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       WinCAPM for Windows

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 CSV datafile technical information
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The CSV file that WinCAPM uses as
its main information source contains
date and price information for a
number of stocks and one market
index, according to the following
distribution:


* First column: the date
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The first column of the file will
show the date in the internal format
used by most spreadsheets. It should
be an integer number representing
how many days have passed since
Jan 1, 1900. Label this column "Date"
in the first row.

If you export an XLS file to CSV
format, dates will be automatically
converted.


* Second column: the market index
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CAPM model requires a market index
in order to compute Betas. Put a
composite index, like the S&P 500,
in the second column of the CSV
file. Label this column with one
word (no spaces) in the first row.


* Rest of columns: the stocks
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Include the prices of the stocks you
want to analyze or include in your
portfolio from column 3 to the right.
The names of the stocks (in the first
row) should not contain spaces (use
undersores "_" instead).


NOTE: Do not leave any row or column
empty inside the data range.


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