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Amateur Invest, "How-to" guide:

These are examples of using Amateur Invest:

1. How to set up timed automatic downloads?
2. How do I set up automatic stock price / qoute updates on my own?
3. More examples of company / country download codes.
4. How can I get more company examples?
5. How to see combined buy price, and do what-if analysis.
6. How can I see the sales for a year, and do my taxes?
7. How can I have stocks / shares in different currencies?
8. How to do a sale.

More information can be found on the FAQ page, as well as in the debate forum.

A. How to set up timed automatic downloads?

From the main window, you select "Admin." from the top left side. In the "Admin." window, in the marked area, you can set up Amateur Invest to automatically download stock prices / quotes.

B. How do I set up automatic stock price / quote updates on my own?

In the examples below (under topic C), you'll find more codes that can be entered into the company database, like in the example here:

C. More examples of Yahoo download codes.

Below, you'll find examples for stock exchanges that are supported by Yahoo, and thus can have stock prices / quotes automatically imported into Amateur Invest - For FREE.

Examples on setting up the automatic stock price updates are also given on the FAQ page on this internet site, as well as in the help pages in the program (invoked by pushing F1 - or select "help").

To create the companies in Amateur Invest, you simply open the "Company" register, enter the company name, and the code found at Yahoo (more code examples are given here below).

You can find more companies at each national Yahoo. If your country is not listed, you could find companies from your country anyway - or you should then see, if the company can be found on another national Yahoo.

You do this by going to www.yahoo.com - at the bottom of the page, you'll find all the other yahoo's around the world. Click on any.

On the national Yahoo page, you can find a "finance" section, and there you can do symbol lookups. Enter the company name, and get the code. Eg. Looking up "Microsoft" gives the code "MSFT" (as in the example above).

Once in a while Yahoo could change the code for a company. You notice this, if the price for a company isn't updated. You find the new code the same way - and just change it in the company register (the "ID Import" field).

In general:

Many indexes and companies from around the world, can be found on this page:

http://finance.yahoo.com/m2

Click on the "components" link next to an index, and see all the codes for companies. - If you need help setting up a definition, then please write in the forum. - And remember, that you can always go to each national Yahoo finance page, and do a symbol lookup / search on any company!

Examples:

Here You'll find the examples from the following countries - (push the link to go directly to a country):

USA, Canada

Australia, New Zealand

England / Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Holland, Swiss,

Italy, Spain, Portugal

Sweden, Norway

Argentina, Brazil, Mexico

PLEASE NOTE: Many other countries can also have stock prices / quotes automatically updated. Many examples are already included with Amateur Invest. Look at them, and in the help texts - the easy setup method is explained. Also you can look further up this page.

USA:
Look at these pages for more codes:

• (Index overview - push "Components" for more codes) http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/m1
• (Nasdaq) http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=+^NDX+@NASDAQ.L&f=snlcvi
• (Dow Jones) http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=@^DJI&f=snlcvi

Admin setup: - The yahoo line is already in the inv_set.ini file.

Canada:
Look at this page for more codes:

• http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=@^gsptse&f=snlcvi

Admin setup: - The yahoo line is already in the inv_set.ini file.

Australia:
Look at this page for more codes:

• http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=@^aord

Admin setup: - The yahoo line is already in the inv_set.ini file.

New Zealand:
Look at this page for more codes:

• http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=@^nz40

Admin setup: You should get the latest inv_set.ini (use the update button from the "Admin." window).

England / Ireland:
Look at these pages for more codes:

• http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=@^ftse
• http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=+^FTSE+@UKX.L&f=snlcvi

Admin setup: - The yahoo line is already in the inv_set.ini file.

France:
Look at this page for more codes:

• http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=@^fchi

Admin setup: - The yahoo line is already in the inv_set.ini file.

Germany:
Look at this page for more codes:

• http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=@^gdaxi

Admin setup: - The yahoo line is already in the inv_set.ini file.

Holland:
Look at this page for more codes:

• http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=@AEX.AS&f=snlcvi

Admin setup: You should get the latest inv_set.ini (use the update button from the "Admin." window).

Italy:
Look at this page for more codes:

• http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=@^mibtel

Admin setup: - The yahoo line is already in the inv_set.ini file.

Spain:
Look at this page for more codes:

• http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=@^smsi

Admin setup: - The yahoo line is already in the inv_set.ini file.

Sweden:
Look at this page for more codes:

• http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=@A_L.ST&f=snlcvi

Admin setup: - The yahoo line is already in the inv_set.ini file.

Norway:
Look at this page for more codes:

• http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=@^OSEAX

Admin setup: - The yahoo line is already in the inv_set.ini file.

Austria:
Look at this page for more codes:

• http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=@^atx

Belgium:
Look at this page for more codes:

• http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=@^bfx

Portugal:
Look at this page for more codes:

• http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=@^bvl30

Swiss:
Look at this page for more codes:

• http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=@^ssmi

Argentina:
Code in admin setup:
PRI_BA=,"+",ID=1,PRI=2,DAT=3,http://ar.finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s=<$!!$>&f=sl1d1t1c1ohgv&e=.csv

Brazil:
Code in admin setup:
PRI_SA=,"+",ID=1,PRI=2,DAT=3,http://br.finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s=<$!!$>&f=sl1d1t1c1ohgv&e=.csv

Mexico:
Code in admin setup:
PRI_MX=,"+",ID=1,PRI=2,DAT=3,http://mx.finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s=<$!!$>&f=sl1d1t1c1ohgv&e=.csv