Question 1

What is News Beast Markets?

Accepted Answer

News Beast Markets is FreeMalta.com live financial terminal, providing real-time data on global stock indices, precious metals, commodities, forex pairs, and US stocks alongside Polymarket prediction markets. It is Malta first AI-native markets and predictions hub.

Question 2

Where does the market data come from?

Accepted Answer

Market data is sourced from multiple financial APIs including Finnhub for US stocks, Yahoo Finance for indices and commodities, and Frankfurter for forex. Cryptocurrency data is provided by CoinGecko. Prediction markets data is sourced from Polymarket public API.

Question 3

What are prediction markets?

Accepted Answer

Prediction markets are platforms where people trade on the outcomes of future events. Prices reflect the crowd probability estimate. A market trading at 75% means participants collectively believe there is a 75% chance that event will occur. News Beast displays live prediction markets from Polymarket, the world largest decentralised prediction market.

Question 4

What are penny stocks?

Accepted Answer

Penny stocks are low-priced shares typically trading below $5, known for high volatility and speculative trading. News Beast tracks popular high-volatility stocks including GameStop GME, AMC Entertainment AMC, Sundial Growers SNDL and Clover Health CLOV. These are shown for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial advice.

Question 5

Is this financial advice?

Accepted Answer

No. News Beast Markets is an informational platform only. All market data, prices and prediction market probabilities are provided for educational and informational purposes. Nothing on this page constitutes financial, investment or trading advice. Always consult a qualified financial adviser before making investment decisions.

Question 6

How often is market data updated?

Accepted Answer

Market data refreshes automatically every 60 seconds. Stock data from Finnhub is cached for up to 15 minutes. Cryptocurrency prices from CoinGecko update every 60 seconds. Forex rates from Frankfurter update daily. Polymarket prediction odds update in real time.

Question 7

What precious metals are tracked?

Accepted Answer

News Beast Markets tracks five precious and industrial metals: Gold XAU, Silver XAG, Platinum XPT, Palladium XPD and Copper HG. Prices are displayed in USD.

Question 8

Can I trade directly from this page?

Accepted Answer

News Beast Markets is a data and information platform. You cannot trade directly from this page. For trading, we partner with regulated brokers including Exante which is Malta MFSA-regulated, TradingView, Trading 212 and Kraken for cryptocurrencies.