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At 05:21 PM 10/7/97 -0700, Vitaly Larichev wrote:
>Hi guys,
> I wonder if there is an easy and fast way to find (on Web?) an
>appropriate index for a particular stock. Certainly, one can browse
>manually exchanges' web sites checking components of indices they
>support, but it's still too long way to go. Though, I perhaps may
>automate Web search zeroing in on particular exchanges only; I don't
>know how - are there "agents" able to do this job without collecting a
>lot of trash?
> It's easy to find Sector/Industry Group and the stock's SIC code,
>using, for instance, Yahoo!: Company's Profile ... So it's not a problem
>to pinpoint even a narrow subindustry the stock belongs. But what then?
>What indexes cover the subindustry?
> A year ago I compiled lists of the indexes' components by browsing
>laboriously sites of the exchanges one by one. But now it seems that
>maintaining/updating these lists asks for too much of my time. Anything
>better that this?
> Second question is harder, I guess: what if a stock is not listed as a
>component of an index? What are indices which may be of relevance? Any
>guidelines, sources? I got confused some time ago with CYTC (CYTYC
>Corporation) which "designs, develops, manufactures, and markets a
>sample preparation system for medical diagnostic applications". Yahoo
>Profile shows for it
>Industry: Scientific & Technical Instr.,
>Sector: Technology
>Yet, I thought it might be relevant to check how some Health Care
>Indices were performing by then, but wasn't sure which ones (I should
>confess my total ignorance regarding health related stocks; maybe, this
>is why I just should steer clear of them <g>?).
>
>Thanks.
> Vitaly
>
>
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Vitaly -
http://www.stockinfo.standardpoor.com/idxinfo.htm is where I go to find
what make up the S&P 500 Index. This URL also lists all components of all
of the S&P Indices.
-- Frank :-)
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http://www.usinternet.com/users/fbg/
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