Health Information Exchange Standards
UK FINANCE PAGES: Why does Yahoo not use the FTSE standard sector definitions for equities eg NMX2710??
Yahoo FTSE sectors eg ^FTMA is used for health with 11 components. FTSE published NMX4530 is the commonly used set of equities for this sector. It has 63 component equities.
Equally Yahoo caries ^FTFR which is no longer being quoted so there is no data for this sector. Yahoo needs to bring this information up to date.
————————————————
FTSE together with Dow agreed a standard categorisation for equities. This came into affect Jan of 2006
There are 4 tiers
Industries (10)
Supersector (18)
Sector (39)
Sub-sector (104)
This was to aid standardisation of sector analysis across the globe. Not all are used for any one exchange. So FTSE use 36 indices for sectors in current use.
Instead of using the old indices Yahoo should use those that conform the ICB internationally agreed definitions.
Clearly Yahoo are slacking. They are almost a year out of date. I doubt that many of their IT staff read this site, so if it bothers you the best course of action would be to send in an email.
|
|
2 Boxes Culturelle Natural Health & Wellness: Probiotic Supplement, 60 ct $29.99 |
|
|
WELLNESS Street Sign health medical doctor nurse gift kid care healthy living $6.99 |
|
|
Nutrition, Health & Wellness $55.00 |
|
|
Guided Relaxation for Health & Wellness DVD $10.50 |
|
|
Guided Relaxation for Health & Wellness DVD $4.00 |
|
|
Food Portion Size Display Teaching Health & Wellness Faux Food Resources $9.99 |
|
|
Wellness Super5Mix Dog Food, Large Breed Adult Health Recipe 30-Pound Bag $73.10 |
|
|
Take Control of Your Health, Your Proven Guide to Peak Wellness and Ideal Weight $20.68 |
|
|
The Woman’s Book of Yoga and Health: A Lifelong Guide to Wellness by Linda Spar $6.90 |
|
|
Wellness Workbook: How to Achieve Enduring Health and Vitality by John W…. $34.95 |
