Template:Finance links/sandbox
- Business data for Finance links/sandbox:
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This template provides a list of useful links to several financial and industry tracking websites for companies, both public and private.
Usage
This template should be placed in the "External links" section, preferably after any official or specialist links.
- Blank syntax
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- Business data for :
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Sites included
Depending on availability of information, this template provides links to the following services:
- Google Finance
- Yahoo! Finance
- Bloomberg
- Reuters
- SEC filings at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Parameters
- name
- (optional, will take the page name) The name of the company as you would like it to appear in each link. This is usually the full, official name of the company, such as Starbucks Corporation or Apple Inc.
- Ticker symbol, followed by a colon and the exchange, e.g., SBUX:NASDAQ for Starbucks. Generates a Google Finance link.
- yahoo
- Ticker symbol, including the non-US exchange code if outside of the US. Generates a Yahoo! Finance link.
- bloomberg
- The Bloomberg symbol: a combination of the symbol, a colon, and a geographic code, e.g., SBUX:US for Starbucks.
- reuters
- The Reuters "RIC code", a combination of the symbol, a period, and a market code, e.g., SBUX.O for Starbucks (here "O" represents "over-the-counter," a legacy from when Nasdaq was an over-the-counter market before it was an exchange).
- in all the above cases, the symbol/code should be those of the company's home country.
- sec_cik
- The SEC CIK (Central Index Key) is an identifier assigned by the Securities and Exchange Commission for all companies that file reports with the SEC, including all companies traded publicly on US stock exchanges and many large private companies. To find the CIK for any filing company, search for the company name at https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/cik.htm. The CIK code is listed directly on the search results page, to the left of the company name. Any leading zeros may be removed from this number. For example, the search results for a query of "microsoft" returns two entries. The relevant entry is listed as "MICROSOFT CORP" and has a CIK of 789019 (with 4 leading zeros removed). The symbol will also work in this field.
Examples
U.S. Public company
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow:auto;">
- Business data for Starbucks Corporation:
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Appears as:
- Business data for Starbucks Corporation:
Non-U.S. Public company
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- Business data for Royal Bank of Canada:
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Appears as:
- Business data for Royal Bank of Canada:
Private company
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- Business data for Boston Consulting Group:
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Appears as:
- Business data for Boston Consulting Group:
See also
- {{Finance links historical}}, which supports only the
name=andsec_cik=parameters and should be used once companies are no longer publicly traded.