Bloomberg Charges $32K/Year for a Screen. I Built Mine Free with Claude

A free, open-source Bloomberg Terminal alternative with 100+ data feeds, plus the Claude Code skill that backtests every idea before I trade it.

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Aug 13, 2026

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Do you know that 97% of day traders lose money?

Statistic showing 97% of day traders lose money — 97% lose. I wanted the other 3%.

I wanted to know what the 3% have that the rest do not.

My first thought was better tools.

So I went hunting and found one.

The Bloomberg Terminal looked good.

Then I saw the price.

Bloomberg Terminal annual subscription price of $32,000 — $32,000 a year, for a screen.

I said, "No way!“

So I find free version of it.

And I built a Claude skill that makes me a smarter trader, let me show you what I’ve found as a replacement and what I built.

The Free Bloomberg Terminal Alternative

An hour of digging later, I had the free version.

A free, open-source terminal.
Live indices, portfolio, news, options, 100+ data feeds, all for zero.

FinceptTerminal free open-source Bloomberg Terminal alternative showing live indices and portfolio — Live indices, portfolio, news, options. Zero cost.

The screen was solved. One problem left.

The Claude Skill That Tests Every Trade Idea

This screen cannot tell me if my idea works.

So, I found the second tool.

A tool that tests any strategy.

You also don’t need to be technical to do it.

This Claude Skill has two modules, let me show you.

Module 1: Backtesting Any Strategy

For instance, here is my question:

Bitcoin dropped 10%. Should I buy the dip?

So I tested it.

Every time BTC fell 10% from its high, put in $100 and hold it.

Then I ran the same $100 into the S&P 500 on the same days.

Backtest comparing buying Bitcoin dips against S&P 500 over the same days — Same $100, same days, two answers.

Now I could test anything. But I wanted more.

Module 2: The Morning Report Routine

I did not want to ask the questions all the time.

I wanted an employee who asks them for me, reads the news while I sleep, and only brings me the ideas that survive a backtest.

And each morning, it reports me like this.

Look closer at what the tester is checking

What if you’d bought it 6 months ago

That is the whole system.

Backtester checking what a position bought six months ago would return — Every idea gets tested before it costs me.

So now I have a screen to watch, an engine to test, and an employee to do it for me.

Now, let me give you the skill that makes me a smarter trader at first.

And I’ll show you how to install this Bloomberg Terminal free alternative.

Also, I am going to show you a trick to use it for free.

Here they are.

The image shows what stays after the paywall — What is after the paywall?

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