Hi Brian, Are the yahoo history quotes free and reliable for backtesting?
You are right: for NASDAQ and NYSE the tickers are the same for DTN. So I guess your way could work? I will try to work with this tomorrow or this week-end and will get back to you with this. Thanks! Louis 2008/3/13, brian_z111 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Sorry, > > An incorrect assumption on my part. > I don't know anything about DTN. > Usually the tickers are the same except for indices. > > Someone else can probably help with DTN - apologies for wasting your > time. > > Yes, Yahoo definitely works - simple import and also with the setup > methods I use there. > > A lot of people don't like Yahoo data though. > I use it for backtesting but not live. > > brian_z > > --- In [email protected] <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, "Louis > Préfontaine" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Brian, > > > > Thanks for your reply. > > > > I see that the quotes used come from yahoo... However I use data > from DTN, > > so the ticker name should be different. So even if I can download > every > > tickers from yahoo, I would have to manually change the ticker name > so it > > can upload automatically. Is there a way to avoid this? > > > > Also, are you sure it is possible to get the quotes from yahoo? I > remember > > I tried some times ago and wasn't able to do it. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Louis > > > > 2008/3/13, brian_z111 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > Hello Louis, > > > > > > > > > > Is there a way to download a LOT of tickers,e.g. every tickers > on > > > >the > > > > NASDAQ, or DJI? Do I have to manually enter each tickers after > the > > > >other or > > > > > > > is there a faster and simplier way? > > > > > > Yes, there is. > > > > > > There are some posts at the UKB that walk you through the basics. > > > > > > Setup A Custom Database is the main one. > > > > > > It shows you how to get ticker lists and how to use them in AB. > > > > > > http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/ > > > > > > Look under DataBase Management. > > > > > > brian_z > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com><amibroker% > 40yahoogroups.com>, "Louis > > > Préfontaine" > > > <rockprog80@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > Is there a way to download a LOT of tickers,e.g. every tickers > on > > > the > > > > NASDAQ, or DJI? Do I have to manually enter each tickers after > the > > > other or > > > > is there a faster and simplier way? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Louis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
