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Re: Futures Contracts



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Treat it as a "1.178947368  for 1" stocksplit and adjust your history data
accordingly (after backing up first), eg 112 for 95 is equiv for 112 divided by 95.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Heidi Stubner <stubner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: woensdag 5 januari 2000 17:42
Subject: Futures Contracts


> I'm going to throw out a question which I hope some of you can provide
> feedback.
> 
> Half way through December, the TBond Futures Contract was adjusted from
> about 112 to 95 (or 8% to 6% coupon).  The continuous or perpetual futures
> contracts we all use for technical analysis shows a big gap (112 to 95).
> How have you adjusted the series to permit the application of technical
> analysis?  Is the adjusted continuous contract for the 30 year, 10 year
> available?  Where?
> 
> Dial/Data informed me this week they would not adjust their historical
> pricing.  Why? They didn't say.  Probably because they can't figure out
> how.  Just a theory.  I know that many of you have different vendors.
> Maybe it would be possible for someone to send me the data - going as far
> back as possible.
> 
> Or if there is someone knowledgeable about how to adjust the data manually,
> I would appreciate that information as well.
> 
> Thank you.
>