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[amibroker] Re: S & P 500 list



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I forgot to mention that you can export Yahoo screens to a 
spreadsheet (max 200 per time).

Brian.

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "brian_z321" <brian_z321@xxx> wrote:
>
> Hello Dick,
> 
> As you are a Yahoo user:
> 
> The S&P symbols might not match Yahoo?
> 
> To get current Yahoo index lists (note - limited to a few only).
> 
> Yahoo stock screener, which was part of their RT subscribers 
package, 
> is now free.
> 
> http://screener.finance.yahoo.com/newscreener.html
> 
> 
> Use the Java stockscreener and not the HTML screener.
> Screen by criteria >descriptive>S&P500> sector by sector.
> Manually enter 200 into the number to include (200 is the limit so 
> that is why it has to be done sector by sector).
> 
> I son't know how good it is as they only come up with 470 stocks in 
> the list.
> 
> I am including the above in a series of infromational articles on 
> Yahoo data and database management for the UKB site.
> 
> refer to:
> 
> http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/2007/05/12/example-database/
> 
> Sorry but the series is only just beginning and I haven't made it 
to 
> the Stock screener yet (I have been busy on UKB setup and admin 
> tasks).
> 
> Of course, in the end you can't beat the advanced download methods 
of 
> Jim Swindle, David Piatek and Dingo - extracting the Yahoo S&P 500 
> from their lists would be superior to the methods I am writing 
about.
> 
> I am covering the basic stuff as an educational series to 
strengthen 
> our knowledge of AB features, rather than expecting that many would 
> acutally use my methods frequently (it's far easier and quicker to 
> use Jims database).
> 
> We are looking for other authors to write tutorials, articles etc 
on 
> other ways of acquiring and managing data (I am only 
> doing 'everything Yahoo up to intermediate level).
> 
> Brian.
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "areehoi" <rhoierman@> wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone have an up to date of the S & P 500 symbols.  If so 
> would
> > you be so kind as to send me the list (email).  Or, If you know 
> where
> > it can be downloaded from the net let me know.  I accidentally 
lost
> > mine.  Thanks
> > 
> > Dick H.
> >
>




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