* Market Guide's NetScreen http://www.marketguide.com allows you to
screen for stocks, using any of 20 variables. At the Homepage just click on the Screening
tab. Market Guide's NetScreen features comparisons of variables, user-defined variables,
comparison of variables to a constant, use of a variable more than once, and use of
operators (greater than, less than, equals, and so on) The database is updated weekly. The
stock screen was started in September 1997and is in beta testing. You can view screen
results of up to 200 companies.
* IQ Net Basic Stock Scan http://www.iqc.com/scan uses less than ten
variables to screen stocks. Stock data is updated daily, about two and a half hours after
the close of the U.S. markets. Using this Web site is free, and the company also has a
more advanced product called IQ Suite. The monthly subscription fee for IQ Suite is $18.95
with a free one-month trial.
* MSN Investor http://investor.msn.com has a stock screen called
Investment Finder that searches 8,000 companies to find securities that meet your specific
criteria. The program uses dozens of variable combinations. The monthly subscription fee
is $9.95 with a free one-month trial.
* Stock Tools Database Query http://www.stocktools.com/asp/query
uses less than ten variables and is easy to use. Screen results can be highlighted and
pasted into Excel spreadsheets (Office 97 and newer versions).
* Reuters http://www.reuters.com
offers a stock screen with 12 basic variables that screen more than 9,000 stocks. The
service is free of charge but requires your free registration. To use the advanced stock
screen, you need to be a subscriber. Subscriptions are based on the number of reports you
use per year. Rates start at $55 for 25 of any combination of three reports. See the Web
site for details.