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Re: [amibroker] Re: ASX sub-groups/categories



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Thanks Jose, I had forgotten about your site.
I note you have the index lists in .dat (?) format within the zip
file. Is it possible for you to have that in csv/txt file.


On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 05:30:23 -0000, Jose <josesilva22@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Yes, that's the theory...
> 
> In practice, the ASX300 Group has been 10 stocks short for months, and
> the All Ords (ASX500) is perennially missing 30 stocks.
> 
> GICS from S&P is a similar story.
> 
> The moral of the story is, don't count on expediency & accuracy from
> Standard & Poor's.
> 
> 
> jose '-)
> http://www.metastocktools.com
> 
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Graham <kavemanperth@xxxx> wrote:
> > The indices themselves are revosed regularly through the year
> >
> > http://www2.standardandpoors.com/spf/pdf/index/
> Methodology_Finalised_9July03.pdf
> > A guiding principle of Standard &Poor's index management is the
> > minimisationof turnover among indexconstituents. An index addition
> > generally will be made only if an index vacancyis created by an
> index
> > deletion.
> > The Index Committee determinesS&P/ASX index additions based
> onhistoric
> > analysis of a stock's market capitalisation, free float, and
> > liquidity.
> > Quarterly Rebalance
> > Constituents are rebalanced quarterly to ensure adequate market
> capitalisation
> > and liquidity. Both market capitalisation and liquidity are assessed
> > using the previous six months' worth of data. Quarterly rebalance
> > changes
> > take effect on the third Friday of December, March, June, and
> September.
> > The S&P/ASX 300, unlike the other indices, is rebalanced every six
> > months, with changes taking effect on the third Friday of March and
> > September.
> > Intra Quarter
> > The most common reason for deleting a stock from an S&P index intra
> > quarter is acquisition by another company.
> > Additionally, stocks may be deleted for the following reasons:
> > Voluntary Administration
> > A company is removed from the index immediately after filing for
> voluntary
> > administration.
> > Restructuring
> > Each company's restructuring plan is analysed in depth. The
> > restructured company and any spin-offs are reviewed for index
> > inclusion or exclusion.
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:42:43 -0800 (PST), Steve Davo
> > <stevedavo42@xxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > Graham,
> > >               just checked S&P website and the dates
> > > on the indicies lists are 17th Feb, not sure how often
> > > they are updated.
> > >               Thanks for your excellent work here and
> > > on Reefcap.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >             Steve
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > --- Graham <kavemanperth@xxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > > How recent are the lists?
> > >
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> > --
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> > Graham
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