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This thread started on the problem in finding reliable data. An interesting
observation - Quicken, which I use to track my Portfolio and do my bookkeeping,
delivers impeccable data on a link up they have to update my Portfolio. Of
course it is only end of day close, but I have never found a mistaken price and
they provide data for mutual funds that Telescan didn't have. These are not
common funds but are ones such as the Russell Funds. Also they have at least 10
of the ADRs that Telescan never had and I had to enter manually. You would think
a proclained data provider could do as well as a bookkeeping program.
Don Hughes wrote:
> Richard:
>
> Sounds like QP2 to me.
>
> Don Hughes
>
> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********
>
> On 10/15/98, at 6:07 AM, Richard Estes wrote:
>
> >What I think is needed from a data source:
> >
> >* Ability to download all US stocks and mutual funds each night in one
> >effort, not to exceed 4 minutes.
> >* Capability to provide nearly instantaneous conversion to Metastock format
> >without doubling the disk space required.
> >* Auto update of splits, name changes, exchange changes, bad data
> >* Group/sector data, IRL, S&P, DOW, Amex, etc.
> >* Custom Scan capability faster than MSWIN for technical and fundamentals
> >indicators.
> >* A quick and easy charting module for quick looks at stocks.
> >* A company that listens to customer and fixes bugs and continually adds
> >more features at no additional costs.
> >* Costs are held down below a dollar a day.
> >* Historical data at least for 5 years.
> >* Capability for internet and 1-800 downloads.
> >* no requirement to use Downloader and Equis file management.
> >
> >Richard Estes
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: William F. Nakielski <frt1000@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 1:12 AM
> >Subject: Re: What's worse than no data? !
> >
> >
> >>John,
> >>
> >>I sure remember all the angry posts aimed at Reuters, but to be honest I've
> >>had them since spring of this year and can count on one hand the times I've
> >>had the ID800 problem. And those times all were way before anything was
> >>mentioned on this list.
> >>
> >>I really think they're a good company that just got overwhelmed by a
> >growing
> >>customer base. They must have taken corrective action for the problem as
> >we
> >>arent seeing any more posts about it and I've personally gotten two letters
> >>of apology from the company about the bad service and I didn't even
> >>complain.
> >>
> >>I've had to put up with bad data from every realtime data vendor and eod
> >>vendor I've ever had. Except Reuters. I've never seen anything out of the
> >>ordinary on any chart I've ever looked at with their data. Of course now
> >>that I've shot my mouth off it'll all go to hell, but that's my 2 cents
> >>anyway.
> >>
> >>I guess if I were you I'd give them a try.
> >>
> >>Cheers,
> >>
> >>Bill N.
> >>Milwaukee, WI USA
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Johnonetoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <Johnonetoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 11:37 PM
> >>Subject: What's worse than no data? !
> >>
> >>
> >>>Just a quick note to see if anybody else has been experiencing the bad
> >>>data from Telescan like I have for almost a week. Several stocks and
> >>>indices as well as whole folders have the decimal point "shifted" so
> >>>that as an example the dow might read as a 760. Telescan says "there's
> >>>something wrong with one of the servers and we don't know which". The
> >>>suggestion they made was to delete all the offending data, turn off the
> >>>copmuter to shut down the power to the modem then re-download. This has
> >>>been going on for days, amazing how the people over there all seem so
> >>>brain dead. Anybody else having the same errors? What's worse than not
> >>>getting your data? How about getting crap and then having to delete it
> >>>all before trying again the next day.
> >>>
> >>>Are there any equity/fund/index data vendors without all the problems?
> >>>Last time I saw angry posts it was aimed at Reuters, hell, they were my
> >>>alternative if the Telescan crap continued.
> >>>
> >>>... John
> >>>
> >>>ps: I havn't had any bad trades, I'm angry at Telescan incompetance.
> >>>
> >>
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