I forgot to mention that you can export Yahoo screens to a spreadsheet (max 200 per time).
Brian. --- In [email protected], "brian_z321" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello Dick, > > As you are a Yahoo user: > > The S&P symbols might not match Yahoo? > > To get current Yahoo index lists (note - limited to a few only). > > Yahoo stock screener, which was part of their RT subscribers package, > is now free. > > http://screener.finance.yahoo.com/newscreener.html > > > Use the Java stockscreener and not the HTML screener. > Screen by criteria >descriptive>S&P500> sector by sector. > Manually enter 200 into the number to include (200 is the limit so > that is why it has to be done sector by sector). > > I son't know how good it is as they only come up with 470 stocks in > the list. > > I am including the above in a series of infromational articles on > Yahoo data and database management for the UKB site. > > refer to: > > http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/2007/05/12/example-database/ > > Sorry but the series is only just beginning and I haven't made it to > the Stock screener yet (I have been busy on UKB setup and admin > tasks). > > Of course, in the end you can't beat the advanced download methods of > Jim Swindle, David Piatek and Dingo - extracting the Yahoo S&P 500 > from their lists would be superior to the methods I am writing about. > > I am covering the basic stuff as an educational series to strengthen > our knowledge of AB features, rather than expecting that many would > acutally use my methods frequently (it's far easier and quicker to > use Jims database). > > We are looking for other authors to write tutorials, articles etc on > other ways of acquiring and managing data (I am only > doing 'everything Yahoo up to intermediate level). > > Brian. > > --- In [email protected], "areehoi" <rhoierman@> wrote: > > > > Does anyone have an up to date of the S & P 500 symbols. If so > would > > you be so kind as to send me the list (email). Or, If you know > where > > it can be downloaded from the net let me know. I accidentally lost > > mine. Thanks > > > > Dick H. > > >
