Alpha Trade – Egate
- Multiple stock quote screen viewing abilities
- Easy access to all financial tools including real time streaming stock market quotes, charts, news, options and more
- Streaming real-time stock charts: tic-by-tic intraday charts & historical data
- View the top 50 companies in the following areas: Volume actives, Gainers/Losers by dollar value, Gainers/Losers by percentage
- Real-time market news including the latest press releases and news stories as they hit the wires
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