# Quantisnow

> Quantisnow is a real-time market news wire for retail investors. It streams SEC filings, FDA actions, analyst rating changes, insider trades, press releases and other market-moving events as they publish, tagged by ticker and category, with alerts, watchlists, RSS feeds and per-company data pages.

Every documentation page and guide below is available as clean Markdown by appending `.md` to its URL. The full corpus is concatenated at /llms-full.txt.

Agents can query live news, SEC filings, quotes and short volume through the remote MCP server at https://www.quantisnow.com/mcp (streamable HTTP, OAuth sign-in with a Quantisnow account). See https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/mcp-server.md.

## Quantisnow documentation

- [What is Quantisnow? A real-time market news wire for retail investors](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/what-is-quantisnow.md): Quantisnow is a market news wire that streams press releases, SEC filings, analyst ratings, insider trades and FDA news, with ticker follows, alerts and RSS feeds.
- [Quickstart: set up Quantisnow in 5 minutes](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/quickstart.md): Create a free Quantisnow account, open the live feed, follow your tickers, set alert rules, and turn on email, push or webhook delivery with Plus, step by step.
- [Free vs Plus: what each Quantisnow plan includes](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/free-vs-plus.md): Compare the free Quantisnow account with Plus at $59.99 per month: feed delay, refresh speed, alert delivery, feed density, Squawk, insight articles and billing terms.
- [Search and keyboard shortcuts](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/search-and-keyboard-shortcuts.md): Use Cmd+K or Ctrl+K to search tickers, recent headlines and pages on Quantisnow, the header ticker search, and j, k and arrow keys to move between news items.
- [Live news feed: every feed, combining feeds and layouts](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/live-news-feed.md): How the Quantisnow live feed at /news works: the 13 feeds and their URLs, combining feeds with ?feeds=, update speed on free and Plus, density options and insight pages.
- [Event categories: how Quantisnow labels every news item](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/event-categories.md): Every category label Quantisnow assigns to news items, from Earnings and Leadership Update to analyst ratings and SEC forms, plus category pages at /categories/<slug>.
- [Feed filters: narrow the live feed by company, sector and category](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/feed-filters.md): Filter the Quantisnow live feed: include or exclude companies, pick sectors and industries, and choose categories on multi-category feeds. Saved per feed in your browser.
- [Insights search: search past news by keyword, date and company](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/insights-search.md): Use Insights search at /insights to find past press releases, SEC filings and ratings by keyword, date range, company, sector, industry, source and category.
- [Sound and Squawk: hear new items on the feed](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/sound-and-squawk.md): Turn on the free Beep sound for new feed items, or Squawk on Plus to have headlines read aloud with text to speech, plus tips for browser autoplay and voice quality.
- [Following tickers: build your Quantisnow watchlist](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/following-tickers.md): Follow any number of tickers on Quantisnow from /follows or the Follow button on a company page. Following is free and unlimited and sets which companies can alert you.
- [Alerts: email, push and webhook delivery for your tickers](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/alerts.md): Set per-ticker alert rules on Quantisnow: Email, Push or Webhook channels and categories like SEC filings, Insider trading and Analyst ratings. Delivery needs Plus.
- [Webhooks: get a JSON POST for every matching news item](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/webhooks.md): Quantisnow webhook reference: add a URL on /alerters, get a JSON POST for each alert on your followed tickers, payload fields, a sample payload and Slack or Discord setup.
- [Push notifications: breaking news alerts on your phone](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/push-notifications.md): Get Quantisnow push alerts on your phone: sign in to the Quantisnow mobile app to register your device, turn on Push per ticker, send a test push, set notification hours.
- [Email alerts and digests](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/email-alerts-and-digests.md): Get Quantisnow alerts by email on Plus, send a test email, keep alerts out of Gmail Promotions, and choose the daily digest, weekly recap and product update emails.
- [Company pages: news, filings, ratings and data per ticker](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/company-pages.md): What every /company/<TICKER> page on Quantisnow shows: quote and chart, latest news, analyst ratings, corporate events, short volume, options, peers and subpages.
- [Earnings, dividends, insiders, IPOs and corporate actions pages](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/market-calendars.md): How the Quantisnow /earnings, /dividends, /insiders, /ipos and /corporate-actions pages work, what each one lists, and how to open the per-ticker version of each.
