Historical stock symbol lists?

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Historical stock symbol lists?

DartMonkey · 2013-07-15T16:30:45-04:00

Anyone know where I can obtain historical stock symbol lists, e.g. a list of stocks that were trading on the NASDAQ on Jan 1 2010, Jan 1 2011, etc.? Current lists are easy to obtain, but I'm trying to prevent survivorship bias in my trading systems. thanks! Edit: I found this website premiumdata.net that offers "Delisted US Data History back to 1985" for a one-time fee of $232. Since there doesn't seem to be a free source I may have to go this route. It's a shame basic data like this aren't publicly available. Anyone know of a free alternative?

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DartMonkey Chicago, IL Elite Member Experience: Beginner Platform: NinjaTrader, Tradestation Trading: Stocks Posts: 1 since May 2012 Thanks Given: 0 Thanks Received: 0	Anyone know where I can obtain historical stock symbol lists, e.g. a list of stocks that were trading on the NASDAQ on Jan 1 2010, Jan 1 2011, etc.? Current lists are easy to obtain, but I'm trying to prevent survivorship bias in my trading systems. thanks! Edit: I found this website premiumdata.net that offers "Delisted US Data History back to 1985" for a one-time fee of $232. Since there doesn't seem to be a free source I may have to go this route. It's a shame basic data like this aren't publicly available. Anyone know of a free alternative?