No, as in you expect someone to do this for nothing.
>
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> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
> [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com]
On Behalf Of cstrader
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 11:47 PM
>
To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
>
Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: JimSwindle> US STOCKS DATABASE UPDATE
>
> Sheesh, as in "buck up and pay?"
>
>
> -----
Original Message -----
> From: "dingo" <dingo@xxxxxxxxcom>
> To:
<amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com>
>
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 11:35 PM
> Subject: RE: [amibroker] Re:
JimSwindle> US STOCKS DATABASE UPDATE
>
>
> >
Sheeesh...
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
>
>> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
> >> [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com]
On Behalf Of cstrader
> >> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 11:32
PM
> >> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
>
>> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: JimSwindle> US STOCKS DATABASE
UPDATE
> >>
> >> Well, I'm not sure why anyone needs
to pay for stuff that's
> >> available free.
> >>
For instance, CSI is a great vendor, but then Yahoo gets the
> >>
data from CSI
> >> and publishes it for free. What's really
needed is the list
> >> of tickers,
> >> however,
and perhaps that can only be done efficiently by
> >> paying for
it.
> >>
> >> For me, it's not so bad that there's a
ticker that no longer
> >> exists -- I
> >> just
check to see what the last download date was -- if it's
> >> in
the past
> >> then I assume it's dead.
> >>
>
>> However, keeping up with new issues is more difficult. I
>
>> don't understand
> >> how to scrape the Yahoo site for a
list of, say all of the
> >> current ETFs, or
> >>
all of the stocks currently trading on the AMEX. Can anyone
> >>
help me with
> >> that?
> >>
> >> I was
using Swindle's list, but now that seems to be gone...
> >> so I
need to
> >> hunt for a new list.
> >>
>
>> Thanks
> >>
> >>
> >> -----
Original Message -----
> >> From: "dingo" <dingo@xxxxxxxxcom>
>
>> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com>
>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 10:23 PM
> >> Subject: RE:
[amibroker] Re: JimSwindle> US STOCKS DATABASE UPDATE
> >>
> >>
> >> >I haven't investigated any thing other
than Yahoo. If there
> >> is a weg site
> >> >
that lists the tickers, etc without having a subscription,
> >>
etc. then I
> >> > could
> >> > prolly scrape
it.
> >> >
> >> > As designed the program
scrapes the data and presents it to
> >> you in a grid
>
>> > organized by sector/industry or index or etf then you can
> >> select those
> >> > that
> >>
> you want to delete and THEN it will create the database.
> >>
>
> >> > d
> >> >
> >> >>
-----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
>
>> >> [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com]
On Behalf Of marketmonk777
> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, June 03,
2008 8:35 PM
> >> >> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
>
>> >> Subject: [amibroker] Re: JimSwindle> US STOCKS DATABASE
UPDATE
> >> >>
> >> >> I would be
interested in this program. But all I am
> >> looking for is
a
> >> >> program that creates a list of symbols. What would
be
> >> nice is for it
> >> >> to "compare" a
current download to a previous download
> and have a
> >>
>> report generated showing what was added and what is missing.
>
>> >>
> >> >> That way I can decide which stocks
to add to my own database.
> >> >>
> >> >>
The benefit to me is that I don't have to strip out
> >> symbols
from the
> >> >> pink sheets or OTC BB.
> >>
>>
> >> >> Amiquote does a great job of downloading
the data and
> >> don't see a need
> >> >> to
replace that functionality.
> >> >>
> >>
>> As for the price .. that would depend on the
> functionality
that you
> >> >> decide to put into it. Will it work with
just Yahoo?
