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Re: Volunteers Re: Reuters



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Hi Dan, I think the problem could be up&downloading time of very large files
anyhow, if you aren't flooded with request, send me the samples files.
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G. G.

D.Henderson ha scritto:

> At 09:28 AM 1/16/99 -0500, "David Duggan" <metardr@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> I guess their is a goldmine here for someone who can figure out how to
> >> do it right and produce accurate data for some or all major exchanges.
> >>
>
>   Okay, I'll bite. (I have been trying to replace my old data vendor for one
> year and 4 months now!) I have the computer savy to do "it right"! (At least
> my version of right!) The only reason that restrains me is: Is there enough
> interest to make it work?
>
> Let's start off with a simple test. I need someone who can handle and or is
> very compentent with the MS downloader! Any volunteers?
>
> I will E-mail a test dataset to you.... To see if you (read: the MS
> downloader), can handle it!
>
>         What "I" am looking for is:
>
>                - TSE, ASE, VSE, NYSE, AMEX, NASD (all tickers - all stocks)
>                - 80 (aprox) commodities, all open contracts (and expandable)
>                - all options for those contracts
>                - sent in standard ANSI 66 ASCII comma delimited format
>                - via packed E-mail
>
> If anyone on this list has different interest(s), let me know, and I will
> see what I can do about it! It is really amazing what is available in the
> "wholesale" data market, albiet it is very expensive!
>
> In essance, I want the information in the "Wall Street Journal", or any
> other large business newspaper in electronic form!!  They, the newspapers,
> have it to print, so why can't I/we have it to graph???
>
> So, the volunteer will also have to be able to handle PKUNZIP or WINZIP and
> rather large exchange wide data files!
>
> Anyone interested??
>
> Dan H.
>
> PS:   How about it Guy T.???
>       I think you have the expertise to handle this!