ADVFN

ADVFN is a UK-incorporated company, which operates award-winning global financial information websites for retail investors. The company has worldwide operations with the majority of its activities based in the UK, the US (via its subsidiary InvestorsHub.com) and Brazil, where it has a joint venture.

ADVFN is listed on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market (LSE:AFN). It currently has 36 million users worldwide and a million page impressions a year.[1] [2]

History

The company was established in the last quarter of 1999 and originated as an investment community financial forum. [3] Co-founded by Clem Chambers [4] [5] [6]and Michael Hodges, it was incubated by On-line plc (now Online Blockchain plc) – an incubator and developer of businesses in internet and information-based technologies. Online Blockchain plc currently has a 17.98% holding in ADVFN plc [7]. ADVFN floated on AIM in March 2000.

In 2006, ADVFN acquired InvestorsHub.com, a leading online investment community website in the North American market. Three years later it bought AllIPO, an online IPO trading platform as well as stock brokerages TSCTrade and Throgmorton Street Capital.

Data Provision

Building from its financial forums (bulletin boards), the company expanded to offer stock prices, charts and analysis tools for all major world markets, indices, forex pairs, futures, options, ETFs and covered warrants. [8] It launched its Follow Feed artificial intelligence stock alert tool in 2016. [9] [10] In the UK, ADVFN was instrumental in bringing data previously only available to institutional investors to the retail market. This includes real-time stock prices and Level 2 data [11] [12] [13]

Awards Programme

The company launched the ADVFN International Financial Awards in 2015. The awards recognise and celebrate the best of breed products and services from across the financial industry. Award winners include: AJ Bell, Allianz Technology Trust, Astute Finance, Barclays Stockbrokers, Alex Brummer, Coinbase, Daily Express website, Fisher Investments, Joanne Hart, Martin Lewis.