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Re: [amibroker] CML tickers + preventing Option tickers from entering the data base



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Fred TJ will need to confirm this but I believe AB need 3 days of data
before it creates a graph .

Regards David
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From: <rbf@xxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 8:34 AM
Subject: [amibroker] CML tickers + preventing Option tickers from entering
the data base


> Dear TJ and ASX Traders
>
> Up to, and including 18 July 01, a prominent company, Coles Myer
> Limited, traded on the ASX with the ticker CML. On the 19 July 01 it
> started trading with the new ticker CMLDA and on the 20 July a second
> style of share with the ticker CMLC also began trading (with a
> considerable premium to CMLDA). I import an ascii data file using the
> ogema.format file.
>
> The two new data files CMLDA and CMLC have been created and, as
> should be the case, no data has gone into the old CML file after 18
> July. Unfortunately, no data have gone into CMLDA and CMLC, despite
> it definitely being there in the ascii files.
>
> Q1] can you suggest what action I should take to fix this ? (I should
> then merge the old CML with the new CMLDA ??)
>
> Q2] My ascii files contain hundreds of six-letter tickers denoting
> stock options. How do I prevent them from entering the data base at
> all ?
>
>
> For ASX traders there is a 'proper explanation' of the new Coles Myer
> Limited shares at www.egoli.com.au - it seems to go like this: CMLC
> are the 'first' 500 shares owned by shareholders. The rest of a
> shareholders holdings are CMLDA "tickered" shares ! Bloody hell!
>
> Thanks to all
>
> Fred Browne
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