Capitol Trades adds US Government Trades, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, and Newsletters coverage that Koyfin skips.
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Tool Comparison
Capitol Trades vs Koyfin comparison
Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.
Quick takeaways
Koyfin includes Screeners, ETF Screeners, Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, Money Flow, Portfolio, Watchlist, Backtesting, News, Alerts, Calendar, Dividends, Splits, Yield Curves, GDP, Interest Rates, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, Financials, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Holdings, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Valuation, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Transcripts, Education, Videos, and Custom Dashboards categories that Capitol Trades omits.
Koyfin offers mobile access, which Capitol Trades skips.
In depth comparison
Capitol Trades
capitoltrades.com
Free, public dashboard tracking U.S. politicians’ trade disclosures under the STOCK Act. Near real‑time postings of newly published disclosures, with rich filters (chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, trade size, sector, etc.). Asset coverage spans stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, bonds (incl. munis/USTs), options, and crypto. Operated by 2iQ Research.
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Pricing
Quick highlights
- Near real‑time publication of newly disclosed trades and analytics.
- Comprehensive filters: chamber (Senate/House), party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, issuer country/sector and more.
- Politician pages with bios, committee memberships, tweets, trading activity and preferred sectors; issuer pages with frequent‑trader stats.
- Coverage includes bonds (e.g., municipal/UST) and crypto transactions, alongside equities and funds.
- Weekly email newsletter; active X/Twitter feed with immediate updates.
Community votes (overall)
Koyfin
koyfin.com
Multi‑asset web and mobile analytics terminal for global markets. Free plan includes My Portfolios, short financial history and a small number of watchlists/screens/dashboards. Plus unlocks long‑history financials & estimates, ETF holdings, stock/ETF screeners and full news/filings/transcripts. Premium adds advanced My Portfolio analytics, unlimited custom data & formulas and ETF valuation. Advisor Core/Pro add model & client portfolios, mutual fund data & screeners, client proposals/reports and custodian/PMS integrations (with more integrations, short/leveraged models, PDF statement upload and custom report pages on Advisor Pro). No public data API; downloads are limited to non‑fundamental data by vendor licensing.
Categories
Platforms
Pricing
Quick highlights
- Global multi‑asset data terminal covering equities, ETFs, mutual funds, indices, government bond yields, FX, commodities, cryptocurrencies, news, transcripts and global economics in one interface, with financials, margins, consensus estimates and valuation ratios for all global stocks.
- Combination of live, 15‑minute delayed and end‑of‑day pricing: live/15‑minute delayed US equities & ETFs, 15‑minute delayed Canadian equities, end‑of‑day prices for other equity markets, live FX for ~60 pairs and bitcoin, plus live bond yields for 45 countries and yield curves for 20 countries.
- Customizable watchlists, dashboards and macro dashboards with table views, historical graphs and scatter charts so you can monitor price, valuation, technicals, news and macro series in a single workspace.
- Equity, ETF and mutual fund screeners with thousands of filter criteria, percentile ranks, description search operators and saved “My Screens” views for repeatable idea generation.
- Company and fund research including financial statement review, dividend and earnings history snapshots, ETF and mutual fund holdings, valuation metrics and percentile ranks, plus analyst estimates, forecasts, ratings and price targets powered by S&P Capital IQ.
Community votes (overall)
Where they differ
Capitol Trades
Distinct strengths include:
- Near real‑time publication of newly disclosed trades and analytics.
- Comprehensive filters: chamber (Senate/House), party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, issuer country/sector and more.
- Politician pages with bios, committee memberships, tweets, trading activity and preferred sectors; issuer pages with frequent‑trader stats.
- Coverage includes bonds (e.g., municipal/UST) and crypto transactions, alongside equities and funds.
Koyfin
Distinct strengths include:
- Global multi‑asset data terminal covering equities, ETFs, mutual funds, indices, government bond yields, FX, commodities, cryptocurrencies, news, transcripts and global economics in one interface, with financials, margins, consensus estimates and valuation ratios for all global stocks.
- Combination of live, 15‑minute delayed and end‑of‑day pricing: live/15‑minute delayed US equities & ETFs, 15‑minute delayed Canadian equities, end‑of‑day prices for other equity markets, live FX for ~60 pairs and bitcoin, plus live bond yields for 45 countries and yield curves for 20 countries.
- Customizable watchlists, dashboards and macro dashboards with table views, historical graphs and scatter charts so you can monitor price, valuation, technicals, news and macro series in a single workspace.
- Equity, ETF and mutual fund screeners with thousands of filter criteria, percentile ranks, description search operators and saved “My Screens” views for repeatable idea generation.
Feature-by-feature breakdown
| Attribute | Capitol Trades | Koyfin |
|---|---|---|
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets | Shared: Blogs Unique: US Government Trades, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Newsletters | Shared: Blogs Unique: Screeners, ETF Screeners, Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, Money Flow, Portfolio, Watchlist, Backtesting, News, Alerts, Calendar, Dividends, Splits, Yield Curves, GDP, Interest Rates, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, Financials, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Holdings, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Valuation, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Transcripts, Education, Videos, Custom Dashboards |
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes | Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Options, Cryptos | Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Closed-End Funds, Bonds, Commodities, Currencies, Cryptos, Futures, Funds |
Experience levels Who each product is built for | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Platforms Where you can access the product | Web | Web, Mobile |
Pricing High-level pricing models | Free | Free, Subscription |
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor | Unique
| Unique
|
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat | Not yet | Yes |
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists | Standard listing | Highlighted |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which workflows do Capitol Trades and Koyfin both support?
Both platforms cover Blogs workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.
Do Capitol Trades and Koyfin require subscriptions?
Both Capitol Trades and Koyfin keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.
Which tool has mobile access?
Koyfin ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Capitol Trades focuses on web or desktop access.
What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?
Capitol Trades differentiates itself with Near real‑time publication of newly disclosed trades and analytics., Comprehensive filters: chamber (Senate/House), party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, issuer country/sector and more., and Politician pages with bios, committee memberships, tweets, trading activity and preferred sectors; issuer pages with frequent‑trader stats., whereas Koyfin stands out for Global multi‑asset data terminal covering equities, ETFs, mutual funds, indices, government bond yields, FX, commodities, cryptocurrencies, news, transcripts and global economics in one interface, with financials, margins, consensus estimates and valuation ratios for all global stocks., Combination of live, 15‑minute delayed and end‑of‑day pricing: live/15‑minute delayed US equities & ETFs, 15‑minute delayed Canadian equities, end‑of‑day prices for other equity markets, live FX for ~60 pairs and bitcoin, plus live bond yields for 45 countries and yield curves for 20 countries., and Customizable watchlists, dashboards and macro dashboards with table views, historical graphs and scatter charts so you can monitor price, valuation, technicals, news and macro series in a single workspace..
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