This is still a work in progress (& the design may change) but I wanted to share a quick sneak peek of one of the first Collections that weâll add to the app - Newly added stocks. This is a popular request in #ideas so itâs great to be finally adding it!
We had planned to highlight these another way but we think this is the better solution, now that weâre building the Collections feature.
Looks great, I very much prefer the new way of showing âNewly addedâ as it allows to easily identify the new additions without the need to go through the entire universe!
What is âOpen Nowâ? Would that include all open marketsâ stocks at any given time (i.e. UK until 2 pm, UK + US until 4 pm and US until 9:30 pm)?
I also love the compromise with âIndex ETFâ. But just to be that guy, would this category not be misleading unless it only contains S&P, FTSE, Russel, NASDAQ and similar index equivalents? Physical Silver (PHSP), for instance, or UK Gilts (IGLS) are not precisely Index ETFs, are they?
Great to see this being developed further and I like that you can open a collection and see a list of stocks contained within. It looks like you can scroll the collection horizontally on the discover page which I like too.
The challenge I see is that the discover screen is looking a bit crowded with all those discover pill buttons plus a single collection plus the list of stocks. How will this visual clutter be dealt with when you have multiple collections?
Also, is there a need for all the view pill buttons on the collection page? They look a bit dated and I would expect that itâs apparent to most people that pressing on an item in the stock list would show more detailâŠ
If you look, not everything has a âviewâ pill next to it. Only the new stocks do. Make me wonder if thatâs because the âviewâ actually links to the relevant post on the community introducing the stock in question?
This is a very early version of the design - to give you a sense of how early, the main reason the pill is there is to have the pill - what will be displayed on that button & what it does, still hasnât been decided
Yes, I think you are right, that could well be used as a link to additional info . My main irk is the collection screen where I find the view pills to be visually jarring ⊠Iâm sure there is room for some improvementâŠ
Looks great. However, Iâd rather Freetrade concentrated on actually adding stocks than producing glossy gimmicks. I think Iâm right in saying weâve only had about a dozen additions this year to the microcosm that is the so-called stock universe.
Edit: As Rat_au_vanEmma rightly pointed out, itâs dozens rather than a dozen.
Nice idea, but I am a little confused about the Index ETFs section. I mean not all the ETFs are necessarily index ones. If you make a section for Index ETFs you will have to make one for non-index ETFs as well. I think your best course of action is to just have one section and label it ETFs. Much simpler and removes the confusion out of people.
Edit : I am also not a big fan of the orange colour in there. I think it will look better if you keep your app within your main colours of pink/purple/white. (personal opinion of course)