At State Studios, we believe that the most valuable commodity is time. Ask any professional trader or individual investor and they will tell you it does not matter whether you are making a trade on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange or from the comfort of your living room, time is an investor’s most valuable resource.
MarketBoard, our core product, connects individuals to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Our strength – quickly and accurately delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology – is at the core of everything we do.
A core group of users for this product is commodity traders. Many commodities are affected by geologic events such as floods, earthquakes, or hurricanes. A primary feature of our software will take input from real-time weather APIs to show the user any major events that could affect a particular commodity. For instance, if you're looking at corn prices, you can look at the rainfall for a particular area and monitor for droughts or other significant events. If an area produces a particular commodity, knowing when a natural disaster strikes in real-time is vital to your investments.