Answers

The library has several resources such as the Wall Street Journal, Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage (Capital IQ), and Factiva for locating historic stock prices. The following instructions are for Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage (Capital IQ):

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage (Capital IQ) provides access to daily stock prices spanning from the early 1900s to the latest trading day.

To access S&P NetAdvantage, start at the library’s homepage (https://library.utdallas.edu/) and then:

• Click the Databases tab, then click on the letter "S":
  
  
  Direct link: https://libguides.utdallas.edu/az/databases?a=s
   
• Select Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage from the "S" list (direct link: https://libproxy.utdallas.edu/login?url=http://na.capitaliq.com/ip/UNITEXDAL).
   
• In NetAdvantage use the search box to search for a company by name or ticker symbol:
   
• In the lower right screen find the Quick Chart:
  
  
   
• Use the dropdown menu underneath the Quick Chart to select the stock type or  trading platform or leave it on the default setting.
• Click on Quick Chart to get additional options:
  
   
• In the Quick Chart box, users may select from a Time Frame along the top: 1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y Max;
  or they may click the “Open in Chart Builder” link to input a specific date range:
  
  
   
• Use the Open in Chart Builder tool to download any data generated, create charts comparing multiple companies, and to examine stock prices over a specific date range:
  
  
   

• Click MAX to see all the years available for the corporation’s specific date range:
  
  

See also the How do I search for historic stock prices? (Wall Street Journal) FAQ.

See also the How do I search for historic stock prices? (Factiva) FAQ.

For additional help, see the Industry & Business Research guide.