> >> >>
> >> >>
Regards,
> >> >> MM
> >> >>
>
>> >> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"dingo" <dingo@xxx> wrote:
> >> >> >
>
>> >> > There is not a separate list of added / deleted stocks
-
> >> Yahoo just
> >> >> updates
>
>> >> > their site on the fly. You would need to build a new
list
> >> >> and compare it
> >> >> >
with those in the database. There is a trail of Yahoo
> pages
that
> >> >> contains
> >> >> > what
they consider to be the stocks avail in the US -
> grouped by
>
>> >> sector /
> >> >> > industry. These
pages have to be scraped to get the
> tickers and
> >>
>> names. Then
> >> >> > a problem arises when you
go to down load quotes for the
> >> entire list
> >>
>> that
> >> >> > you've built by scraping - Yahoo
doesn't have quotes for
> >> >> all of them and
>
>> >> > some have even had their tickers changed but the pages
> >> haven't been
> >> >> updated
>
>> >> > yet. Plus, you also get pink sheet stocks and other
> >> "stuff". The
> >> >> indexes,
>
>> >> > etfs, mutual funds, etc are all on their own pages
and
> >> >> would have to be
> >> >> >
scraped also.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
I've done some of this in a program I wrote several years
> >>
>> ago - it even
> >> >> > updates the quotes and
can be scheduled via the
> >> scheduler. It will
> >>
>> retireve
> >> >> > historical, current and
fundamental data. What it
> doesn't do at
> >> >>
present is
> >> >> > detect those stocks that have no
quotes or that have
> >> ceased trading
> >> >>
- those
> >> >> > that give an error msg when you try to
use Amiquote. It
> >> >> also does NOT
> >>
>> > update the database - it just builds them and updates
>
>> the quotes. I
> >> >> stopped
> >>
>> > working on it because I thought TJ was going to
> address
this and
> >> >> decided not
> >> >> >
put any more of my time into it.
> >> >> >
>
>> >> > I can be talked into finishing it but I won't do it
> for free - I
> >> >> done quite
> >>
>> > a few free programs for AB and won't do that any more.
>
>> >> >
> >> >> > Soooo - what's a price
that people are willing to pay
> and and how
> >> >>
many would
> >> >> > be interested. If theres not that
much interest then I
> >> >> won't bother.
> >>
>> >
> >> >> > d
> >> >>
>
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
_____
> >> >> >
> >> >> > From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
> >> [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com]
>
>> >> On Behalf
> >> >> > Of cstrader
>
>> >> > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 6:20 PM
> >>
>> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
>
>> >> > Subject: Re: [amibroker] JimSwindle> US STOCKS
DATABASE UPDATE
> >> >> >
> >> >>
>
> >> >> > Hi Ronald,
> >> >>
>
> >> >> > You say:
> >> >>
>
> >> >> > ... DOWNLOAD ALL OF THE SYMBOLS THAT
"YAHOO" has ADDED in
> >> >> their "YAHOO"
> >>
>> > database of STOCK SYMBOLS AND PRICES, VOL ,etc.
> >>
>> >
> >> >> > DO YOU KNOW WHERE THAT "ADDED"
LIST IS LOCATED?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
If YAHOO discontinues carrying a symbol, then their NEW
> >>
>> CURRENT list of
> >> >> > symbols
will...NOT...
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> DO YOU KNOW WHERE THAT "NEW CURRENT" LIST IS LOCATED?
> >>
AND WHAT IS
> >> >> THE "NEW
> >> >> >
CURRENT" LIST.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
I'M CURIOUS IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO DOWNLOAD THE ENTIRE LIST OF
> >>
>> YAHOO STOCKS
> >> >> > SOMEHOW.
> >>
>> >
> >> >> > Thanks
> >> >>
>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > -----
Original Message -----
> >> >> > From: Ronald Davis
<mailto:xokie7@...>
> >> >> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
>
>> >> > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 5:27 PM
> >>
>> > Subject: Re: [amibroker] JimSwindle> US STOCKS DATABASE
UPDATE
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Cs, he
HAS been doing it for free.
> >> >> >
> >>
>> > AB does NOT KNOW which symbols are current.
> >>
>> >
> >> >> > That is why there exists a need
DOWNLOAD ALL OF THE
> SYMBOLS THAT
> >> >> "YAHOO"
has
> >> >> > ADDED in their "YAHOO" database of STOCK
SYMBOLS AND
> PRICES, VOL
> >> >> ,etc.
>
>> >> >
> >> >> > If YAHOO discontinues
carrying a symbol, then their NEW
> >> >> CURRENT list
of
> >> >> > symbols will , NOT have it anymore, and it
will have
> been purged
> >> >> from your
>
>> >> > AB database of SYMBOLS in the AB US STOCKS FOLDER. Ron
D
> >> >> >
> >> >> > ----- Original
Message -----
> >> >> > From: cstrader
<mailto:cstrader232@...>
> >> >> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
>
>> >> > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 4:03 PM
> >>
>> > Subject: Re: [amibroker] JimSwindle> US STOCKS DATABASE
UPDATE
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Aha, I
thought Jim was doing this for free. But in
> any case, how
>
>> >> does AB
> >> >> > determine which
stocks are current and should be on the
> >> >> list? Yahoo
has
> >> >> > almost 40,000 tickers; who determines which
ones go
> into the US
> >> >> STOCK SYMBOL
>
>> >> > list?
