Investors Hub Review

If you’re looking for a stock message board that enables you to learn a lot about stocks and cryptos, chances are that you’d want to learn more about Investors Hub (iHub). Established in 2000 at the height of the dotcom craze, this platform is largely believed to offer a perfect learning environment especially for newcomers.

However, our independent research reveals that they continue attracting mixed reviews from their users (more on that a little later).

About Investors Hub

The latest data on the company’s official website indicates that they have more than 729,898 users currently registered.

However, there’s no data to confirm how many of these members are active to-date. That said, we can confirm that the forum is a beehive of activity and the moderators are always at hand to ensure that the discussions posted remain civil.

Who Is Investors Hub For?

The site majorly features posts about penny stocks. And although anyone can benefit from the relatively wide variety of opinions posted over there, we feel that penny stock traders would be the ones to gain the most from signing up for the service.

As you might be aware, penny stock trading is quite controversial. It’s a murky market. And this website has borne the brunt of that as it has been accused of tolerating “pumping and bashing.”

Other than penny stocks, the platform also caters to investors looking for information on:

• Commodities
• Forex
• Cryptocurrencies

The platform not only provides stock message boards but also handy data tools for newsletters, portfolios, trading, stock scanning, and charting.

User-Experience

The platform loads quite fast. In fact, it takes less than 3 seconds for all the different aspects of the site to finish loading.

It’s pretty easy to find your way around the platform. And if you’re specifically looking for the winning highlights, all you need to do is click on the “Hot!” tab.

Meet the Hot! Tab

This, in our opinion, is the epicenter of the Investors Hub platform. By simply clicking on the tab, you can easily keep track of the most active topics, stocks and even cryptos. So, if you don’t feel like digging through tons of content to learn, this tab can be quite helpful.

However, we’d like you to note that all the posts made on this platform come from retail investors. So, there’s no guarantee that the advice given will be helpful for you. You, therefore, are better off taking everything with a pinch of salt.

Fortunately, the iHub platform seems like home to some of the most talented posters on the net. You just need to take your time on the site to point them out e.g. through what they post and the number of followers they have.

Key Tools

So, what important tools does this platform provide apart from message boards of course? You might be wondering. Well, let’s break it down further for you.

1. Charts

iHub has some pretty basic charts. This is nothing compared to what you’d get from Finviz or even TradingView. Fortunately, you still can get a lot of stuff done using the basic tools provided here.

For instance, the platform’s charting studies and configurations are quite okay.

2. Stock Screening Tool

This is probably the most beautiful thing provided by iHub. Indeed, their screener is quite easy to handle plus it provides you with the possibility to add key metrics through a simple click of the mouse.

That said, it’s still not better than the kind of stuff you’d get from Trade Ideas which comes with award-winning support and AI. But if all you’re looking for is a basic screener that can get the basics done, we’d recommend the iHub one for you; any time.

3. Indicators

The best way to get up-to-date trading insights is by studying charts. However, sitting there and analyzing charts and candlesticks might not help you much. And that’s where indicators come in handy.

Talking about indicators, iHub provides you with momentum indicators including stochastic, RSI, and MACD. And if you’re all about analyzing trends you’ll definitely love the Bollinger Bands and Moving Averages provided here.

The Pricing

The good news is that you can access some key features of this platform for free (with ads). However, to unlock the full functionality of the site, you’ve got to register.

Once again, you still can access a lot of features and even post once you register. However, an active subscription is needed to access higher levels of iHub. The packages are as follows:

Level 1 Starter

This starter pack will cost you $15.87 per month (with a 30-day free trial window). Using it, you’ll be able to uncover real-time streaming, stock prices, AMEX, NASDAQ, S&P, Dow Jones, and NYSE indices.

Small Cap Basic

This level goes for $33.03 per month and provides you with all the features you’d get in Level 1 Starter along with real-time OTC BB, and Pink & Greysheets. Note that you can always pay 16 bucks more to access Small Cap Pro which also provides you with access to Level 2 features.

Big Cap Pro

At a cost of 52 bucks per month, this tier provides you with access to real-time data from the NYSE and NASDAQ indices. It also provides you with real-time access to Level 2 features and functionalities. It, however, provides delayed OTC Pink and OTC BB data.

Ultimate Trader

If you’d like to access all the features of this service, this is the tier you should aim for. It’d, however, set you back some 80 bucks every month. Fortunately, you can access it for free during the first month of signing up.

It’s only the Ultimate Trader tool that provides you with times and sales access. On the flip side, though, that access is limited to your last 100 trades. So, much as it gives you the freedom to check history price based on trading timestamps, that freedom is significantly limited.

Is This Good Value for Money?

Yes and No. Yes if you opt for the Small Cap Pro and no if you go for the Big Cap Pro. So, it all depends on what plan or tier you opt for and what exactly you intend to achieve in your trading life.

The Ultimate Trader is a pretty good tool because it provides you with unlimited access to all these features. However, we feel that it’s grossly overpriced at 80 bucks per month. So, you’re better off evaluating your options and going for lower-priced packages.

Is Investors Hub A Scam?

There’s a lot of controversy around this platform. In fact, a simple look at different reviews platform will give you a good idea of who you’re dealing with.

For instance, we came across dozens of complaints from people who said they were blocked from using the platform for posting opinions that irked the admins. It’s worth adding that the blocking was done without any warnings being issued. That’s uncouth in our view.

Also, we came across one complaint from someone who tried to cancel their subscription only to be told that they had to give the company a 1-month notice for the cancellation to take effect. So, they ended up having to pay up for an extra month of subscription that they didn’t need.

In our opinion, though major, those complaints don’t qualify to make Investors Hub a scam. The company is quite legit only that they probably need to up their customer support game.