The Yahoo downloads quicktest method (you never know with Yahoo if what you see 
is what you will get):

- Open AQ
- uncheck AutoImport to AB (AQ -> AB is now disconnected).
- copy paste new symbol from Yahoo website e.g.QQQRJ.X
- select YahooHistorical and download ... AQ tells you there is an error with 
historical for that symbol
- select YahooCurrent and download ... AQ tells you data was successfully 
download (look in AB>>AQ>>downloads folder and you will find an ASCII file with 
one value in it for QQQRJ.X ... you need to change the file extension to read 
it in text reader)
- because auto import was unchecked AB does not attempt to ASCII import this 
current data point for that symbol.

End of story :-)



--- In [email protected], "brian_z111" <brian_z...@...> wrote:
>
> Last time I looked, no.
> 
> Doesn't seem to changed.
> 
> Go to options main page
> 
> http://biz.yahoo.com/opt/
> 
> 
> Go to high vol options
> 
> http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=qqqrj.x&d=t
> 
> See that they have no chart and no historical data ... if you use the 
> download then you pnly get the current price... IOW there is nothing for AQ 
> to download.
> 
> Yahoo is patchwork and mysterious ... the only method that applies there is 
> trial and error .... knowledge of Yahoo's intracies pays off for educational 
> use ... occasionally it reveals surprizing value hidden away in a few places.
> 
> Options history is problematical because of liquidity, expiry and reuse of 
> contract names etc.... probably why it is harder to come by.
> 
> 
> 
> --- In [email protected], "Robert" <disqplay0@> wrote:
> >
> > Is it possible to download option data using AMIQUOTE?
> > 
> > Disq
> >
>


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