> >> >> >
> >>
>> >
> >> >> > Thanks
> >> >>
>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > -----
Original Message -----
> >> >> > From: Ronald
<mailto:xokie7@...> Davis
> >> >> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
>
>> >> > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 4:17 PM
> >>
>> > Subject: Re: [amibroker] JimSwindle> US STOCKS DATABASE
UPDATE
> >> >> >
> >> >> > This
origional post was an inquiry asking when Jim Swindle
> >>
>> would place a
> >> >> > LATER than
>JAN/4/2008 UPDATED LIST OF US STOCK SYMBOLS on
> >> >>
his UPDATE
> >> >> > website.
> >> >>
>
> >> >> > Jim was paid to create this updating
UPDATING software, so
> >> >> he is not at
> >>
>> > liberty to simply give it away to Amibroker users.
>
>> >> >
> >> >> > Yes, I would love to
help JIM, but I can't think of
> >> >> anything I can do
to
> >> >> > assist writing code FOR a NEW version of
this
> updating software.
> >> >> > I do recall
that Dingo and Jim discussed the possibility
> >> of a
Joint
> >> >> effort
> >> >> > once,
BUT I DON'T THINK IT WENT ANYWHERE.
> >> >> >
>
>> >> >
> >> >> > HERE IS MORE
INFORMATION>>Jim Swindle's US STOCKS
> >> DATABASE
UPDATE
> >> >> SITE is
> >> >> > simply
an updated list of the
> >> >> > most recent SYMBOLS in
the US STOCKS FOLDER within Amibroker.
> >> >> > When you
run a download from this site, it installs the
> >> MORE
RECENT
> >> >> list of
> >> >> > the
symbols over the OLDER list of symbols.
> >> >> > This
process of UPDATING the symbols must be followed by a
> >>
>> HISTORICAL
> >> >> > download of all of the
TICKER data for as far back as
> you want to
> >> >>
have in
> >> >> > your database.
> >>
>> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
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>
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> >> >> >
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> >> >> >
> >> >>
>
> >> >> > ----- Original Message -----
>
>> >> > From: cstrader
<mailto:cstrader232@...>
> >> >> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
>
>> >> > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 1:46 PM
> >>
>> > Subject: Re: [amibroker] JimSwindle> US STOCKS DATABASE
UPDATE
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Perhaps
we should try to help Jim out a bit. What
> >> features would
we
> >> >> want to
> >> >> > see in
such a stocks database?
> >> >> >
> >>
>> > Thanks
> >> >> >
> >> >>
>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > -----
Original Message -----
> >> >> > From: Ronald
<mailto:xokie7@...> Davis
> >> >> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
>
>> >> > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 9:21 AM
> >>
>> > Subject: [amibroker] JimSwindle> US STOCKS DATABASE
UPDATE
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Has
anyone heard from Jim regarding when a later
> update will be
>
>> >> available?
> >> >> >
> >>
>> > This link to Jim Swindle's US STOCKS DATABASE site
>
shows that it
> >> >> was last
> >> >>
> udated on Jan 4, 2008.
> >> >> >
> >>
>> > I also recall that Jim was planning to create a method
>
>> so that each
> >> >> of us
> >>
>> > could run a LATEST TICKER symbol update an any time.
>
>> >> >
> >> >> > We all are grateful to
Jim for having done this. Ron D
> >> >> >
>
>> >> >
> >> >> >
> >>
>> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
>
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
>
>> >> >
> >> >> >
> >>
>> <http://www.icc-az.com/icc-az/default.html?http%3A//www.icc-az
>
>> >> .com/icc-az/>
> >> >> >
>
>> >> >
> >> >> >
> >>
>> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
>
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
>
>> >> >
> >> >> >
> >>
>> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
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> >> >>
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> >> >> >
> >> >>
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>> >>
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