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I’m no day trader. Back in the 1990s, I dabbled with Cocoa futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange using Globex. However, you may have noticed I’m not a commodity millionaire. Still, I know a thing or two about the stock market, and I think Perplexity AI, the rapidly growing AI company’s new finance-centric platform, Perplexity Finance, may be helpful to neophyte stock traders.
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What is Perplexity Finance?
Perplexity Finance aims to provide users with a comprehensive suite of tools for exploring company financials, stock performance, and industry comparisons. The tool boasts an array of capabilities, including real-time stock quotes, historical earnings reports, industry peer comparisons, and detailed analysis of company financials.
A first look at Perplexity Finance. Screenshot by Steven Vaughan-Nichols/ZDNET
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas highlighted the platform’s user interface, describing it as


