How can I use FinancialData to get the ticker symbols for a given index? For example suppose I want the tickers for all 500 stocks currently listed on the S&P 500. Can FinancialData give me these tickers?
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1$\begingroup$ In general, yes: FinancialData["Frankfurt", "Members"] Having problem with S&P500 though. $\endgroup$ – V.E. Oct 13 '16 at 18:04
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As the example in the documentation shows
FinancialData["^GSPC", "Members"]
should work, but it unfortunately returns
Missing["NotAvailable"]
A working alternative is to use
EntityList[EntityClass["Financial", "SP500"]]
instead. However, it has 506 entries and it is unclear when its last update was.
If you prefer the symbols as strings instead of entities, you can use
EntityValue[EntityClass["Financial", "SP500"], "Symbol"]
answered Oct 13 '16 at 18:09
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$\begingroup$ Wiki says there are 505 of these stocks, contrary to what the index name implies. $\endgroup$ – J. M. will be back soon♦ Oct 13 '16 at 18:22
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$\begingroup$ @J.M. based on that list,
EntityList[EntityClass["Financial", "SP500"]]is not up-to-date. $\endgroup$ – Karsten 7. Oct 13 '16 at 18:34
