Apparatus and methods for facts based trading

One or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor on a computer system, perform a method for providing a trading recommendation, the method comprising:

• receiving an information item;
• generating a sentiment indicator corresponding to the item;
• assigning to the item a market impact weighting index that is at least partially based on the sentiment indicator;
• and
• based at least partially on the market impact weighting index, selecting the trading recommendation from a trading recommendation database.

A system for providing a trading recommendation, the method comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive a data feed from an electronic communication network;
• a data analysis module for extracting substantive information from the data feed;
• a memory module configured to store trading rules;
• a trading recommendation analysis platform configured to generate a trade recommendation based on at least one of the rules and the substantive information;
• and
• a transmitter configured to transmit the trade recommendation to a user.