Online Stock Market Analysis

(of the S&P 500 Index)

User Manual

OSMA Update Applet

Parts

Figure 1: Parts

Update Tab	Click to view the update panel. Daily updates to the OSMA database stock market day closing prices are can be done from here.
History Tab	Click to view the history panel. Contents of the OSMA database closing prices can be reviewed here.
Error Tab	Click to view details about any update errors.
Calendar Tab	Click to view calendar panel. An annual calendar can be displayed from here. Note: May require enabling Pop Ups on the web browser.
Date Field	Enter stock market day to update. Format must be DD-MM-YYYY. If day entered is a weekend, Date Field automatically rolls back to the Friday before that weekend.
Update Button	Press to update the OSMA database stock market closing prices for the day entered in Date Field.
Populate Button	Press to populate the OSMA database stock market closing prices starting with the day entered in Date Field and continuing backward until the date reaches 2004.
Cancel Button	Press to cancel an update or populate operation.
Print Button	Press to print the results of an operation to the printer on the computer from which the OSMA Update Applet is being viewed.
Update Table	Displays results of an update operation.
Progress Bar	Displays progress of an active update operation.
Time Combo Box	Select time frame for reviewing recent updates. Choices are the most recent day, week, month, quarter, year, or all updates in the database.
Go Button	Press to review recent updates for the time frame selected in the Time Combo Box.
History Table	Displays market day and number of stocks updated on that day for the time frame selected in the Time Combo Box. Click on a row to display stocks and closing prices in the Closing Price Table for that market day.
Closing Price Table	Displays stock symbols and their closing prices for the selected market day in the History Table.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite 1

This program requires a Java enabled web browser using a high speed Internet connection. Supported web browsers include Firefox 2.0, Internet Explorer 6, and Safari. Other browsers may work as well. The web browser may need to allow Pop Ups for full functionality.

Prerequisite 2

Java Runtime Edition Version 5.0 must be installed on the computer and enabled in the web browser. To test if the web browser is Java ready, please go to the Java download page: http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp and click “Verify”.

Prerequisite 3 The first time the program is used, it will display a certificate of trust. Click “Trust” (or “Run”) in order to use the program.

Instructions

Step 1 Click on Update Tab to view update panel. The day shown in the Date Field is yesterday or, if yesterday falls on the weekend, the first Friday before yesterday. If desired, enter a different day in the Date Field in the format: DD-MMM-YYYY.

Step 1 continued If the wrong format is entered in the Date Field, a reminder message will be displayed showing the correct format: DD-MMM-YYYY.

Step 2 Press the Update Button to update one day. Press the Populate Button to continue updating backward until 2004.

Step 3 The Update Table will display the stocks, closing prices and either a check mark or “Error” depending on whether the stock is updated successfully. The Progress Bar will display the percent of completion of one update. Press the Cancel Button to cancel an update or populate operation.

Step 4 Click on the Error Tab to review any error messages of an update or populate operation. If nothing is displayed, then there were no errors.

Step 5 Click on the History Tab. Select a time range in the Time Combo Box to review recent updates within that time frame.

Step 6 Press the Go Button. Stock market days and corresponding number of stocks updated will be displayed in the History Table.

Step 7 Click on a row in the History Table to display stocks and closing prices for that day in the Closing Price Table. The same can be done using keyboard input from the computer.

Step 8 Click on the Calendar Tab to view a calendar. Select the desired year or type a different year in the combo box. Then press “Go”.

Step 9 A calendar for the selected year will be opened in a new web browser window. *Note: The web browser preferences may need to be set to allow Pop Ups.