|
I am sure this topic has been covered many times
over.
Before deciding on free or Subscription-based
EOD/historical data, know that
Free
- eg. Yahoo - data are not unadjusted correctly
even if it's adjusted. Hours could be spent adjusting, scanning for
errors.
Subscription Services
- clean, adjusted for bonuses, split,
etc, less prone to errors.
So, it boils down to your needs: whether you're a
short-term trader or longer term investor, whether you need accurate data for
back-testing.
As for me, I trust my free local EOD provider who
did the adjustments as well.
ckng/panda
> Message:
2
> Date:
Tue, 26 Apr 2005 06:24:48 -0000
> From: "rowsculls"
<rowsculls@xxxxxxxxx>
>
Subject: I am sure this has been covered B4 but...
>
>
>
> I am thinking of buying MetaStock. I understand there are
subscription
> services, but are there FREE download services for EOD
& historical
> data? Can you get this out of Yahoo?
>
> Thanks,
>
> dan
>
Yahoo! Groups Links
|