TradingView

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TradingView
Company typePrivate
IndustryAnalytical platform and social network for traders
Founded2011
FounderKonstantin Ivanov, Denis Globa and Stan Bokov
HeadquartersNew York,
United States

TradingView is a social media network, analysis platform and mobile app for traders and investors. The company was founded in 2011 and has offices in New York and London.[1] As at 2020, the company ranks in the top 130 websites globally according to Alexa.[2]

History[edit]

TradingView was founded in 2011 by Konstantin Ivanov (CTO), Denis Globa (CEO) and Stan Bokov (COO). TradingView is headquartered in New York and has its European market headquarters in London. The platform help users around the world better understand financial markets by discussing investment ideas in an open forum. In the summer of 2013, the project was selected for the startup accelerator Techstars, where it signed contracts with Microsoft and CME.[3] The company later received $3.6 million in funding from iTech Capital and other investors (TechStars, Right Side Capital Management, Irish Angels).[4]

In May 2017, TradingView was recognized as the best analytical platform according to the Benzinga Global Fintech Awards 2017. In May 2018, the company closed another round of venture investment for $37 million led by Insight Venture Partners, DRW Venture Capital and Jump Capital, acquiring TradeIT.[5][6] In October 2021, as part of the next round of financing, TradingView was valued at $3 billion and attracted an additional $298 million from investors, including the Tiger Global Management.[7][8]

In December 2020, TradingView launched Timelines, which maps the history of public companies to their share price in the market. TradingView also launched Streams, a product focusing on allowing users to watch market analysis, ideas, and charts in real-time along with [9] other users on the platform. According to FinSME, TradingView was named among the trading platforms in 2023.[10]

Key features[edit]

  • Social network for traders
  • Stock, Futures and Foreign exchange forex charting and trading
  • Technical analysis platform
  • Stock, forex and cryptocurrency screeners

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Leading Financial Trading Technology Firm TradingView Moves Head Offices from New York to London".
  2. ^ "TradingView makes UK switch as COVID-19 boosts global users".
  3. ^ "Startups show off more polished form after summer boot camp". Chicago Tribune. 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  4. ^ "Фонд iTech Capital вложил $3 млн в платформу социального трейдинга TradingView". Forbes.ru (in Russian). 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  5. ^ Shieber, Jonathan (2018-05-21). "Cryptocurrency and a stock market boom pushes TradingView to $37 million in new funding". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  6. ^ Lunden, Ingrid (2019-04-02). "TradingView acquires TradeIt to add instant trading APIs to its investor toolkit". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  7. ^ "Созданную выходцами из России платформу для трейдеров оценили в $3 млрд". РБК Инвестиции (in Russian). 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  8. ^ Chatenay, Victor. "TradingView blurs the line between investing and social media, raises $298 million". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  9. ^ "What is tradingview". Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  10. ^ FinSMEs (2023-11-14). "Best UK Trading Platforms 2023". FinSMEs. Retrieved 2023-11-15.