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Capitol Trades Review, Pricing, and Features
Free public web app by 2iQ Research to track U.S. politician trades (STOCK Act disclosures). Website history is restricted to the past 3 years.
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Key features
- Tracks U.S. politicians’ disclosed trades (Senate/Congress) and presents them via Trades, Politicians, and Issuers explorers.
- Claims “new trades and analytics are published as close to real-time as possible”; also offers a Twitter feed for newly published trades.
- Trade explorer supports multi-dimensional filtering (e.g., chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, trade size, sector, issuer country).
- Trade detail pages show traded date, published date, filed date and “Reporting Gap”, owner (e.g., self/spouse/joint), asset type, and trade size ranges; includes “View Original Filing” links back to disclosures.
- Covers multiple disclosed asset types including stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, stock options, crypto, bonds, and private equity funds (as labeled on trade pages).
- Issuer pages show a market snapshot (e.g., last price, market cap, country) and list politician trades for that issuer.
- Includes an “Insights” article section and a “Buzz” feed (embedded posts).
- Data sources cited: U.S. Senate eFD and House Clerk disclosure reports; member details cross-checked with ProPublica Congress API.
- Historical data available on the website is restricted to the past 3 years.
FAQ
Is Capitol Trades free?
Capitol Trades is free to use. Visit the vendor site for the latest limits and onboarding details.
Who is Capitol Trades best for?
Capitol Trades is built for Retail Traders, Pro Retail, Analysts, and Students/Researchers. It suits beginner and intermediate users.
What platforms and connections does Capitol Trades support?
You can use Capitol Trades on Web.
Which markets does Capitol Trades cover?
Capitol Trades covers North America. It tracks Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Options, Cryptos, Bonds + 2 more. Identifiers include Ticker.
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