Re: Mathematica - financial data

hansschwark@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
I would like to plot the exchange rate between Euros and USD over a
period of 6 months, making use of Mathematica 6's integrated data
features.

But when I attempt to get all the data (see below), it is only printed
from the 27th September to today. Does anyone know if Wolfram Research
intend to only keep data for a short period, or will the amount of
data available increase each day?

Mathematica 6's documentation shows this feature, yet data is not
available at the time Mathematica 6 was compiled, suggesting data has
been removed.

In[24]:= FinancialData["EUR/USD", All]

Out[24]= {{{2007, 9, 27}, 1.42}, {{2007, 9, 28},
1.42}, {{2007, 10, 1}, 1.42}, {{2007, 10, 2}, 1.41}, {{2007, 10, 3},
1.41}, {{2007, 10, 4}, 1.41}, {{2007, 10, 5},
1.41}, {{2007, 10, 8}, 1.41}, {{2007, 10, 9}, 1.4}, {{2007, 10, 10},
1.41}, {{2007, 10, 11}, 1.42}, {{2007, 10, 12},
1.42}, {{2007, 10, 15}, 1.42}, {{2007, 10, 16},
1.41}, {{2007, 10, 17}, 1.42}, {{2007, 10, 18},
1.43}, {{2007, 10, 19}, 1.43}, {{2007, 10, 22},
1.42}, {{2007, 10, 23}, 1.42}, {{2007, 10, 24},
1.42}, {{2007, 10, 25}, 1.43}, {{2007, 10, 26},
1.44}, {{2007, 10, 29}, 1.44}, {{2007, 10, 30},
1.44}, {{2007, 10, 31}, 1.45}, {{2007, 11, 1},
1.44}, {{2007, 11, 2}, 1.45}}


Financial information about currency exchange rates seem to be in a very poor state, to say the least.

For instance, if one inquires about the British pound, the situation is even worse than with the euro since, apparently, one can get the rate of day only! The good news is that you can get the rate both way (contrary to what you witnessed with the euro).

In[1]:= FinancialData["GBP/USD"]

Out[1]= 2.0861

In[2]:= FinancialData["GBP/USD", {2007}]

Out[2]= Missing["NotAvailable"]

In[3]:= FinancialData["USD/GBP"]

Out[3]= 0.4794

In[4]:= FinancialData["USD/GBP", All]

Out[4]= Missing["NotAvailable"]

Regards,
--
Jean-Marc
.

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