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Graham,
Thanks for the heads-up, I appreciate your taking the time.
Regards,
Mark
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kaveman [mailto:kavemanperth@x...]
> Sent: Saturday, 5 October 2002 3:16 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: RE: RE: [amibroker] importing ASX data: Stocks vs
> Options/Warrants
>
>
> Mark
> I have been using Bhodi for the past 3-6 months, can't
> remember exactly
> when I started. I was paying almost $40 per month for data,
> and I paid
> only just over $400 for Bhodi (I think I got it during a
> special offer).
> So if I get 12 months data I am in front. The service is
> good, with the
> early data available at about 5:30pm AEST. When I have needed help
> especially with setting up the download software their response was
> quick and helpful. It suits me is all I can say. The data
> itself seems
> ok with no more and no less errors than any other data
> supplier I have
> used. They do update for splits etc I think, although I
> have had to do
> this myself sometimes.
> The 5 digit indices are named like 72550, with an accumulating index
> file named 72550A. I believe these are related to the GICS
> groupings.
> The 'A' is a cumulative value of the index as if you had
> invested in it
> at the beginning I think. I don't actually use them for
> anything, they
> just get downloaded with the indices.
> Graham
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Allen" <mpa@xxxx>
> Date: Saturday, October 5, 2002 12:28 pm
> Subject: RE: RE: [amibroker] importing ASX data: Stocks vs
> Options/Warrants
>
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> >
> >
> > <tt>
> > Graham,
> >
> >
> >
> > OK. I took a quick look at Bhodi Freeway some time ago, but (and
> >
> > please correct me if I'm wrong) couldn't get used to the idea of
> >
> > paying (seemingly high) fees up front for a more or less unlimited
> >
> > supply that they may or may not be able to guarantee into
> the future.
> >
> > Since you are using the feed, I'd love to hear your
> comments regarding
> >
> > what you see as the pros and cons of the feed.
> >
> >
> >
> > In regards to the other comment about 5 character indeces
> containing
> >
> > "A", which ones are these?
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > > From: kaveman [mailto:kavemanperth@x...]
> >
> > > Sent: Saturday, 5 October 2002 1:34 PM
> >
> > > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > > Subject: Re: RE: [amibroker] importing ASX data: Stocks vs
> >
> > > Options/Warrants
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Mark I use Bhodi Freeway for data supply. Through this I
> >
> > > can filter the
> >
> > > data before it gets to me, plus get it in different
> >
> > > formats. I also have
> >
> > > ezycharts (my old package) that I also directly download to
> >
> > > with all the
> >
> > > complete data in case I need it. I also keep this package
> >
> > > current as it
> >
> > > has the p&F charts that I like to use.
> >
> > > Graham
> >
> > >
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > > From: "Mark Allen" <mpa@xxxx>
> >
> > > Date: Saturday, October 5, 2002 9:47 am
> >
> > > Subject: RE: [amibroker] importing ASX data: Stocks vs
> >
> > > Options/Warrants
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > Graham,
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > Thanks for that suggestion, it sounds like an
> interesting
> >
> > > > alternative to
> >
> > > > what I was thinking of doing. Are you able to
> fill me in
> > on how
> >
> > > > you go about
> >
> > > > "filter(ing) my incoming data download" to
> > achieve this end?
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > (One of the reasons I started looking for alternatives
> > was that
> >
> > > > Tomasz'delete script also deletes existing composites,
> > which I
> >
> > > > would prefer to keep
> >
> > > > with their descriptive names, making pre-filtering more
> > desirable)
> > > >
> >
> > > > Mark
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > Mark
> >
> > > > > What I have done is filter my incoming
> data download
> >
> > > into separate
> >
> > > > > databases as I only trade shares and warrants. The
> >
> > > options do not
> >
> > > > > download at all.
> >
> > > > > I then have separated databases in Amibroker for
> >
> > > shares/indices, and
> >
> > > > > another for warrants.
> >
> > > > > Graham
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > > > From: kaveman [mailto:kavemanperth@x...]
> >
> > > > Sent: Saturday, 5 October 2002 11:34 AM
> >
> > > > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > > > Subject: Re: [amibroker] importing ASX data: Stocks vs
> >
> > > > Options/Warrants
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > Hi All,
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > For some time I've been deleting ASX options and
> > warrants after
> >
> > > > their import into AB's database, since I felt
> there was
> > little
> > > > need to
> >
> > > > handle them if I didn't intend to trade them. For one
> > reason or
> >
> > > > another I've decided to start keeping them, but am
> > finding the
> >
> > > > manual job of sorting them into separate
> groups from Stocks
> >
> > > > extremely tedious
> >
> > > > (Symbol/Organize assignments). This raises two
> questions:
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > 1) Is it acceptable practice to sort both Options and
> >
> > > Warrants into
> >
> > > > one group and Stocks into another, or is it more
> >
> > > desirable to also
> >
> > > > split Options and Warrants into their own separate
> > groups (for
> >
> > > > scanning as distinct entities due to predictable
> > differences in
> >
> > > > behaviour or handling etc)?
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > 2) Tomasz provided a script (attached) some time ago
> >
> > > with which to
> >
> > > > delete ASX warrants and options, since it
> filters based
> > on the
> >
> > > > number of characters in the symbols name (ASX stocks
> > have 3
> >
> > > > character codes,
> >
> > > > options and warrants have 6 characters) before
> deleting the
> >
> > > > latter. I
> >
> > > > presume this script could be modified to perform a
> > groupID change
> >
> > > > (rather then DELETE) if the first scenario
> above was deemed
> >
> > > > acceptable. I also presume it could even be
> modified to
> > separate
> > > > options and warrants given that warrants (as far as I
> >
> > > know) contain
> >
> > > > "W" as the fourth character in their codes,
> > if the
> >
> > > second scenario
> >
> > > > above was deemed preferrable. Unfortunately, after
> > looking at the
> >
> > > > attached script and the documentation, I can see I'm a
> >
> > > long way off
> >
> > > > from learning the solution that way. I thought there
> > had been
> >
> > > > previous discussion on this issue quite some time ago,
> > but Yahoo
> >
> > > > searches have
> >
> > > > come up empty. I'm very curious to know what other ASX
> > users are
> >
> > > > doing the handle this issue, what solutions you may
> > have in
> >
> > > > place, and what
> >
> > > > comments you care to make about this issue in general.
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > Any and all feedback greatly appreciated.
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > Regards,
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > Mark
> >
> > > >
> >
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