[R-SIG-Finance] FT30 historical data

[Brian G. Peterson]

Liu Zhigang wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>       I am looking for historical  daily data of FT30 index from 1936 to
> 1970,
> I fail to find that data in bloomberg, anyone can give me some help? thank
> you.

Liu,

Daily data that far back is difficult to get from any of the data aggregators 
like Bloomberg or Reuters without paying an additional fee.  I would first try 
finding out who your Bloomberg rep is, and call them.  They may be able to get 
it for you as a favor to your firm.  This has worked (and failed) for me in the 
past.

Reuters now calculates the index for FT, so if you have a Reuters rep, they 
will probably be more able to get you the data.

Honestly, you'll probably have to pay for it.  In such a case, it may be 
worthwhile to contact CSIData or CRSP and asking them about access to a single 
daily historical series in addition to talking to Reuters.  If you have an 
academic affiliation, you should use that preferentially to your firm 
affiliation, as the fees are almost always reduced and sometimes waived 
entirely for research.

Regards,

    - Brian

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