Re: prices - internet retrieve; version 5.3.333

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In Reply to: Re: prices - internet retrieve; version 5.3.333 posted by E.J.Lopkin on November 21, 2003 at 11:58:21:

: : : I find this facility very useful and time saving. However, where certain funds have bid and offer prices, the prices retrieved are interpolated as mid prices, whereas I really want the bid price, which is how the fund will be valued.
: : : Is there any way that I can retrieve bid prices in these circumstances. My server is Yahoo UK & Ireland.

: : Hi Eugene,

: : Can you give me an example ticker symbol where you see this?

: : Thanks,
: : Mark
: : --
: : Mark Beiley
: :
: : Fund Manager, portfolio management software for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/00/XP
: :

: Hi Mark,
: As an example, Aberdeen Asia Pacific Fund. Code MFNTPAC.L retrieves the mid price. The current prices are: bid 89.58; offer 94.78. I want to retrieve the bid price which is the value to me.
: Eugene

Hi Eugene,

The price that is updated is the "Last Trade" price. In general this is
the way all of the quote servers update prices. I double checked, and it
is working that way for this server too. I believe this is the more common
price people would want to use to value their investments, rather than the
bid price. In the future we may be able to support tracking a buy/offer
set of prices.

Thanks,
Mark
--
Mark Beiley

Fund Manager, portfolio management software for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/00/XP

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