Re: Canada Stockwatch Updates

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Posted by Mark on March 09, 2007 at 09:45:20:

In Reply to: Re: Canada Stockwatch Updates posted by Malcolm McLeod on March 09, 2007 at 08:50:54:

: (now a real post)

: I seem to be in need of some help getting a workaround in place for this problem, since it shows no sign of going away.

: Why not set us up on Stockhouse.ca or even the TSX itself?

: Or provide some assistance migrating to Yahoo.

: Thanks

: m2

Hi Malcolm,

I did check out Stockhouse.ca. It looks like they have stock quotes, but I wasn't sure about mutual fund quotes? Their link to the mutual fund page resulted in an error. Do they offer some quotes not available on Yahoo or Advice for Investors?

I would suggest changing your quote server for your Canadian stocks to Yahoo, and for your Canadian mutual funds to Advice for Investors. You can set the default quote server under "Options / Internet Settings...". You may need to edit some of your ticker symbols, especially for Canadian stocks coming from Yahoo. To do this, visit their web site with your browser and figure out what ticker symbol they use for your stocks. Record this in the "Investment Properties" dialog of your investment in FM. To look up ticker symbols on Yahoo go to:

http://finance.yahoo.com/lookup

To look up tickers on Advice for Investors, go to:

http://www.adviceforinvestors.com/

We don't have any way of automating this ticker change, but if you have any other ideas that would help make this easier, please let me know.

Thanks,
Mark
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Fund Manager - Portfolio Management Software

Replies:

• Re: Canada Stockwatch Updates Malcolm McLeod 10:21:56 03/10/07 (2)
  • Re: Canada Stockwatch Updates Mark 12:37:05 03/11/07 (1)
    • Re: Canada Stockwatch Updates Mark 15:23:49 03/12/07 (0)