Unfortunately, it is insufficient to track the ETFs themselves because the amount of historical data is not long enough as most are new. Need 10 yrs or more so as to be able to formulate how these may interact with each other , with interest rates, etc. Though many of the etfs may have tracking error to the indices they follow..it is better than nothing.
--- In [email protected], Harry M. Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 1 Jul 2006 00:45:34 -0000, investor0329" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >>Are there any bond indexes in QP? I am interested in finding for > >>example, the Lehman Aggregate Bond index .. 10 years worth daily data. > >>Also need a short term bond index. > > There are several CBOE indexes that track Treasury Bonds, and other > government bonds. Also there is a DJ corporate bond index. I don't > have them at hand, but go toto QP's charting and Options->Seach for > Symbols. they all start with "!". > > I noticed that several folks wanted various indexes to use to track > ETF's, etc. Unlike the major index funds, these ETF's usually only buy > stocks/bonds that simulate what is in the index they are tracking, > rather than holding the exact proportion, as some of the index funds > do. So that means the ETF performance will vary from the index. My > suggestion is that you track the actual ETF itself, which QP has, > rather than trying to track an index that may or may not perform the > same. > > Harry > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/GHeqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/quotes-plus/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
