Re-posting as a (new) member this time...

Hello,

For testing I am requesting data via the quantstrat/quantmod package using
getSymbols() via the default settings. It uses Yahoo Finance as the data
provider by default. I assume that the data is sourced directly from Yahoo
each request (because of this sentence from ?getSymbols: "The “sourcing” of
data is managed internally through a complex lookup procedure.").

What is yahoo's data request frequency policy? How often and how much data
can I request from Yahoo (and/or other available sources) without hearing
from the Yahoo data team? I'm use to using our internal sources so I am not
very familiar with external sources.

PS - I have an email out to Yahoo support already, but would like to get
the "in practice" feedback from the community.

Regards,

Ben

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