I am not referring to survivorship bias. The 'price data' for the issues i am talking about is still there..it has just been moved to another exchange because the price of the stock has dropped below requirement levels. Given current market conditions, i would believe there are lots of these and if QP doesn't include the OTC many issues that people track using QP data will soon become, if they haven't already, untrackable. I myself, have several of these already...unfortunately.
--- In [email protected], jsch...@... wrote: > > > 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" > > <lissen@> 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. > >> > > > > > > >