- [Top lists: trending, most active, market cap and latest events](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/top-lists.md): Every Quantisnow /top list explained: what ranks trending insights, most-active companies and market cap, plus the latest insider buys, ratings, FDA and SEC filings.
- [Short volume screener: filters, sorting and FINRA data](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/short-volume-screener.md): How to use the Quantisnow short volume screener: market cap buckets, sector and industry filters, sort options, and when the FINRA daily short volume data updates.
- [Options chains: calls, puts, implied volatility and delta](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/options-chains.md): How to read a Quantisnow options chain at /options/<TICKER>: nearest expirations, calls and puts by strike, IV and delta, and how the 15-minute delayed data works.
- [Compare stocks and browse by sector, industry and exchange](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/compare-sectors-and-exchanges.md): How to compare two stocks side by side at /compare/A/vs/B and browse Quantisnow companies by sector, industry, exchange or the A-Z directory, with every field explained.
- [Reports and articles: premarket movers and original articles](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/reports-and-articles.md): What you find at Quantisnow /reports and /articles: the daily premarket movers report, original and contributor articles, and how sponsored content is labeled.
- [RSS feeds: every Quantisnow feed as RSS 2.0](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/rss-feeds.md): Subscribe to Quantisnow press releases, SEC filings, analyst ratings, insider trades and FDA news by RSS: feed URLs, item fields, the 3-minute delay and reader setup.
- [Integrations and data access: getting Quantisnow data out](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/integrations-and-data-access.md): Every way to get Quantisnow data into your tools: RSS feeds, Plus webhooks, alerts, the MCP server for AI assistants, Markdown docs and llms.txt.
- [MCP server: connect Claude and other AI assistants to Quantisnow](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/mcp-server.md): Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client to Quantisnow's remote MCP server to search news and SEC filings, pull quotes and short volume, and manage follows.
- [Publish an article on Quantisnow](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/publish-an-article.md): How to publish an article on Quantisnow for $150: the write, review, pay and editor review steps, every field limit, autosave, formatting, and how the card hold works.
- [Amend a newsitem: correct errors on the wire](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/amend-a-newsitem.md): How to correct any Quantisnow newsitem for $100 per change set: find it by ticker or headline, edit the fields, pay by card hold, and wait for editor approval.
- [Sponsored links: place a paid link in a Quantisnow article](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/sponsored-links.md): How sponsored link placements work on Quantisnow: tiers from $99 by readership, URL and anchor text rules, placement, editor review, rel sponsored and health checks.
- [Publishing guidelines and terms: what Quantisnow accepts](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/publishing-guidelines.md): What content Quantisnow accepts and rejects for articles, amendments and sponsored links, plus ticker tagging, disclosure rules, licensing, refunds and removal requests.
- [My orders: track articles, amendments and sponsored links](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/my-orders.md): How to use /publish/orders on Quantisnow to track your articles, amendments and sponsored links, what each status label means, and when your card is charged.
- [Plans and billing: Free and Plus, payment and cancellation](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/plans-and-billing.md): Quantisnow plans and billing: Free vs Plus at $59.99 a month, how to subscribe, use a promo code, update your card, get invoices, cancel and what happens after.
- [Referral program: give 20% off, earn 25% for life](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/referral-program.md): How the Quantisnow referral program works: referred traders get 20% off their first 3 months of Plus, and you earn 25% of every payment while they stay.
- [Account and security: sign up, sign in, passwords and deletion](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/account-and-security.md): How to create a Quantisnow account, confirm your email with a 6-digit code, sign in, reset a forgotten password, switch dark or light mode and delete your account.
- [Privacy and cookies: what Quantisnow collects and why](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/privacy-and-cookies.md): What personal data Quantisnow collects and why, how Stripe handles payments, which cookies the site sets, how the cookie banner works, and who to contact.
- [Quantisnow FAQ: speed, sources, plans, alerts, RSS and publishing](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/faq.md): Answers to common Quantisnow questions: investment advice, how fast news arrives, sources, Free vs Plus, cancelling, refunds, API, RSS, mobile app and publishing.

