Lack access to Alpha

Asset management firms and brokerages provide free research reports only to paid members or internal personnel. Individuals typically have to pay expensive subscription fees to access such investment analysis. Statistics show nearly 80% of investors have never purchased these paid research reports, putting them at an information disadvantage.

The powerful financial data platforms like Bloomberg Terminals and Refinitiv Eikon require expensive annual subscriptions costing tens of thousands of dollars. The average investor cannot afford access to such professional data interfaces that enable advanced analytics and quantitative backtesting.

Furthermore, individuals do not yet have similar information networks established, resulting in a time lag for information access. According to the research, professional traders possess 68% more information channels compared to novices.