Fastest stock news alert service

If speed of stock-moving news alerts is your #1 priority, my shortlist is:

🥇 My pick: Benzinga Pro

For an individual trader who wants the earliest practical notification of stock-moving headlines, I'd start with Benzinga Pro. It provides a real-time newsfeed, desktop/email/sound notifications, customizable filters, and a live audio squawk.www.benzinga.com

Benzinga also says its underlying news APIs operate at under 0.1 seconds latency, although that shouldn't be interpreted as a guarantee that every headline reaches your device that quickly—the source and delivery path matter too.www.benzinga.com

🥈 If absolute speed matters more than convenience

Trade The News is particularly interesting. Its analysts provide 24/7 coverage and the service explicitly focuses on getting market-moving intelligence out rapidly, with both audio and text headlines. Its live feed currently shows timestamped headlines down to the second.www.benzinga.com+1

One important distinction

If by "fastest" you mean "I want to know about an FDA decision, halt, offering, M&A rumor, earnings surprise, or SEC filing before the financial-news websites rewrite it," I'd favor Benzinga Pro or Trade The News over something like Seeking Alpha, Yahoo Finance, or CNBC.

If you tell me your budget (e.g. <$50, $100–200, or unlimited) and whether you're trading small caps, large caps, or options, I can narrow this to the fastest service for your specific use case.