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Sebright Capital

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Capital Markets & Trading | Toronto, ON | Founded: 2018 | Employees: 1 | www.sebrightcapital.com


PHONE: (416) 688-3365 | LINKEDIN PROFILE | FACEBOOK PROFILE 

Last updated July 29, 2019 | To download a PDF version, click here

 

Company Overview

Sebright Capital specializes in the collection, analysis and distribution of data and information related to the trading of stocks, options and other financial markets instruments. We serve the self directed online investor, who requires institutional level awareness and idea generation that can help them excel within their trading and investing game plans. We use a 6 step factor-based model to filter the best possible end user data and information. Clients have access through an online web based platform to daily action reports, archives, and other features coming soon. Daily action reports are updated throughout the day with breaking news on stocks or markets, on specific stocks Sebright has highlighted or introduce new alerts.


Senior Management

Terry Kalkanis: Founder, President and CEO; Sebright Capital Advisors Ltd.  (February, 2018 - present). Previously: Financial Advisor, Raymond James Ltd. (2015-2018); Investment Advisor, BMO Nesbitt Burns (2008-2015). Education: Bachelor of Economics (2004). 


History

After spending nearly 15 years on the buy-side managing investment portfolios, I realized how underserved the self directed online investor is. I created Sebright Capital to support self directed online investors level of investment information & when and how they receive it. We want to educate, support and mentor online traders and investors to become consistently profitable through the distribution of real-time relevant and executable information that they can act on quickly. Sebright Capital also partners with self directed online investors as a Trading Authority We are positioning ourselves as an investors Online Trading Authority!


Funding

[Angel Seed - $25,000]


Key Corporate Developments

February, 2018: Incorporated, with sales run rate of $2,500 per quarter by the end of 2018
Fall 2019: Introduction of new packages/sales strategies 
Coming Soon: Development of App. push notifications 

 

Business Highlights

Strategy

6 step Factor Based model - using web scraping, technical analysis, fundamental analysis, breakouts/breakdowns, comparison analysis, breaking news. Aggregate real-time market data on all 6 factors - filtered and equally weighted. The more checks a stock or asset class has the more weight it gets to final distribution to subscribers. We highlight 3-6 companies every morning in the Sebright Capital Daily Action Report, and we update the note with real-time actionable ideas throughout the day, through push notification to a dedicated subscriber app.


Products/Pricing

  • $49 USD per month for self directed online investors
  • $299 Institutions/portfolio managers/financial advisors


Technology

We partner with 3rd party data providers that stream real-time newsflow. We also use web scraping technology to skim for unique datasets and information that is being actively mentioned on social media. We aggregate data into comparison analysis models that identifies which stocks are in breakouts or breakdowns. Our news sources provide real time macro data that could impact the overall trend.


Distribution/Logistics

Our entire interaction with subscribers is maintained online and we distribute all data through a client portal designated with a username and password. We are launching an interactive app.


Marketing

The bulk of our marketing is through social media campaigns on Instagram and LinkedIn.

 

Competitors

  1. Strategic Analysis Corp - (Toronto, ON) 
  2. 5i Research - (Kitchener, ON)

 

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