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where do i find historical stock prices

by Josianne Greenfelder Published 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago
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How to Find the Stock History to Determine a Cost Basis

  1. Ask your broker for your basis information. If you don't have a broker, or are unable to get replacement basis information from him, go to an investment website ...
  2. Enter the name of the corporation or the ticker symbol in the search field. Enter the date you purchased stock.
  3. Review results. ...
  4. Account for splits. ...
  5. Account for dividends. ...

Internet Sources for Historical Market & Stock Data
  • Yahoo! Finance - Historical Prices. ...
  • Dow Jones Industrial Averages. Historical and current performance data. ...
  • S&P Indices. Historical performance data.
  • IPL Newspaper Collection. ...
  • Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. ...
  • FINRA: Market Data Center.
Dec 22, 2021

Full Answer

How do I find historical share prices?

  • Factsheets: simple historical company information. ...
  • Capital Gains Tax: If you have a general enquiry concerning Capital Gains Tax, please contact a financial adviser or HM Revenue & Customs.
  • A Comprehensive History Schedule of Shareholdings: This can include: dates, transactions, balances of shareholding (s) for Capital Gains Tax purposes. ...

How do you find historic stock price?

  • Log into your account.
  • Click on 'Order archive" under HPS - Order history.
  • Click on your order number, under order history table.
  • Click on the downloadable link under order details to retrieve your information and your order will download to your device.

How to look up historical stock prices?

How to Look Up Historical Stock Prices

  • Use MarketWatch’s Historical Lookup Tool. It’s pretty simple to find, say, the stock price of General Electric right now. ...
  • Find Historical Information on NASDAQ. For any stock listed on the NASDAQ, you can find historical information at NASDAQ.com. ...
  • Using Investopedia’s Historical Securities Quotes. ...
  • Use Historical Data Wisely. ...

Where can you find historical unadjusted share prices?

  • Our adjusted historical price data cannot be used to determine the actual buy or sell price for a stock at some point in the past.
  • Our adjusted historical price data may not match up with unadjusted data from other sources.
  • Adjusting historical price data can cause P&F reversal points to change if “Traditional” box scaling is used (the default).

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Where can I look up historical stock prices?

Since the early 1960's Standard & Poor's Daily stock price record has been the most convenient printed guide to retrospective stock prices. It is published in three editions. One each for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the American Stock Exchange (ASE), and the NASDAQ market.

How do I find historical stock prices for old Companies?

Stock Price SourcesNewspapers. Newspapers may be the most accessible resource for most people. ... Databases. There are a few databases to get historical stock prices but accessing them may be a bit more difficult. ... S&P Stock Price Summaries.

How do I find a stock price on a certain date?

Use the "Historical Stock Price Values" tool on the MarketWatch website to find stock prices for a specific date. Enter the symbol of the stock, or a keyword for the company if you don't know the stock symbol, into the first box in the tool.

How do I find the stock price 5 years ago?

Historical Prices Page Click “Historical Prices” or a similar link to view a list of the stock's past prices. The historical-prices page initially shows the stock's most recent prices, but you can choose a custom date range to see prices from a previous year.

How do I find historical stock price in Excel?

Excel STOCKHISTORY FunctionSummary. ... Retrieve stock price information.Array of stock price information.=STOCKHISTORY (stock, start_date, [end_date], [interval], [headers], [properties], ...)stock - A ticker symbol in double quotes ("MSFT", "AAPL", "GOOG", etc.). ... Excel 365.

Getting Historical Quotes on Securities

If you're looking for a historical range of data on an individual security then you can use Investopedia's Markets section to find what you need.

Getting Historical Quotes on Indices

If you're just looking for the three major U.S. indices, then the chart on our Markets Today page features historical pricing for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq.

Where Else to Find Historical Quotes

There are several other resources online to find historical price quotes. Online brokerage sites such as eTrade and TD Ameritrade or apps like Robinhood will have both real-time and historical quote data for customers and usually limited access for non-customers as well.

Find Historical Information on NASDAQ

For any stock listed on the NASDAQ, you can find historical information at NASDAQ.com. Look up the historical quotes page, and enter the ticker symbols you’re interested in.

Use Historical Data Wisely

As you do your research, be sure to use the data you find wisely. Past performance can definitely give you a strong indicator of how stable and strong security is, but nothing is guaranteed.

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