| Records of previous trading activities in the stock | | | | charting data will also display the stock's price |
| market are known as financial charting data or | | | | performance over time, its growth rate, volatility, |
| historical market data. The information in these | | | | price comparison and more. Charting data |
| records help an investor analyze the behavior of | | | | software also gives you many data analysis tools |
| stocks so that he or she may better choose | | | | to help test a trading system you want to try |
| which company to buy/sell stocks from, and | | | | (without investing real money). These tools are |
| when. To understand this, let's see what is in | | | | especially crucial for a short-term investor who |
| stock listings in the first place. | | | | makes a profit only by selling stocks. But even |
| Current stock listings must include a volatility | | | | long-term investors who are after dividends need |
| indicator of the stock; that is, the difference | | | | market trends data so they can choose what |
| between it's high and low points. The greater the | | | | stocks to buy. |
| disparity between the two, the more volatile or | | | | In the past, market analysts had to record |
| riskier it is to buy that stock. The listings must | | | | historical market data by hand. Now thanks to the |
| also show the cash dividend or the amount of | | | | advent of computers and the internet, the work |
| money you will get paid for owning stocks in the | | | | is made much easier. You can download charting |
| company. Other data include volume traded, and | | | | data here, available in all formats to ensure |
| high/low prices. | | | | compatibility with different stock market |
| When it comes to historical stock prices, the | | | | software. |