If a GnuCash stock
account is suitably configured, and the host computer is
- connected to the internet, the program gnc-prices may
+ connected to the internet, the program gnc-prices may
be used to load stock and mutual fund price quotes from various
web sites directly into GnuCash.
-
To make use of this facility, the following must be
+
To make use of this facility, the following must be
done:
@@ -34,38 +35,169 @@
supported quote sources include Yahoo, Yahoo
Europe, Fidelity Investments, T. Rowe Price
and the Vanguard Group. Note that Yahoo will provide
- price quotes for many mutual funds including Fidelity,
- T.Rowe Price and Vanguard, and that the quoted prices at Yahoo
- should be identical to those that may be found at the
- source sites (otherwise, somebody's reporting wrong
- information!). If you choose Yahoo Europe, you should append the
- market code for the security, such as PA for Paris, BE for
- Berlin, etc. Example: 12150.PA (a Peugot security in the Paris
- market).
+ price quotes for many mutual funds including Fidelity,
+ T.Rowe Price and Vanguard, and that the quoted prices at
+ Yahoo should be identical to those that may be found
+ at the source sites (otherwise, somebody's reporting wrong
+ information!). If you choose Yahoo Europe, you should append
+ the market code for the security, such as PA for Paris, BE
+ for Berlin, etc. Example: 12150.PA (a Peugot security in the
+ Paris market).
-
A sample image is shown below:
-
-
+
+
+ Code list for European markets
+
+
+
+
Code
+
+
Market
+
+
+
+
PA
+
+
Paris
+
+
+
+
BC
+
+
Barcelona
+
+
+
+
BE
+
+
Berlin
+
+
+
+
BI
+
+
Bilbao
+
+
+
+
BR
+
+
Brême
+
+
+
+
CO
+
+
Copenhagen
+
+
+
+
D
+
+
Dusseldorf
+
+
+
+
F
+
+
Frankfurt
+
+
+
+
H
+
+
Hambourg
+
+
+
+
HA
+
+
Hanover
+
+
+
+
L
+
+
London
+
+
+
+
MA
+
+
Madrid
+
+
+
+
MC
+
+
Madrid (M.C.)
+
+
+
+
MI
+
+
Milan
+
+
+
+
MU
+
+
Munich
+
+
+
+
O
+
+
Oslo
+
+
+
+
ST
+
+
Stockholm
+
+
+
+
SG
+
+
Stuttgart
+
+
+
+
VA
+
+
Valence
+
+
+
+
FX
+
+
Xetra
+
+
+
+
A sample image is shown below:
+
-
To update the prices stored in a gnucash account file, run
+
To update the prices stored in a gnucash account file, run
the command line command gnc-price, specifying the
filename; for example:
gnc-prices myaccts.xac
-
Running this command will print various diagnostic messages to
- the screen while it loads data. It will work only when the host
- computer is attached to the internet. It can function in
+
Running this command will print various diagnostic messages
+ to the screen while it loads data. It will work only when the
+ host computer is attached to the internet. It can function in
conjunction with masquerading-style firewalls and proxy
servers.
-
The command can be run many times in one day; however, it
+
The command can be run many times in one day; however, it
will update the accounts at most once with the most recent
trading days price data.
-
Thus, if gnc-prices is run on Friday, Saturday,
+
Thus, if gnc-prices is run on Friday, Saturday,
Sunday and Monday, only two price entires will be made: one
containing Friday's data, and one containing Monday's data,
since the Saturday and Sunday runs will only retrieve the
@@ -76,13 +208,12 @@
source for that account as (none). You can do this
from the Edit Account window.
-
After running gnc-prices for a few days, your
- accounts will begin to resemble the following:
-
-
+
After running gnc-prices for a few days, your
+ accounts will begin to resemble the following:
+
+ 
+