Finding Asian Stock Tickers and Assessing AlphaVantage Data
Summary
The document discusses retrieving daily equity data for Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Shenzhen listings through AlphaVantage. Its examples show exchange-specific ticker suffixes and illustrate why a symbol format that works for one market may fail for another. One answer recommends using the provider’s symbol search function when the correct listing ticker is uncertain, including cases where a company trades on multiple exchanges.
A separate response reports poor international data quality in tests conducted in early 2020, especially for mid- and small-cap stocks, while suggesting coverage of the largest companies may be adequate for some uses. That assessment is anecdotal and historical; the document does not establish current coverage, accuracy, licensing terms, or whether the data source has changed. Researchers should verify symbols and compare sample records against a trusted source before using the feed in analysis or trading.
Key ideas
- International listings require exchange-specific ticker formats.
- A provider’s symbol search can help identify the correct ticker when a company trades on multiple exchanges.
- The examples cover Japanese, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Shenzhen equities.
- The reported concern about international data quality is based on an individual’s historical observations and may not reflect current service quality.
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# Using AlphaVantage For Japan/Shanghai/Hong Kong/Shenzhen stock exchange data? # Using AlphaVantage For Japan/Shanghai/Hong Kong/Shenzhen stock exchange data? Can I use AlphaVantage to pull data from Asian stock markets? I've been able to do it for others such as the London stock exchange, India stock exchange, Australian stock exchange etc. but haven't got it working for Japan/Shanghai/Hong Kong/Shenzhen stock exchanges. Do they have data for these? And if so, what are the stock exchange codes to feed into the URL? I've tried for example the following (for the Tokyo stock exchange, looking up symbol 4446): https://www.alphavantage.co/query?function=TIME_SERIES_DAILY&symbol=TYO.4446&apikey=myapikey ## Answer by amdopt (score 6, accepted) https://quant.stackexchange.com/a/46216 All of the examples just got tested. They all work for me with my API key. Just swap in your API key below, and you should be all set. For Tokyo: Sony: https://www.alphavantage.co/query?function=TIME_SERIES_DAILY&symbol=6758.T&apikey=your_api_key Hitachi: https://www.alphavantage.co/query?function=TIME_SERIES_DAILY&symbol=6501.T&apikey=your_api_key For Hong Kong: Tsingtao Brewery: https://www.alphavantage.co/query?function=TIME_SERIES_DAILY&symbol=0168.HK&apikey=your_api_key For Shanghai: Agricultural Bank of China: https://www.alphavantage.co/query?function=TIME_SERIES_DAILY&symbol=601288.SS&apikey=your_api_key For Shenzhen: Huawen Media Group: https://www.alphavantage.co/query?function=TIME_SERIES_DAILY&symbol=000793.SZ&apikey=your_api_key ## Answer by Flux (score 2) https://quant.stackexchange.com/a/49587 The problem: you do not know the correct ticker for stocks listed on multiple exchanges. The solution: Use the search endpoint to find the ticker. Let's say we want to find the correct ticker for Tsingtao Brewery listed in Hong Kong and Shanghai: - From the results, we see that the correct ticker is `0168.HKG` for Hong Kong, and `600600.SHH` for Shanghai. ## Answer by fengster (score 2) https://quant.stackexchange.com/a/61446 I tried with AlphaVantage in early 2020 for international stock data. The quality is poor vs the US data. (ok, if you are just trading the biggest 20 stocks in the market, it is probably fine. But if you want to go mid to small cap....). In fact, the errors that I have spotted are exactly the same as the errors pulled from yahoo finance. They might have or have not changed their data source since. But if not, I suspect they just get the (international stocks) data from yahoo. So if you are paying them, might as well get it for free from yahoo.
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