Point well taken... Since I
just use the data as a general supporting indicator, it hasn’t been much
of an issue for me. OTOH, I’m completely open on the issue so if QP
Mutual Fund data is not representative, I’ll stop using it.
On the third hand, TC has NO data with the standard data package. So it
has been impossible to determine the accuracy of their data.
One other advantage of QP over TC that I
did not mention before is that QP does not have a login procedure to monitor
the number of times you download data. You see, I have a laptop in
addition to my workstation.
With TC, you can only download data to two
computers. That would be OK if their servers didn’t
occasionally goof up. Then, you will get a message saying
that there are too many computers attempting a data download. Then
you are locked out. You have to call them and get them to reset your
account. And, they get a bit testy about it.
With QP, you just install QP on the second
and subsequent computers, and download your data. No logins other
then your user name and password in the client software. They don’t
keep track of logins at the server end.
This is not necessarily a big issue or a
big benefit, but TC has locked me out twice. It is just a hassle.
QP’s approach seems cleaner.
I’ve only used the QP data for about
two weeks. I may find things about it that I don’t like. But
it’s looking good so far.
Regards,
Dan.
From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Phsst
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005
7:13 PM
To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [amibroker] Re: Report on
Quotes Plus Data
<While I don't invest in
Mutual Funds, I do like to use them sometimes
as economic indicators. With TC, they
are an added cost item. With
Quotes Plus, they come as part of the standard
package.>
Everything else you said about QP3 was accurate,
but the above could
be problematic...
QP3 Mutual Fund data is not dividend adjusted!
There are numerous previous posts related to this
issue.
So depending upon how you use MF data as 'economic
indicators', it may
or may not be an issue.
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