5 messages in com.googlegroups.google-finance-apisRe: Position Data
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BradyJul 7, 2008 4:30 pm 
Dion Loy (Google)Jul 8, 2008 12:23 pm 
BradyJul 8, 2008 12:33 pm 
Dion Loy (Google)Jul 8, 2008 2:04 pm 
BradyJul 8, 2008 2:58 pm 
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Subject:Re: Position DataActions...
From:Dion Loy (Google) (dloy@google.com)
Date:Jul 8, 2008 2:04:23 pm
List:com.googlegroups.google-finance-apis

Hm I'm unable to duplicate. Do you also have # of shares specified? (need both shares and date -- sorry, forgot to mention the # of shares initially).

On Jul 8, 12:33 pm, Brady <mema@gmail.com> wrote:

I had not specified any dates for the transactions (I created those at finance.google.com, not in my code) so I went back and added dates. Although prior to that, the relevant information was still being displayed in my portfolio at google.com (returns.. days gain.. etc).

After adding the dates I am still getting the same response "<gf:positionData gainPercentage='0.0' return1w='0.0' return1y='0.0' return3m='0.0' return3y='0.0' return4w='0.0' return5y='0.0' returnOverall='0.0' returnYTD='0.0' shares='396.0'/>". Request:http://finance.google.com/finance/feeds/(myemail)/portfolios/1/positions Do i need to modify the request in some way also?

On Jul 8, 2:24 pm, "Dion Loy (Google)" <dloy+gro@google.com> wrote:

The returns fields (and also cost basis, days gain, overall gain, etc..) are all available if your positions have a date associated with them. Can you double check your code to see if you specified the date of purchase / sale?  That way the returns can be calculated for you.

On Jul 7, 4:31 pm, Brady <mema@gmail.com> wrote:

I am experimenting with this API on my own portfolio to get familiar with it but I think I've run into a bug.  I have no trouble pulling my portfolio (only have 1).  I then use the positions feed included in that response to pull the respective positions.  However, for all the stocks returned, the returns attributes (return1w, return 1y, etc) are 0.0 and gain% is 0.0.  The only field not blank is the amount of shares.  Is this a bug or am i don't something wrong?

Also as a request:  Can you return the costBasis for individual stocks (this seems to be derived data, referencing previous posts about licensing)?  DaysGain and overallGain would be nice also but this might have 3rd party issues.

-- Brady