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Subject: Stock data
Organization: TMC & Associates, Troy, MI
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 90 22:54:05 EST
From: wayne@teemc.tmc.mi.org
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DATA FILE FORMAT
	- Each field in the data file is seperated by a single <TAB>.  There
	  should be no spaces anywhere in the file nor double <TAB>s (ie do
	  NOT line up columns of data).
	- Hi/Lo/Last are always to 3 decimal places
	- Volume is actual volume (ie, not in 100's)
	- One datapoint per line.
	- Order is insignificant (that's what sort is for).
	- Type is single character following symbol and preceded by an
	  underscore:
		B ond
		F uture
		I ndex
		M utual fund
		O ption
		S tock
	Example:

	Symbol	Date	Last	High	Low	Volume (No headers in files)
	IBM_S	890908	116.000	116.375	115.000	1173400

	Rationale:

	This lets us grep for whatever we need.  Also, data can be stored in
	any files and sorted and extracted as needed.
	
	Mutual Funds:

	Hi, low and last should be the same since these figures are generally
	not available.  Volume should contain 0 as a placeholder (unless you
	have access to the actual volume).

SYMBOLS
	I am also trying to get a list of the available stocks and their
	symbols.  If possible, please include a seperate file with the
	symbol followed by a tab and the actual name of the company:

	Example:

	F	Ford Motor Company

	This allows people who do not have access to a XREF service to look
	up the information.