How to Get a Free Desktop Stock Ticker

If you are an investor, it is important that you have up to the minute stock info at all times. One great way to accomplish this is with a free desktop stock ticker. There are many out there, but none boast the versatility and functionality you can receive through yahoo widgets. The following article will tell you how to get a free desktop stock ticker so you can keep up on stock market info whenever you are on your computer.

Go to widgets.yahoo.com. This is a site where you can download open source widgets for all kinds of things. These widgets interface with your computers desktop to provide all sorts of information, including stock market info.

If you do not have a yahoo account, you will need to sign up for a yahoo account. If you do have one, including a mail account, you can simply sign in. This will give you access to all of the widgets so you can download and use them, completely free.

Download widget software and install. If you try to download a widget without installing the software, it should initiate the download of the software. Otherwise you can go to the front of the widget page and click, “get started”. This will take you to the page where you can download the basic software. Install it after it is downloaded.

Locate a stock ticker you like by using the search engine. Make sure you look through them all because they all offer different looks and feels and even some will offer different stock market info. You want to make sure you get the one that displays the stock market info you need and the look you want.

Hit get it. This will initiate the install. It is fully automated so there is no need to do anything else until it is done. As soon as the install is done, you will have your free desktop ticker so your can get up to the date stock market info.

Use options to set it on top of other windows. If you have one that can be set to the top or bottom toolbar, it becomes rather inconspicuous so it will not interfere with the rest of your work. The ticker will stream up to the minute stock market info that you can keep an eye on while you are doing other work.