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| Basics | 1 | This page provides an overview of the basics of the OpenBB add-in for Microsoft Excel. It covers the basic usage of the add-in and the available functions. |
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To access the following features you need to sign-in first with your OpenBB Pro account.
The add-in provides 3 types of custom functions all starting with OBB..
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Last value: returns the last value of a given symbol/field combination
OBB.LAST
Examples:
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Getting the last price of a stock:
=OBB.LAST("AAPL";"CLOSE_PRICE") -
Getting the industry group of a stock:
=OBB.LAST("AAPL";"INDUSTRY_GROUP")
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Historical data: returns the historical values of a given symbol/field combination
OBB.HIST
Examples:
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Getting the historical EBITDA:
=OBB.HIST("AAPL";"EBITDA") -
Getting the historical Return on Equity (ROE) for a given period:
=OBB.HIST("AAPL";"ROE";"2020-01-01";"2020-12-31")
:::tip Dates can be specified in text format (YYYY-MM-DD) or as Excel dates from a cell or
DATE(YYYY;MM;DD). ::: -
Library: direct access to the OpenBB library
OBB.[MENU].[SUB_MENU].[COMMAND]
Examples:
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Getting balance sheet data for a stock:
=OBB.EQUITY.FUNDAMENTAL.BALANCE("AAPL") -
Getting the latest news for a stock:
=OBB.NEWS.COMPANY("AAPL") -
Getting the earnings calendar:
=OBB.EQUITY.CALENDAR.IPO(;;"2023-11-20")
:::tip If you want to skip a parameter just use semi-colon (or comma depending on your number separator) without any value. In example iii. we are skip the first parameter (provider) and the second parameter (symbol). :::