Why Doesn't Quicken Get Today's Closing Price For Some Stocks?

saberman

Quicken - Home, Business & Rental Property
Year: 2019
Version: R21.17
Build: 27.1.21.17

I've noticed that Quicken will not always get today's closing price for some stocks. For example, today Quicknen did not get the closing price for CSCO. The last day in the price history is 10/02/2019 not 10/03/2019. I tried reruning Update\Quotes but it still doesn't pull it down. All of the other stocks I track have today's closing price. What is special about CSCO?

BTW, the CSCO closing price is available on a number of web sites.

q_lurker

I just downloaded quotes and got a 10/03 price for CSCO ($47.06).

My observation is that to get a price updated via the Quicken servers requires:
1) The security to be checked for downloading quotes (Security List = Ctrl-Y)
AND
2) Either you a) hold shares in a Quicken account OR b) have the security checked to be in your Watch List (again, Ctrl-Y).

Prices might also update from your brokerage download and during the day, those prices may lag by a day.  That is, the brokerage may only provide 10/02 closing prices until sometime after the 10/03 closing has occurred.  The brokerage valuations may be as of the last close.  

q_lurker

"I checked in the security list and found it was not checked for downloading quotes. I thought that was automatic when you purchase a security."

It is automatic when you first purchase a security.  Or perhaps more accurately (I'm not sure) when you first add a security, the security gets tagged with Watch List and Download Quotes checked.  I usually remove the Watch List check after I have bought shares.  I don't like the Watch list that comprehensive or jumbled. 

When you sell all the shares, the price quits downloading unless as noted before the security remains on your watch list.  That applies even though the Download Quotes box remains checked. 

From time to time, I have gone through and 'cleaned up' the download quotes selections.  If you have undone the Download Quotes selection for a security you used to own (as I have done), the box does not get re-checked when you repurchase the security.    

saberman

If I right click CISCO SYS INC COM under stock and select Quicken.com the page that opens has today's closing price.

q_lurker

I just downloaded quotes and got a 10/03 price for CSCO ($47.06).

My observation is that to get a price updated via the Quicken servers requires:
1) The security to be checked for downloading quotes (Security List = Ctrl-Y)
AND
2) Either you a) hold shares in a Quicken account OR b) have the security checked to be in your Watch List (again, Ctrl-Y).

Prices might also update from your brokerage download and during the day, those prices may lag by a day.  That is, the brokerage may only provide 10/02 closing prices until sometime after the 10/03 closing has occurred.  The brokerage valuations may be as of the last close.  

saberman

I hold CSCO. The security price was updated for 10/2 just not 10/3.
Fidelity had the closing price a few minutes after the close. Quicken. com had the closing price. Quicken just didn't download it.
I just download quote for CSCO and it didn't provide the 10/3 closing price.

I checked in the security list and found it was not checked for downloading quotes. I thought that was automatic when you purchase a security.

q_lurker

"I checked in the security list and found it was not checked for downloading quotes. I thought that was automatic when you purchase a security."

It is automatic when you first purchase a security.  Or perhaps more accurately (I'm not sure) when you first add a security, the security gets tagged with Watch List and Download Quotes checked.  I usually remove the Watch List check after I have bought shares.  I don't like the Watch list that comprehensive or jumbled. 

When you sell all the shares, the price quits downloading unless as noted before the security remains on your watch list.  That applies even though the Download Quotes box remains checked. 

From time to time, I have gone through and 'cleaned up' the download quotes selections.  If you have undone the Download Quotes selection for a security you used to own (as I have done), the box does not get re-checked when you repurchase the security.    

saberman

I did own CSCO in the past and recently reestablish a position in it.