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  • Google Finance Gets Five New Stock Exchanges

    Google announced that it has added five new stock exchanges to Google Finance, further bolstering its international market offerings. Google has now added the BM&F Bovespa (Brazil), Borsa Istanbul (Turkey), The Stock Exchange of Thailand, SIX Swiss Exchange and Wiener Borse (Austria).

    Weiner Borse

    “We want you to have the world’s financial data at your fingertips,” says Google Finance product manager Greg Pennington.

    Google is getting close to accomplishing this goal. In addition to the new five, Google added three other international exchanges earlier this year when it added Singapore, Korea and Israel stock exchanges, as well as the Chicago Board of Exchange index values (VIX).

    You can see the full list of Google’s supported exchanges here.

  • Google Finance Gets 3 New Stock Exchanges, VIX Index

    Google Finance Gets 3 New Stock Exchanges, VIX Index

    Google announced today that it has added three new stock exchanges to Google Finance, which will make some followers of international markets happy. Google has added Singapore, Korea and Israel stock exchanges, as well as the Chicago Board of Exchange index values (VIX).

    Google Finance

    “Even better, Singapore Exchange stock market data is available in real time,” says product manager Karolina Netolicka. “This is the first time Singapore Exchange has provided real time data to an open website, and we’re proud to be the first website to do so.”

    You can find the full list of exchanges, mutual funds and indexes that Google Finance includes here.

  • Google Finance Adds TPE, CNSX Realtime Quotes

    Google announced the addition of realtime quotes from Canada and Taiwan to Google Finance today.

    “Here at Google, we get excited by bringing our users relevant information at blazing speeds. So, why would we want to make users wait 15 minutes to see what trades are being made?” writes engineer Mark Schmit on the Google Finance blog. “Instead, we’re continuing to expand our real-time coverage and are very pleased to announce the launch of two more real-time exchanges.”

    Those would be the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TPE) and the Canadian National Stock Exchange (CNSX). Here’s the full list of exchanges Google Finance now proivdes info for. Many of them are realtime while others have different increments:

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    Google Finance also provides info for North America, Europe and Asia. Likewise for the following indexes:

    Google finance indexes

    Google says it will be looking to add more info at a later date, which from the “check back soon” wording used in the announcement, could be in the near term.

    I guess this all falls under the blanket of increased direct answers in Google search results the company has been talking about.

  • Google Finance Now Lets You Sign In With Multiple Accounts

    Google has added multiple sign-in to Google Finance. This means users can now use more than one Google account in the same browser session to access Google Finance. 

    "Gone are the days of switching between browsers to see your personal vs. professional financial portfolios, news, and charts," says product manager Brian Shih. "With multiple sign-in, you simply switch between accounts using the upper right hand navigation tool. The site will smoothly transition to your other account, allowing you to view other account portfolios in the click of a mouse."

    To utilize multiple sign-in with Google Finance, click your username in the upper right-hand corner, then click "Google Account Settings" to get to you profile page. From there, click "edit" next to the multiple sign-in setting. 

    Google Finance Multiple Sign In

    Google has been allowing multiple sign-ins for some products since at least early August. Just remember the warning Google provided back then: 

    Enabling multiple sign-in will disable Offline products like Offline Gmail and Offline Calendar, as well as any browser bookmarks you’ve set to link to your accounts. If you use Offline Gmail, make sure to sync your offline mail before enabling multiple sign-in so you don’t lose any messages in your outbox. If you would like to continue using Offline Gmail, Offline Calendar, and browser bookmarks linked to your accounts, do not enable the multiple sign-in option. If you have already enabled multiple sign-in, you may disable it.

    Google also offers multiple sign-in for the desktop versions of Google Code, Google Calendar, Gmail, Google Reader, Google Sites, and Google Voice, with Google Docs support coming soon.

  • Google Launches Google Finance Android and iPhone Editions

    Google has launched a new mobile version of Google Finance for Android and iPhone. This offers nearly all the same features and functionality as the desktop version.

    "Here on the Google Finance team, we’re always looking for new ways to help you access the finance data, charts, and reports that you need in the blink of an eye," says product manager Brian Shih. "But all the data in the world won’t help if you can’t access it when you need it most. Since many of us are on the run throughout the day and don’t always have our computers in front of us, it came as no surprise that one of users’ most frequently requested features was a fast, easy-to-use mobile website for Google Finance."

    "Now no matter where you are, you can keep up with your portfolio, the latest market news, and the sectors you care about, with real time quotes and data — all at a glance," says Shih.

    Google Finance can be accessed from mobile when you do a Google search for a stock ticker or company name, or tap the "finance" tab on the Google Mobile homepage.

    There is also an app for Android users available in the Android Market.

  • Google Finance Product Ideas Page Established

    Yahoo Finance has long been a flagship product of sorts, earning praise and generating huge traffic numbers.  Now, to perhaps help Google Finance make up ground, Google’s effectively opened the floor to suggestions, seeking product ideas (and votes on product ideas) from anyone who’s interested.

    A post on the Google+Finance+Blog%29″>Google Finance Blog explained the purpose – and effect – of this move by stating, "The Google Finance team looks to our users for feedback and ideas.  Knowing what you care about helps us set our priorities when we’re developing the product. . . .  We’ll respond directly to the ideas that you’re most excited about."

    As for the feedback process itself, Google Moderator powers the experience, which should be familiar to lots of folks and easy for everyone else to figure out.  Would-be users just have to sign in, and then they can propose an idea or vote other proposals up or down.

    Current favorites touch on historical graphs of portfolios, interactive charts for mobile devices, and a Google Spreadsheets tie-in, as you can see below.

    Anyway, it should be interesting to see what happens as a result of this initiative, given that Google Finance has been gaining fans over time.  Anders Bylund even recently let his readers know that it’s about caught up to Yahoo Finance in his opinion.

    Plus, Google Finance remains just a click away from the Google homepage that so many people visit on a very regular basis.