## Investing guides

- [How to read SEC filings: a practical guide to EDGAR and the forms that move stocks](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/how-to-read-sec-filings.md): A plain-English guide to SEC filings: what each major form is, when it is due, where to find it on EDGAR, and which filings tend to matter most to investors.
- [Form 8-K explained: every item number that matters to investors](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/form-8-k-explained.md): What a Form 8-K is, when it is due, and what each key item number means, from 1.01 material agreements and 2.02 earnings to 4.02 restatements and 5.02 executive changes.
- [Form 10-K vs 10-Q: annual and quarterly reports explained](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/form-10-k-vs-10-q.md): The difference between a 10-K and a 10-Q: what each report contains, filing deadlines by company size, audited vs reviewed financials, and which sections to read first.
- [Schedule 13D vs 13G: what 5% ownership filings tell you](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/schedule-13d-vs-13g.md): Schedule 13D vs 13G explained: who must file when crossing 5% ownership, the 2024 deadlines, how activists differ from passive holders, and what Item 4 reveals.
- [Form S-1 and IPO filings: how to read a registration statement](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/form-s-1-and-ipo-filings.md): What a Form S-1 is, how the IPO filing sequence works from confidential draft to 424B4 final prospectus, and which S-1 sections reveal valuation, dilution and risk.
- [Shelf offerings and dilution: how to read S-3s, 424B supplements, ATMs and warrants](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/shelf-offerings-and-dilution.md): How shelf registrations, 424B prospectus supplements, at-the-market programs and warrants work, and how to spot share dilution in SEC filings before it hits the stock.
- [Proxy statements (DEF 14A) explained: executive pay, board votes and shareholder proposals](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/proxy-statements-def-14a.md): What a DEF 14A proxy statement is, when it is filed, how to read executive pay and voting proposals, and which proxy items signal dilution, governance fights or deals.
- [Form 4 explained: how to read insider trading filings](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/form-4-insider-trading-explained.md): Form 4 is the SEC filing that discloses when officers, directors and 10% owners buy or sell company stock, due within 2 business days. Learn every key field and code.
- [How to track insider buying and judge the signal](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/how-to-track-insider-buying.md): Insider buying is tracked through SEC Form 4 code P filings. Learn how to find open-market purchases, spot cluster buys and judge which insider trades carry real signal.
- [Form 13F explained: how to read institutional holdings filings](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/form-13f-institutional-holdings.md): What Form 13F is, which investment managers must file, the 45-day deadline, what 13F holdings include and leave out, and how to read institutional positions.
- [Form 144 explained: what a notice of proposed sale tells you about insider selling](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/form-144-explained.md): What Form 144 is, who must file it under Rule 144, the 5,000 share or $50,000 threshold, how it differs from Form 4, and how to read a proposed insider sale.
- [Trading news catalysts: how news moves stock prices](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/trading-news-catalysts.md): A news catalyst is an event like earnings, an FDA ruling or a merger that makes a stock reprice. Learn how fast prices react, why stocks sell the news and how halts work.
- [Analyst upgrades and downgrades: ratings, price targets and initiations](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/analyst-upgrades-and-downgrades.md): An analyst upgrade or downgrade is a change in a sell-side analyst's stock rating. Learn what Buy, Hold and Sell mean, how price targets work and which changes matter.
- [Press releases vs SEC filings: where company news first appears](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/press-releases-vs-sec-filings.md): Companies publish news through wire press releases and SEC filings like the 8-K. Learn how Reg FD links them, which comes first and what Items 2.02, 7.01 and 8.01 mean.
- [Mergers and acquisitions news: how to read a deal announcement](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/mergers-and-acquisitions-news.md): M&A news covers deals where one company agrees to buy another. Learn what a definitive agreement, tender offer, go-shop and merger arbitrage spread mean.
- [How to build a stock news watchlist that catches what matters](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/building-a-news-watchlist.md): A news watchlist is a set of tickers paired with filters and alerts for the events that move them. Learn how to choose tickers, pick event types and keep alerts useful.
- [How to read an earnings report: revenue, EPS, guidance and the 8-K](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/how-to-read-an-earnings-report.md): An earnings report is a company's quarterly results release, usually filed under 8-K Item 2.02. Learn how to read revenue, EPS, margins, guidance and the 10-Q.
- [Earnings season calendar: when companies report, BMO vs AMC, and guidance](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/earnings-season-calendar.md): Earnings season starts about two weeks after each quarter ends and runs roughly six weeks. Learn the timing, BMO and AMC releases, whisper numbers and guidance.
- [Dividend dates explained: declaration, ex-dividend, record and payment dates](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/dividend-dates-explained.md): To receive a dividend you must own the stock before the ex-dividend date. Under T+1 settlement the ex-date now usually falls on the record date itself.
- [Stock splits and corporate actions: splits, reverse splits, spin-offs, buybacks and ticker changes](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/stock-splits-and-corporate-actions.md): Corporate actions change a company's shares or structure without a trade by you. Learn how stock splits, reverse splits, spin-offs, buybacks and ticker changes work.
- [FDA approval process: IND, NDA and BLA, priority review, CRLs and accelerated approval](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/fda-approval-process.md): A new drug needs an IND to start human trials and an approved NDA or BLA to be sold. Learn each FDA step, review timelines, expedited programs and what a CRL means.
- [PDUFA dates explained: what an FDA goal date is and how to track it](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/pdufa-dates-explained.md): A PDUFA date is the FDA's target date to act on a drug or biologic application. Learn how it is calculated, why it can move, and what happens on the day.
- [Clinical trial phases explained: Phase 1, 2, 3 and 4 for investors](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/clinical-trial-phases.md): Clinical trials run in phases. Phase 1 tests safety in 20 to 100 people, Phase 2 tests efficacy in up to several hundred, and Phase 3 confirms results in 300 to 3,000.
- [Short volume vs short interest: what FINRA data actually tells you](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/short-volume-vs-short-interest.md): Short volume counts shares sold short each day; short interest counts positions still open on a settlement date. Learn how FINRA publishes each and how to read them.
- [The IPO lifecycle: from S-1 filing to lockup expiration](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/ipo-lifecycle.md): An IPO moves from a confidential S-1 to pricing, first trade, analyst initiations about 25 days later and lockup expiry around day 180. Here is what each stage means.
- [Stock exchanges explained: NYSE, Nasdaq tiers, OTC and delisting](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/stock-exchanges-explained.md): US stocks trade on exchanges like the NYSE and Nasdaq or over the counter. Learn the Nasdaq tiers, the $1 minimum bid rule, deficiency notices and how delisting works.
- [Options chain basics: calls, puts, implied volatility and open interest](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/options-chain-basics.md): An options chain lists every call and put for a stock by strike and expiration. Learn to read bid, ask, volume, open interest, implied volatility and earnings IV crush.
- [Sectors and industries: how stocks are classified with GICS, SIC and NAICS](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/sectors-and-industries.md): Sectors are broad groups of companies and industries are narrower groups within them. Learn how GICS, SEC SIC codes and NAICS classify stocks and why it matters.

