Eclectic
I want an interactive / attractive / modern interface. If I want a tv interface Ill turn on the tv. My 900 $ device has every conceivable connection (3G,4G,LTE,WiFi, etc). Yet there are few options to get the information I want. Zoom function on a chart. Chart frequency in real time / more detailed with paid subscription, perhaps. Real time anywhere in the world. More detailed lower functions, one click lower indicators that stick so you can compare charts...
The timeliness of the news is excellent, but Ive reduced my rating for the chart and analysis functions and the iPad interface / screen quality. The chart could and should be accessed by simply tapping the chart (its the year 2012). Instead I am bounced back to the previous screen. I do this back and forth until I finally tap the tab; "Chart". The actual chart is bigger than the tab and if I want to see a bigger view of a chart, I naturally tap the chart, uh, repeatedly, before I see the tab.
The Lower indicators once inside the chart are there, but completely useless because they are so small. No usefully information can be used from the poor representation. Im viewing on a new iPad for reference. The pop up menu to choose an indicator, especially the more useful (imho) lower indicators, are accessed via; click, scroll scroll, scroll, click. Nevermind, the indicator is too small to be useful. Let me try another, click, scroll, scroll, scroll, click. Rats, same thing.
This brings up another point; The screen looks like a broadcast from my grandmothers tv. Everything is pixilated just like an old tv broadcast. On my new iPad, its downright ugly. Its time to modernize the interface for the new school in journalism and portable devices, tap once, Wow! Tap twice, detail. If I want the tv interface, Ill turn on the tv. I want an interactive interface.
Note I like the scrolling stock ticker and news ticker. It could simply be better by having option to scroll just my stock plus the market indicators, and market movers. Or, just the Nasdaq, or by industry. Lots of options to improve.
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