Investar FAQs

  • What is Investar?
  • Investar is an integrated investment tool for performing Fundamental Analysis, Technical Analysis, Screening and Portfolio Management for the Indian Stock Market. End-Of-Day Version is available for NSE stocks, futures and options and MCX and NCDEX commodity futures. Intraday 1-min data is available (with Broker Connectivity) for all NSE stocks, futures and options.
  • I have absolutely no idea about investing. How do I get started?
  • Investar is a great tool for Novice investors like you. You can use it to:
    • Get Buy/Sell signals in the charts to guide you in your decision-making.
    • Find Targets and Stop-Losses easily using Auto-Support/Resistance.
    • Get Stock Advice from the inbuilt Stock Advisor. It's like having a Stock Guru by your side.
    • Learn Technical and Fundamental Analysis and invest like a Pro.
    • Learn from your mistakes by doing paper trading. Add notes while entering transactions to maintain a Trading diary of your Paper Portfolio.
    • Use integrated Portfolio Management and Charting to create sample portfolios and keep track of how they are doing over time.

    If you are a student, we have made the Lite Editionespecially for users like you who do not want to spend money while you are learning about investing.
  • I have some experience with investing. How can I benefit from Investar?
  • As a seasoned investor you can:
    • Use the Stock Screener to get new Stock Ideas every day.
    • Select stocks using Fundamentals and decide on when to Buy and Sell by analyzing the Technicals.
    • Perfect the Entry and Exit timing by viewing the Buy and Sell transactions directly in the charts of your Portfolio Stocks and seeing how they performed after you bought or sold.
    • Cross-check your analysis with the in-built Stock Advisor.
    • Use sound Money Management principles by using Portfolio Alerts and Stop Losses.
    • Maintain a Trading Diary to keep notes of why you entered and exited stock positions.
  • I am a day trader/swing trader. How can Investar help me?
  • Apart from the standard features for investors, intraday traders in NSE stocks, futures and options enjoy the following features:
    • Get Buy/Sell signals on intraday charts (Broker Connectivity required).
    • Scan the market for intraday Buy and Sell signals (Broker Connectivity required).
    • Get pop-up and sound alerts on your favorite stocks for Buy/Sell signals (Broker Connectivity required).
  • Do I have to pay anything for trying out the Pro Edition?
  • No, you don't need to pay anything to use the 7-Day Free Trial of Investar Pro Edition. Every first-time Standard user is entitled to a 7-Day Free Trial.
  • Do I need to enter my Credit Card or Bank Details before trying out the Pro Edition?
  • We do not take your Credit Card before giving you access to the 7-Day Free Trial. We are so sure that you will like the Pro Edition that we want you to try out the Pro Edition free for 7 days before we take any of your Payment Information.
  • What is the difference between Basic, Standard and Pro Edition?
  • The Basic Edition has limited features and is ideal for beginning investors who are on a budget while the Standard Edition is ideal for traders, experienced investors, technical analysts, portfolio managers, etc who do not require the full features of the Pro Edition. Pro Edition is the full featured software for advanced users those who want to create their own custom scans with the Custom Screener (using a user-friendly Investar Easy Language or Investar Query Language (IQL) ) and other advanced features like Custom Scan Alerts, Custom Timeframes & Grouping. To view the detailed comparison between all Editions, you can compare the all the Edition Features or compare their pricing in the Pricing Section.
  • How does the 7-day Free Trial work?
  • Once you download Investar Pro, you will get an option to activate the 7-day Free trial by following a simple activation procedure, which requires you to enter a valid mobile number where a 5-digit activation code is sent to your mobile. The 7-day Trial is a trial of the full-featured version of Investar Pro (including all addons) for all NSE stocks, futures and options and End-Of-Day data for NSE, BSE, NSE F&O, MCX, NCDEX.
  • When does the 7-day Trial start?
  • The 7-day Trial will start immediately on providing the activation code when asked for it in the software.
  • Can I try out the Basic Edition/Standard Edition ?
  • We only provide a one-time 7-day Free Trial of the highest paid edition which is currently the Pro Edition. This allows you as a first-time Investar user to try out a complete full-featured edition to enable you to make a proper decision about which Edition to go for at the end of the trial. You can decide on which Edition to pick by viewing a more detailed Feature Comparison of all the editions.
  • I do not have a userid and password. What userid/password should I enter during the registration process?
  • firstly please sign up using an email id and then you will receive userid & password on your email.
  • I did not receive the confirmation email. How should I proceed?
  • If you did not receive any confirmation email, firstly, check your Spam/Junk folder to see if you received the confirmation email. Secondly, try to login to the website again and you will get an option to re-enter another email id to receive the confirmation email.