FreeMarket
FreeMarket
is one of
several fictitious companies
created by Prof. David Bernstein, now a member of the
Computer Science Department at James Madison University
.
1 About the Company
FreeMarket is committed to providing free information
and analysis about financial securities.
Products being considered and developed include:
-
CompoundIt - tools for calculating compound interest,
internal rate of return, yields, etc...
-
Fund-a-Mentalist - a system for exploring the so-called
fundamentals.
-
InvestMints - a system for freshening your understanding
of currency markets.
-
Portfolios - a portfolio analysis and optimization system.
-
Taxeze
- an
easy-to-use system for calculating income taxes.
-
TechNoBabble - a multimedia technical analysis system.
-
TradeEnvoy - an agent-based system for real-time trading
2 About the Name and Logo
The name
FreeMarket is a play on the phrases "free market"
and "flea market".
The logo is a stylized Edgeworth diagram.
These diagrams are often used to explain the benefits of trade.