VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Monday, October 6, 2025

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InvestorGain vs MarketWatch comparison

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

Quick takeaways

InvestorGain adds Buybacks & Authorizations, Secondary Offerings, New Issues & Calendars, Blogs, and Education coverage that MarketWatch skips.

MarketWatch includes News, Alerts, Screeners, Data Visualizations, Watchlist, Paper Trading, Financials, Options, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, Analyst Price Targets, Insider Data, Short Interest, Interest Rates, Yield Curves, and Newsletters categories that InvestorGain omits.

InvestorGain highlights: Live IPO GMP dashboard for mainboard & SME issues, incl. Kostak and estimated listing price (cap price + GMP)., Real‑time IPO subscription tracker with category splits (RII, NII, QIB) for current issues., and IPO anchor investor allocation reports by year (mainboard & SME)..

MarketWatch is known for: Market data hub with stock and market screeners, mutual fund research, fund comparison, and multi-quote lookup tools., Personal watchlists available free with an account; syncs across web and mobile apps with customizable price and news alerts., and Comprehensive event calendars, including U.S. economic releases, corporate earnings, IPO schedules, and options-expiration dates..

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InvestorGain

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India‑focused IPO & primary‑markets portal with live IPO subscription tracking, Grey Market Premium (GMP) dashboards, anchor investor allocations, and new‑issue calendars (NCDs, SGBs, rights). Provides broker reviews/comparisons and free brokerage calculators. GMP is expressly noted as based on market perception/public sources; the site states it does not work with GMP operators and content is for education/news. The business is ad/affiliate‑supported.

Platforms

Web
Mobile

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Live IPO GMP dashboard for mainboard & SME issues, incl. Kostak and estimated listing price (cap price + GMP).
  • Real‑time IPO subscription tracker with category splits (RII, NII, QIB) for current issues.
  • IPO anchor investor allocation reports by year (mainboard & SME).
  • IPO performance history and GMP‑vs‑actual listing performance trackers.
  • Rights issues dashboard (record date, entitlement, pricing, timelines).

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MarketWatch

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A global financial-news portal from Dow Jones that combines market data, news, analysis, and investor tools. Real-time Nasdaq last-sale quotes are included, while most other intraday prices run on a standard 15-minute delay. Premium newsletters and in-depth articles are gated behind a subscription. Mobile apps extend the experience with push alerts and watchlist syncing.

Platforms

Web
Mobile

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Market data hub with stock and market screeners, mutual fund research, fund comparison, and multi-quote lookup tools.
  • Personal watchlists available free with an account; syncs across web and mobile apps with customizable price and news alerts.
  • Comprehensive event calendars, including U.S. economic releases, corporate earnings, IPO schedules, and options-expiration dates.
  • BigCharts advanced charting platform with multiple timeframes (intraday to monthly) and technical overlays; intraday data typically delayed 15 minutes.
  • Options coverage with full chains per symbol and an expiration calendar.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

2 overlaps

Mutual strengths include IPO, and Calendar.

Where they differ

InvestorGain

Distinct strengths include:

Buybacks & Authorizations
Secondary Offerings
New Issues & Calendars
Blogs
Education
  • Live IPO GMP dashboard for mainboard & SME issues, incl. Kostak and estimated listing price (cap price + GMP).
  • Real‑time IPO subscription tracker with category splits (RII, NII, QIB) for current issues.
  • IPO anchor investor allocation reports by year (mainboard & SME).
  • IPO performance history and GMP‑vs‑actual listing performance trackers.

MarketWatch

Distinct strengths include:

News
Alerts
Screeners
Data Visualizations
Watchlist
Paper Trading
Financials
Options
  • Market data hub with stock and market screeners, mutual fund research, fund comparison, and multi-quote lookup tools.
  • Personal watchlists available free with an account; syncs across web and mobile apps with customizable price and news alerts.
  • Comprehensive event calendars, including U.S. economic releases, corporate earnings, IPO schedules, and options-expiration dates.
  • BigCharts advanced charting platform with multiple timeframes (intraday to monthly) and technical overlays; intraday data typically delayed 15 minutes.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeInvestorGainMarketWatch
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: IPO, Calendar

Unique: Buybacks & Authorizations, Secondary Offerings, New Issues & Calendars, Blogs, Education

Shared: IPO, Calendar

Unique: News, Alerts, Screeners, Data Visualizations, Watchlist, Paper Trading, Financials, Options, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, Analyst Price Targets, Insider Data, Short Interest, Interest Rates, Yield Curves, Newsletters

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, Bonds

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Options, Futures, Commodities, Currencies, Cryptos, Bonds

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, Mobile

Web, Mobile

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Live IPO GMP dashboard for mainboard & SME issues, incl. Kostak and estimated listing price (cap price + GMP).
  • Real‑time IPO subscription tracker with category splits (RII, NII, QIB) for current issues.
  • IPO anchor investor allocation reports by year (mainboard & SME).
  • IPO performance history and GMP‑vs‑actual listing performance trackers.
  • Rights issues dashboard (record date, entitlement, pricing, timelines).
  • NCD (Non‑Convertible Debenture) issues tracker (coupon, rating, tenor, series).

Unique

  • Market data hub with stock and market screeners, mutual fund research, fund comparison, and multi-quote lookup tools.
  • Personal watchlists available free with an account; syncs across web and mobile apps with customizable price and news alerts.
  • Comprehensive event calendars, including U.S. economic releases, corporate earnings, IPO schedules, and options-expiration dates.
  • BigCharts advanced charting platform with multiple timeframes (intraday to monthly) and technical overlays; intraday data typically delayed 15 minutes.
  • Options coverage with full chains per symbol and an expiration calendar.
  • ETF and mutual fund research, including top holdings for flagship funds like SPY and a comparison tool for side-by-side analysis.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do InvestorGain and MarketWatch both support?

Both platforms cover IPO, and Calendar workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do InvestorGain and MarketWatch require subscriptions?

Both InvestorGain and MarketWatch keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access InvestorGain and MarketWatch?

Both InvestorGain and MarketWatch support web and mobile access, making it easy to keep tabs on research away from the desk.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

InvestorGain differentiates itself with Live IPO GMP dashboard for mainboard & SME issues, incl. Kostak and estimated listing price (cap price + GMP)., Real‑time IPO subscription tracker with category splits (RII, NII, QIB) for current issues., and IPO anchor investor allocation reports by year (mainboard & SME)., whereas MarketWatch stands out for Market data hub with stock and market screeners, mutual fund research, fund comparison, and multi-quote lookup tools., Personal watchlists available free with an account; syncs across web and mobile apps with customizable price and news alerts., and Comprehensive event calendars, including U.S. economic releases, corporate earnings, IPO schedules, and options-expiration dates..

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