StockViews launched a service, dubbed the “Research Room”, which offers users both institutional and retail, the ability to source and vet research for equity trading.
The Research Room will provide members with a wide range of in-depth research for U.S. stocks, contributed by StockViews’ analysts. The research will be vetted and reviewed by StockViews editors, but will also be subjected to peer review. This review process is designed to collate and vet the best quality research and the top analysts in an efficient way.
Call it crowdsourcing for equity research.
While long the norm in academia, equity research has not traditionally been subject to peer review in the same way.
Traditionally, most investors have sourced research from Wall Street, however recent trends have seen increasing volumes of web-based research and a willingness from professional investors to use it. While the quality of this research can be very high, credibility online remains an issue. The StockViews’ ranking system was created to address this issue by providing relevant metrics with which to judge an analyst.
“We believe peer review can be a powerful tool to raise the standard of research online,” said Brian Godoy, head of marketing at StockViews. ” With a great number of experienced analysts within our community, we want to harness that knowledge for the benefit of all.”
StockViews’ proprietary software will allow members to generate professional-standard equity research, combining text, charts, tables and price targets, according to StockViews. Usability is at the core of the product, with information relating to the stock and the author automatically populated.
For the next six months, StockViews editors will provide a detailed review and rating for any research that is posted to the Research Room.
