VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Sunday, October 26, 2025

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CEO.CA vs InsideArbitrage comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

CEO.CA adds Order Book / Level II, and Forums coverage that InsideArbitrage skips.

InsideArbitrage includes Calendar, Acquisitions, Spin-offs, Buybacks & Authorizations, Dividends, Splits, Institutional Data, 13F, 13D/13G, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Screeners, Data Visualizations, Portfolio, Newsletters, Playbooks & Case Studies, and PDF Annotation categories that CEO.CA omits.

CEO.CA highlights: Interactive Level II (Market by Price / Market by Order) with animated bids/asks & color-coded recency., House positions (daily & historical) and ATS depth (15-min delayed)., and SEDI insider-filings feed & dashboard for Canadian issuers..

InsideArbitrage is known for: Merger Arbitrage Tool with announced‑deal lists, spread tracking, calendars and deal updates; ‘Deals in the Works’ and deal post‑mortems., Insider data hub with ‘Insider Weekends’, cluster buys, buys near highs, flip‑floppers, top‑performing insiders and sector heat‑map., and Buyback suite: daily buyback announcements, searchable buyback history, ‘Buyback Wednesdays’, and ‘Double Dipper’ (insiders + buybacks)..

CEO.CA ships a mobile app. InsideArbitrage is web/desktop only.

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CEO.CA

ceo.ca

Canadian small-cap–focused investor community and data platform. Core: real-time Level II market depth for CSE/TSXV/TSX via CEO.CA Pro, SEDI insider filings dashboard, real-time news ‘Newsroom’, ticker-based chat rooms, watchlists, and iOS/Android apps. No public API disclosed.

Platforms

WebMobile

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Interactive Level II (Market by Price / Market by Order) with animated bids/asks & color-coded recency.
  • House positions (daily & historical) and ATS depth (15-min delayed).
  • SEDI insider-filings feed & dashboard for Canadian issuers.
  • Real-time newsroom plus personalized ‘My Feed’.
  • Ticker-centric chat channels, private groups, and DMs; mobile apps (iOS/Android).

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InsideArbitrage

insidearbitrage.com

Event‑driven research platform by Asif Suria focused on merger arbitrage, insider transactions, spinoffs, buybacks, activists, and related special situations. Premium includes tools like the Merger Arbitrage Tool, CVR database, buyback & spinoff trackers, premium screens (IA Score, cluster buys, ‘double dipper’), ‘Deals‑in‑the‑Works’ and deal calendars. IA Professional adds pro‑only features (e.g., CVR outcomes, activist tracker, reverse‑splits tracker, Insider Performance Score) and multi‑seat licensing.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Merger Arbitrage Tool with announced‑deal lists, spread tracking, calendars and deal updates; ‘Deals in the Works’ and deal post‑mortems.
  • Insider data hub with ‘Insider Weekends’, cluster buys, buys near highs, flip‑floppers, top‑performing insiders and sector heat‑map.
  • Buyback suite: daily buyback announcements, searchable buyback history, ‘Buyback Wednesdays’, and ‘Double Dipper’ (insiders + buybacks).
  • Spinoff suite: upcoming/completed spinoffs and ‘Spinsider’ screen; CVR deals database with outcomes.
  • Gurus/Institutional holdings pages aggregating 13F/13D/13G and Form 4 into manager dashboards.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

6 overlaps

Mutual strengths include News, Alerts, and Insider Data plus 3 more areas.

Where they differ

CEO.CA

Distinct strengths include:

Order Book / Level IIForums
  • Interactive Level II (Market by Price / Market by Order) with animated bids/asks & color-coded recency.
  • House positions (daily & historical) and ATS depth (15-min delayed).
  • SEDI insider-filings feed & dashboard for Canadian issuers.
  • Real-time newsroom plus personalized ‘My Feed’.

InsideArbitrage

Distinct strengths include:

CalendarAcquisitionsSpin-offsBuybacks & AuthorizationsDividendsSplitsInstitutional Data13F
  • Merger Arbitrage Tool with announced‑deal lists, spread tracking, calendars and deal updates; ‘Deals in the Works’ and deal post‑mortems.
  • Insider data hub with ‘Insider Weekends’, cluster buys, buys near highs, flip‑floppers, top‑performing insiders and sector heat‑map.
  • Buyback suite: daily buyback announcements, searchable buyback history, ‘Buyback Wednesdays’, and ‘Double Dipper’ (insiders + buybacks).
  • Spinoff suite: upcoming/completed spinoffs and ‘Spinsider’ screen; CVR deals database with outcomes.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeCEO.CAInsideArbitrage
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: News, Alerts, Insider Data, Watchlist, Videos, Blogs

Unique: Order Book / Level II, Forums

Shared: News, Alerts, Insider Data, Watchlist, Videos, Blogs

Unique: Calendar, Acquisitions, Spin-offs, Buybacks & Authorizations, Dividends, Splits, Institutional Data, 13F, 13D/13G, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Screeners, Data Visualizations, Portfolio, Newsletters, Playbooks & Case Studies, PDF Annotation

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs

Stocks, ETFs

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, Mobile

Web

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Interactive Level II (Market by Price / Market by Order) with animated bids/asks & color-coded recency.
  • House positions (daily & historical) and ATS depth (15-min delayed).
  • SEDI insider-filings feed & dashboard for Canadian issuers.
  • Real-time newsroom plus personalized ‘My Feed’.
  • Ticker-centric chat channels, private groups, and DMs; mobile apps (iOS/Android).

Unique

  • Merger Arbitrage Tool with announced‑deal lists, spread tracking, calendars and deal updates; ‘Deals in the Works’ and deal post‑mortems.
  • Insider data hub with ‘Insider Weekends’, cluster buys, buys near highs, flip‑floppers, top‑performing insiders and sector heat‑map.
  • Buyback suite: daily buyback announcements, searchable buyback history, ‘Buyback Wednesdays’, and ‘Double Dipper’ (insiders + buybacks).
  • Spinoff suite: upcoming/completed spinoffs and ‘Spinsider’ screen; CVR deals database with outcomes.
  • Gurus/Institutional holdings pages aggregating 13F/13D/13G and Form 4 into manager dashboards.
  • Event‑driven monitor & M&A news feed; earnings calendar; tender‑offers tracker; activist‑campaign tracker; C‑suite transitions tool.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do CEO.CA and InsideArbitrage both support?

Both platforms cover News, Alerts, Insider Data, Watchlist, Videos, and Blogs workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do CEO.CA and InsideArbitrage require subscriptions?

Both CEO.CA and InsideArbitrage keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

CEO.CA ships a dedicated mobile experience, while InsideArbitrage focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

CEO.CA differentiates itself with Interactive Level II (Market by Price / Market by Order) with animated bids/asks & color-coded recency., House positions (daily & historical) and ATS depth (15-min delayed)., and SEDI insider-filings feed & dashboard for Canadian issuers., whereas InsideArbitrage stands out for Merger Arbitrage Tool with announced‑deal lists, spread tracking, calendars and deal updates; ‘Deals in the Works’ and deal post‑mortems., Insider data hub with ‘Insider Weekends’, cluster buys, buys near highs, flip‑floppers, top‑performing insiders and sector heat‑map., and Buyback suite: daily buyback announcements, searchable buyback history, ‘Buyback Wednesdays’, and ‘Double Dipper’ (insiders + buybacks)..

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