If you used to want to gain an advantage over other investors in the market, in the past, you often had to do something illegal. Today, in the span of seconds, you can join a group or download an app and suddenly have collective wisdom at your fingertips, giving you an advantage over investors who do not.

From access to information, to easier, cheaper trades, it seems the traditional barriers and learning curves to investing in stocks are disappearing. Here's four start-ups that are changing the way both beginner and experienced investors are comprehending the stock market. The words "stock market" and "free" don't generally go hand-in-hand, so when someone tells you they are executing stock trades with no fees, it makes you sit up and listed.

Although Robinhood is limited to mainly U. Unlike the majority of platforms to make stock trades, the interface is really easy to use and perfect for beginners making their first ever trade. Many have found it to be a great app to trade stocks, from beginners to seasoned investors, and it stands to become a serious player in the market. One of the original disruptors to the stock market, eToro's famous trade mimicking function, "copytrading," is undoubtedly its most popular feature.

With the opportunity to invest just like Warren Buffet without lifting a finger, it's a value proposition like no other. You can decide exactly how to invest your money on the platform, and if you know what you're doing, you'll draw a large following with other members copying your every move, automatically.

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At the time of publication, the author held TK positions in the stocks mentioned. For a long time, Garzberg hoped to get into trading, but found the process convoluted. When approached by INDX. Now Garzberg hopes to empower other first-time traders and self-directed investors to do the same.

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Why is this a game-changer? What this means, is now you don't have to have all the time in the world, or deep pockets, to get the same kind of information as someone who has.

It does what it says on the box, and displays over six million points of data in a streamlined, modern dashboard. When something changes, you're instantly notified, so you never miss a thing.

Two new metrics prove extremely useful: The Sydney-based start-up has launched with ASX -listed companies only, though NYSE and NASDAQ data is the next move, and supports each listed stock with a stream of market positioning, relevant news, blogs, tweets, videos and announcements in a single dashboard.

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Early users of the product have been experimenting with other uses for the app, including using it as a media monitoring service, a competitor tracking dashboard, and research purposes.

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