VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★
PRICE: 5 CENTS
Friday, October 17, 2025
Invite- and approval-based platform for professional and student investors. Variant combines an AI-powered “Catalyst Finder” with buyside discussions and a predictions marketplace focused on public-company outcomes and earnings sentiment. All content is user-generated (never investment advice), with strict prohibitions against material non-public information. Access is available via professional approval, student programs at select universities, or invite-only flows.
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Key features
- AI Catalyst Finder scans filings, transcripts, and other documents to surface potential catalysts in public-company situations.
- Buyside discussion area with differentiated views and thousands of investor comments.
- Predictions marketplace where users forecast outcomes and track sentiment on upcoming earnings events.
- Structured prediction markets focused on company-specific outcomes and event-driven scenarios.
- Access models include professional approval-based signup, student signup at partner universities, and invite-only admission.
- Strict community standards: insights and analysis only, no investment advice, and zero tolerance for MNPI.
FAQ
Is Variant free?
No. Variant does not offer a free plan. Expect other pricing when you onboard. Check the vendor site for the most recent offers.
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About Me
Hey! Thanks for stopping by. I'm an independent investor with a soft spot for coding and the stock market - especially value investing (as you can probably tell from the tools I've collected here, haha). Hopefully you'll find something useful or interesting along the way.
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- Substack: Jera Value
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