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How can I get Free Stock Quotes?

Nicole Madison
Nicole Madison
Nicole Madison
Nicole Madison

There are many different ways to get free stock quotes. If you have a subscription to a major newspaper or can peruse a copy of it while you’re at work, you can get free stock quotes that way. You may also get stock quotes online through some business websites or television shows. There are also websites that provide stock quotes for free when you sign up for their services. If you use the services of a financial company, it may even have a program through which you can gain access to free quotes as part of the services it provides for you.

One of the easiest ways to get access to free stock quotes is through a local newspaper. In most cases, however, you’ll need a major newspaper that has a city-wide circulation rather than a newspaper that is targeted to one neighborhood or a smaller section of a city. If you already have a subscription to this type of newspaper, you’ll typically have access to free newspaper stock quotes. Otherwise, you may be able to take a look at stock quotes via a newspaper subscription at work. Often, people leave their newspapers on buses, trains, at bus stops, and in coffee shops, so you may access stock quotes in one of these places as well, without having to purchase a newspaper.

Someone with a subscription to a daily paper might be able to get free stock quotes.
Someone with a subscription to a daily paper might be able to get free stock quotes.

You can also access free stock quotes online. For example, there are many sites that are willing to provide free stock quotes if you sign up for an account with them. In many cases, the sign-up process takes only a few minutes, and you may only have to provide some basic contact information and an email address. You may also get stock quotes via the home pages of some business websites.

Stock quotes are available through newspapers and several online services and websites.
Stock quotes are available through newspapers and several online services and websites.

If you use the services of a financial company, such as a financial advisor, the company may offer free stock quotes as one of its services. It may offer access to a program that provides real-time stock quotes as a perk of the services you purchase from the company. In some cases, you may gain access to stock quotes through the company’s website

You may even access free stock quotes by watching television. Some finance-related television shows provide stock quotes that move across the top or bottom of the screen while you watch the show. You may even get stock quotes by watching some news shows.

Nicole Madison
Nicole Madison

Nicole’s thirst for knowledge inspired her to become a WiseGEEK writer, and she focuses primarily on topics such as homeschooling, parenting, health, science, and business. When not writing or spending time with her four children, Nicole enjoys reading, camping, and going to the beach.

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Nicole Madison
Nicole Madison

Nicole’s thirst for knowledge inspired her to become a WiseGEEK writer, and she focuses primarily on topics such as homeschooling, parenting, health, science, and business. When not writing or spending time with her four children, Nicole enjoys reading, camping, and going to the beach.

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    • Someone with a subscription to a daily paper might be able to get free stock quotes.
      By: Scanrail
      Someone with a subscription to a daily paper might be able to get free stock quotes.
    • Stock quotes are available through newspapers and several online services and websites.
      By: Scanrail
      Stock quotes are available through newspapers and several online services and websites.