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>I have tried every downloader and there is
a big problem with all of them. It’s
not the programs, they all worked well.
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>It is the net/web sites.<span
> They are slow to update and what happens
is that you usually get all the data, except the current
<font size=3 color=navy
face="Times New Roman">day<font
color=navy> update.
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>So you have a complete record, but it is
always a day late and that is not acceptable in any kind of trading. <span
> I have contacted
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face="Times New Roman">the<font
color=navy> authors and they have all confirmed it. <span
> So in the end, you will have to pay if
you want current info, up-to-date for trading
<font size=3 color=navy
face="Times New Roman">purposes<font
color=navy>.
Reuters is one example. You
get what you pay for – unfortunately.
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>-----Original Message-----
From: John Hayden
[mailto:chaos_trader@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 4:53
AM
To: bex1210
Cc: talismandogs
Subject: Re: [EquisMetaStock
Group] Re: data from the net
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>I think that the best way to download free data
(futures or stocks) is<span
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to use the "EOD Downloader" by
DataSharks.biz - the only one I know
that gets both futures and stocks.
They have a free trial for 30
days so you can determine for yourself if you like
it.
John
b> I suggest you ask that question of the
Metaquote supplier, "Quotemaster". Metaquote has 4 different data
sources; I have only tried Yahoo and Prophet.
b> I use Metaquote for EOD stocks only. Both
Yahoo and Prophet meet these needs. Of the two, I find Prophet is available
many hours before Yahoo. Neither have many indexes, in my opinion. I have a
b> "pay" subscription to another
service which I use for that.
b> Open Metaquote and try it. It is on a 30 day
free trial, and very easy to set up/use. And "Quotemaster" is very
responsive for problems.
b> Harry Ward
b> --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
"talismandogs" <reddragn@xxxx> wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>> I just signed on to search for information
on how to get data from
>> the net. In the files section I found and
downloaded the
>> metaquote114.zip file. Before I unzip and
install it, I'd like to
>> know what data sources members can
recommend. My husband and I are
>> primarily interested in end of day data
for commodities and some
>> stock indices but not individual stocks.
What are some of the best
>> places to get data?
>> Julie Alexander
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