Beginning today you can access all of Kapitall’s features on the go with our new and improved iPad app. It offers all the trading functionality of Kapitall.com, and with a Kapitall Generation account you can trade right from your tablet. Now that’s what we call having the stock market at your fingertips!
Download now to drag and drop stocks with the swipe of your finger!
Mashable is helping to spread the word about the Facebook IPO using our video.
“Got friends returning from a four-year stint on Mars, or elderly relatives who still don’t get why Facebook is such a big deal? Want to spark a discussion about whether the site is worth its $100 billion valuation? Then you could do a lot worse than simply screening this video.”
Thanks for the shout-out, Mashable!
Think you know everything about Facebook’s soon to be historical IPO? Think again! We’ve got some fun facts and crucial numbers for you to check out in our awesome new video.
Watch it, Like it, Share it!
And to celebrate the momentous event, Kapitallists will trade free the week of the IPO, so open your brokerage account now if you haven’t already!
Every year in April Mrs. Sellitti’s 5th grade class does a Kapitall unit to celebrate financial literacy month.
Each student chooses two stocks, reports on their performance and analyzes the results using Kapitall tools. Mrs. Sellitti says it is one of her students’ favorite programs.
Well, not really, but he did put forth a great effort.
Complete with a stick-figure drawing, Jurre Hermans submitted his proposal to the Wolfson Economics Prize, which is offering £250,000 to whoever has the best idea for an orderly breakup of the Euro. Hermans was not one of the five finalists announced on Tuesday, but the panel of economists awarded him a special mention as the youngest entrant.
“I am quite worried about the eurocrisis and look at the TV news daily,” he wrote with the help of his father for English translation. “The eurocrisis is a big problem. I think about solutions.”
He also says he loves animals, has a pet dog and a bird, and spends most of the day playing outside with friends. Aww. Read his solution and check out his amazing diagram here.
The five finalists for the Wolfson Economics Prize are:
Catherine Dobbs – The NEWNEY approach to unscrambling the Euro
Roger Bootle – Leaving the euro: A practical guide
Jonathan Tepper – A Primer on the Euro Breakup: Default, Exit and Devaluation as the Optimal Solution
Jens Nordvig – Planning for an orderly break-up of the European Monetary Union
Only a couple months after the launch of the live trading Kaptiall has hit a big milestone: 1,000 open accounts – and that number continues to rise. Big thanks to all Kapitallists for helping us reach this goal!
Last week Kapitall Wire’s Editor Rebecca Lipman introduced The Hunger Games Index to the world – a list of companies with exposure to The Hunger Games franchise that could benefit from the hype and massive fan-base.
The article quickly went viral. The index made an appearance on CNBC’s Fast Money and moved on to Barron’s, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, CBSNews, InvestmentNews, MarketWatch, ModernInvestor and others.
So what do you think? Is The Hunger Games trilogy going to be a cash-cow for the names on the index? Click here to view the original article.
Kapitall scored an exclusive interview with AdvisorShares CEO Noah Hamman to discuss the rising popularity of Active EFT Trends. Specifically, we wanted to know if he saw a notable increase in investment activity following Bill Gross’ highly publicized Active ETF debut on March 1st.
Sure enough, Active ETFs across the board have been reaping the benefits. Check out the whole story here.
On Wednesday, Kapitall Co-founder Gaspard de Dreuzy and VP of Development Serge Kreiker presented our trading platform to an audience of over 750 at February’s New York Tech Meetup in Manhattan, the epicenter of New York’s tech startup scene.
“At Kapitall, we believe that great user experience can really make the stock market a place for the rest of us,” he told his audience. He also reminded the crowd to take advantage of the limited offer of $5 trades, for life. The offer is locked in when users create a brokerage account and place their first trade before March 31st, 2012.
Reviews on Twitter and blogs were very positive. Studio Akko listed Kapitall as a favorite new startup, and The Faster Times called it it one of the “Top 3 Sexiest Startups” presented that night. WIRED Insider tweeted “Kapitall’s “playground” makes trading stocks both visually stunning and easy to understand.”
Click here to to check out The Fiscal Times’ great review of Gaspard and Serge’s presentation!
Kapitall caught the attention of Barron’s writer Theresa W. Carey this weekend, as one of the online brokers that are really “pushing the envelope.” Click here to read her take on our innovative approach to investing.