"TraderPlanet.com, a new social networking platform for active traders and investors, has launched with the aim of helping improve trading strategies in the midst of the current economic crisis. The portal supplies market research and news through articles, tutorials, commentaries, webinars, audio broadcasts, books and software. It also offers data and technical analysis tools, which according to TraderPlanet.com are designed to enhance trading performance and level the playing field between institutional and individual investors."

"The newest (social networking site) in the pack is probably TraderPlanet, which went live Dec. 18 and already has more than 1,000 members. It is set up as sort of a one-stop shop for stock market beginners, professionals and experts who have something to share and are often looking for exposure."