## Key pages

- [Live news feed](https://www.quantisnow.com/news): Real-time stream of press releases, SEC filings, FDA actions, analyst ratings and insider trades.
- [Top lists](https://www.quantisnow.com/top): Trending tickers, insider purchases, analyst upgrades, FDA approvals and more.
- [Earnings calendar](https://www.quantisnow.com/earnings): Upcoming and recent earnings reports by ticker.
- [Dividend tracker](https://www.quantisnow.com/dividends): Dividend declarations, ex-dates and payment dates.
- [Insider tracker](https://www.quantisnow.com/insiders): Form 4 insider buys and sells by company.
- [IPO calendar](https://www.quantisnow.com/ipos): Recent and upcoming initial public offerings by year.
- [Company directory](https://www.quantisnow.com/companies): Every covered public company, A to Z.
- [RSS feeds](https://www.quantisnow.com/rss): Free RSS feeds for every news category.
- [Pricing](https://www.quantisnow.com/pricing): Plans and what each one includes.
- [About](https://www.quantisnow.com/about): Who builds Quantisnow and why.

## Optional

- [Full content](https://www.quantisnow.com/llms-full.txt): every doc and guide in one Markdown file.
- [Sitemap](https://www.quantisnow.com/sitemap.xml): all indexed URLs.