FundDate (Function)

The FundDate function returns the date of the specified fundamental data from some number of periods ago.

Syntax

FundDate(FundFieldName,PeriodsAgo,oErrorCode)

Returns (Integer)

The function returns the posting date (in Julian date format) of a specified fundamental data field from some number of periods ago based on a call to the reserved word GetFundPostDate. The oErrorCode output parameter returns a status code for the fundamental data request that should be checked after each use of FundDate to verify that the data was retrieved without error.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
FundFieldName	String	Specifies the short name of the fundamental data to read.
PeriodsAgo	Numeric	Sets the number of periods ago from which to read the fundamental data.
oErrorCode	Numeric	Outputs the status of the fundamental data request. If no error occurred a constant value of fdrOK is returned, otherwise a specific error code is set. See reserved word GetLastFundDataError for a list of error codes.

Remarks

Fundamental data names are listed in tables under the following categories:

Snapshot, Balance Sheet Assets & Liabilities, Cash Flow, Income, Shareholder Equity

All units, except share values, are converted to Millions for all periods. Percentages are returned as whole values (i.e. a value of 26.5 represents 26.5% and not 2650.00%)

Typically, PeriodsAgo refers to a number of calendar quarters ago, since most companies report fundamental information (such as revenues and earnings) on a quarterly basis.

You can also access fundamental data from other data streams using by adding an alias after the function, such as 'of Data2'.

See About Fundamental Data in TradeStation for more information about using the fundamental data as part of your fundamental analysis.

See Multiple Output Function for more information on using output parameters to return values.

Example

Assigns Value1 the date value of fundamental data "DATEMRAP" (Financial Statement Date (FY)) from one period ago. The status of the request is returned using the output parameter RetError.

vars: RetError(-1);