Re: Historical prices for S&P 500

[ Q1-Q3 99 Archive ] [ Current Message Board ] [ Archives ] [ Search ]

In Reply to: Re: Historical prices for S&P 500 posted by Pat on February 04, 1999 at 15:53:38:

: : : I've downloaded historical prices in the past. Recently
: : : started tracking indexes and I was able to load into
: : : FM the DJ30 historical prices. But with the SP_500
: : : price file, I get the message 'could not update any
: : : investments'. After reading previous messages, I did
: : : download the most current version 3.4.115.

: : : Any ideas? Thanks

: : : Pat

: : Pat,
: : Which symbol are you using for the S&P 500? If
: : you use Yahoo's symbol of ^SPC the historical
: : retrieve will work fine.

: : Thanks,
: : Mark
: : --
: : Mark Beiley
: :
: : Fund Manager for Windows 3.1x/95/98/NT
: :
: :
: ===============================================
: Yes - that's the symbol I've been using to pull in
: the current prices every day. Trying to update by
: using Edit/Update price/Import..Fund Manager. Then
: select SP_500.dat and click on Import.
: Any other settings that make a difference?
: And I've tried setting up a new investment.

: Thanks, Pat

Hi Pat,
I thought you were using the "Yahoo (Historical)"
server to update historical prices. That is
the easiest way, BTW. To import the prices from
our web site for the S&P you'll need to use the
same symbol as recorded in that investment file,
which is ^SPX. If you'd like to check out
the historical retrieve from Yahoo see "Options/
Internet Settings..." to select that server.

Thanks,
Mark
--
Mark Beiley

Fund Manager for Windows 3.1x/95/98/NT

Replies: