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What Is a Financial Terminal and Why Do You Need One?

A financial terminal aggregates real-time market data, analytics, and tools into a single interface. Professional terminals like Bloomberg Terminal cost over $24,000 per year per user.

Kalmate brings the same core capabilities — live quotes, charts, portfolio tracking, screening, and alerts — directly in your browser at zero cost, no sign-up required.

COST COMPARISON

Bloomberg Terminal
$24,000
per year, per user
Kalmate
$0
forever, unlimited users

What Data Does Kalmate Cover?

Kalmate tracks 29 key symbols across 6 asset classes out of the box, with full search across thousands more via Yahoo Finance:

Equities

SPY, QQQ, AAPL, MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN, NVDA, META, TSLA

Indices

S&P 500 (^GSPC), NASDAQ (^IXIC), DOW (^DJI), NIKKEI 225 (^N225)

Forex & Bonds

USD/EUR, USD/CLP, USD/BRL, US 10Y (^TNX), US 30Y (^TYX), US 5Y (^FVX)

Commodities & Crypto

Gold (GC=F), Silver (SI=F), Crude Oil (CL=F), Bitcoin (BTC-USD), Ethereum (ETH-USD)

Try It Now: Watch AAPL Move in Real Time

Open Kalmate's AAPL page right now. You'll see the current price, daily change, and a candlestick chart with 6 time ranges (1d to 1y). The price refreshes every 30 seconds. Come back in a few minutes and watch it update.

// Live data flow
Kalmate → Yahoo Finance → Real-time quote → Your browser
// Cache refresh cycle
Quotes: 30s | History: 5min | News: 5min | Search: 10min

Core Features, No Paywall

  • Market Dashboard — 6 asset categories in a single-page view with real-time prices, change %, and color-coded movement
  • Professional Charts — Candlestick + volume charts with 6 time ranges (1d/5d/1mo/3mo/6mo/1y)
  • Stock Screener — Search and filter thousands of instruments with 5 presets: Top Gainers, Top Losers, Tech Stocks, Dividend, Growth
  • Portfolio Tracker — Add positions, track real-time P&L, stored locally in your browser
  • Price Alerts — Set above/below thresholds with 30-second polling and browser notifications
  • Data Pipeline — Visual node editor with 18 node types across 3 categories: input, process, output

The Pipeline: Kalmate's Superpower

Unlike traditional terminals, Kalmate includes a visual data pipeline where you connect nodes to build custom analysis. Drag a Symbol Input, connect it to a Kalman Filter, then to a Chart Output — no coding required.

11 node types are free, and 7 pro nodes (SMA, EMA, RSI, Multi-Symbol Input, Forecast, Telegram, Email) add advanced capabilities.

PIPELINE NODES

Input
Symbol, Price Feed, Scalar, Currency, Multi-Symbol
Process
Kalman Filter, SMA, EMA, RSI, Math, Forecast, Portfolio
Output
Chart, Candle Chart, Price Display, Alert, Telegram, Email

Open Source, Free Forever

Kalmate is open source on GitHub. Built with Nuxt 4, Vue 3, and Tailwind CSS, deployed on Cloudflare Pages. No accounts, no API keys, no hidden fees.

Ready to explore? Launch the terminal and start tracking markets today.