Re: quote download

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In Reply to: Re: quote download posted by jeffrey rovner on February 09, 2000 at 22:41:41:

: : : : : no problem,just looking for explanation/advise re: downloading quotes.

: : : : : currently using yahoo-historical, split adjustment set to off, and entering dates.

: : : : : 1. is there a source of quotes that will somehow also indicate when splits have occurred so that i don't have to research and enter them one at a time.

: : : : Not really, other than the Yahoo Adjusted server.

: : : : : 2. what is difference between yahoo and yahoo-historical/yahoo-adjusted historical

: : : : The "Yahoo (Historical)" prices are the actual prices that the investment
: : : : closed at on that day. The "Yahoo (Adjusted Historical)" prices have been
: : : : adjusted for splits and distributions. If you are also manually recording
: : : : splits and distributions, you would not want to retrieve with the adjusted
: : : : prices, as you will be double counting for the splits and distributions.

: : : : Thanks,
: : : : Mark
: : : : --
: : : : Mark Beiley
: : : :
: : : : Fund Manager for Windows 3.1x/95/98/NT
: : : :
: : : :

: : :
: : : under options>internet, you show yahoo, yahoo historical, and yahoo adjusted historical. how is plain yahoo different than other two.

: : With "Yahoo" it retrieves only the most current price. The other two
: : are "historical" servers. That means you will be prompted for a date range
: : to update. There are "adjusted" and non-adjusted prices for historical quotes.
: : The adjusted prices have been adjusted for splits and distributions. If you
: : plan to manually enter the splits and distributions you would just use
: : the regular "Yahoo (Historical)" server, so as to not double count the splits
: : and distributions.

: : Thanks,
: : Mark
: : --
: : Mark Beiley
: :
: : Fund Manager for Windows 3.1x/95/98/NT
: :
: :

:
: ok. i realize there probably varying opinion about this, but...
: 1.if i want to start watching a stock, and want a few years of price history for it... what is the recommended approach: historical or adjusted historical, (or something else?). what are the pros and cons.
: 2. is there a source other than yahoo that i would be better off with.

If you are just analyzing stocks and don't plan to enter splits/distributions
then use the adjusted one. If you are going to be entering your own
transactions, I would use the historical one, and enter the splits/distributions,
so you can see them. Yahoo is a good historical server.

Thanks,
Mark
--
Mark Beiley

Fund Manager for Windows 3.1x/95/98/NT

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