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If costs at that range, BLS would also be nice.
This is a preliminary expression of interest.
Alexatreides
--- MG Ferreira <quant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Not really, depends on interest. Would basically
> recover
> some development costs, some for support and most
> for the
> web space. Say USD 20 p/m, maybe less, I really
> doubt if
> it will be more.
>
> Any other takers? Shall we start working on the
> Metastock
> conversion scripts for FRED? Any other database
> that you
> would want to have included, such as BLS?
>
> Regards
> MG Ferreira
> TsaTsa EOD Programmer and trading model builder
> http://tsatsaeod.ferra4models.com
> http://www.ferra4models.com
>
>
>
> --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Alexander
> Atreides
> <alexatreides@xxxx> wrote:
> > I would be interested for the US data. Any
> indications
> > for costs ?
> >
> > AlexAtreides
> > --- MG Ferreira <quant@xxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Andrew,
> > >
> > > We update our internal database on a weekly
> basis
> > > with this data
> > > from the Fed. We have developed all manner of
> > > scripts to import
> > > the data into our database, and use our own
> tools to
> > > view and
> > > manipulate it. But if there is sufficient
> interest,
> > > we could
> > > also develop scripts to export this Fred stuff
> to MS
> > > format, taking
> > > care of the quarterly problems etc, and upload
> it to
> > > our website
> > > where you can access it. We also regularly
> import
> > > lots of stuff from
> > > South African vendors, if there is any interest
> in
> > > that. We are
> > > working on some java code that read/write stuff
> in
> > > MS format,
> > > pretty similar I guess to mansoors' utilities,
> which
> > > we probably
> > > will use in the interim.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > MG Ferreira
> > > TsaTsa EOD Programmer and trading model builder
> > > http://tsatsaeod.ferra4models.com
> > > http://www.ferra4models.com
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "MS"
> > > <marketstudent@xxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > What is the most efficient way of getting
> > > economic data into
> > > > Metastock?
> > > >
> > > > The best site I have found for US economic
> data is
> > > the St. Louis Fed
> > > > database, which also has a number of
> interesting
> > > market price series
> > > > like various bond yields available for
> download in
> > > .csv format.
> > > >
> > > > Check them out here:
> > > http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/
> > > >
> > > > One problem, however, is that some of the more
> > > interesting series
> > > > like GDP are compiled on a quarterly basis
> which
> > > means you will need
> > > > to do some creative spreadsheet work to get
> them
> > > into a monthly MS
> > > > file format.
> > > >
> > > > If you want more history than the Fred
> database
> > > provides then the
> > > > Economagic site is also usually worth taking a
> > > look at:
> > > > http://www.economagic.com/
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Andrew
> > > Tomlinson"
> > > > <andrew_tomlinson@xxxx> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > What is the most efficient way of getting
> > > economic data into
> > > > Metastock? I am
> > > > > thinking of the common US and global
> economic
> > > statistics that move
> > > > markets,
> > > > > like the monthly non-farm payroll numbers,
> etc.
> > > Most of the series
> > > > can be
> > > > > found in one form or another on the official
> > > websites (e.g. the
> > > > BLS) but the
> > > > > formats are not always friendly. I don't
> mind
> > > paying a small
> > > > monthly amount
> > > > > if I could get it cleanly and efficiently
> into
> > > Metastock format.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for your thoughts
> > > > > Andrew
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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