The rates of return have been calculated with adjustments for Ex-Cash Dividend and
Ex-Right. Chapter 2 presents the formulas for the calculations.
Data updated monthly (at the time when Over-the-Counter Securities Exchange provides us with
Ex-Cash Dividend and Ex-Right statistics).
Each individual stock has 5 rates of return: daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly,
and annual. The retrieval codes are composed as:
This databank consists of daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual rates of
return for each individual stock listed on Over-the-Counter Securities Exchange. Historical
data can be traced back to 1996.1.1
Brief Description of the Over-the-Counter Stocks' Rates of Return Statistical Databank
1.2 Composition of Retrieval Codes
OTC is the standard beginning letter for all series (standing for Over-The-Counter). The company code no. is a 4-digit number specified by the Over-the-Counter Securities Exchange and used in actual trading to represent the company. The 5 modifiers are: DRR, WRR, MRR, QRR, ARR (with the first letter indicating the frequency).
For example, 4201 is the company code no. for "Shin Tai Industry Co., Ltd.", then the retrieval codes of the 5 series for "Shin Tai Industry Co., Ltd." are:
OTC4201@DRR | -- daily rate of return
| OTC4201@WRR | -- weekly rate of return
| | OTC4201@MRR | -- monthly rate of return
| | OTC4201@QRR | -- quarterly rate of return
| | OTC4201@ARR | -- annual rate of return
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Likewise, you can construct retrieval codes for other companies as soon as you know the company code no. In Chapter 3, we will have a complete list of all company code no.