Of course, mergers, spinoffs and more ,,,,, There are no databases that I know of that track this level of detail, which is why there is a survivorship bias in the market.
> This is correct...and I mentioned this in first post. > > However, given the current market conditions...and > volatility..there > are no doubt going to be stocks that bounce between the major > exchanges and the otc. If they are started as 'new entries' > every time > the re-enter the major exchanges...this will create data > tracking > problems. Also, if you maintain analysis spreadsheets based on > stocks you bought...and the data disappears from QP when they > go to > the OTC..this will make analysis a problem. It is there one > day and > gone the next. > > Any thoughts? Should otc be included in QP? > > > > --- In [email protected], "Lionel Issen" > <lis...@...> wrote: >> >> Investor952: >> >> >> >> There are at least 2 reasons that there are fewer issues in >> QP. >> >> 1. Gary removed the inactive/dead listings from the >> database. >> >> 2. As you pointed out many issues are now OTC or have >> gone belly up. >> >> >> >> Lionel >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of investor952 >> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 9:13 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [quotes-plus] Gary... some concerns regarding data >> availability as >> affected this market >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I would think that due to the current extended market >> malaise, that >> many stocks that have been listed on the Amex, NYSE, Nasdaq >> have been >> dropped to the OTC since their price has fallen so much. I >> can think of >> several that I used to track and unfortunately own...like >> tma and uss. >> >> Is there any chance that QP can include the OTC market as >> well. If not, >> ongoing data analysis will be a problem. Heck, even Citi >> appears to be in >> danger of being dropped...it is now a penny stock. >> >> There appear to be much fewer issues now in QP than 10 years >> ago probably >> because of mergers and issues being lowered into the OTC. >> >> Any thoughts on this, anyone? >> >> I could see the point of excluding the OTC when the Dow was >> normal..but it >> ain't normal any more. In fact, there are several issues in >> the Dow that, by >> definition, shouldn't be there anymore. >> > > >
