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Facebook Historical Stock Prices
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About
This dataset provides live and historical stock information for Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, Inc. The data was regularly updated and downloaded via the Yahoo! Finance API. It offers insights into the performance of one of the world's leading online social media and social networking services, founded in 2004. Facebook has grown significantly, reaching 2.8 billion monthly active users globally by 2020 and becoming the most downloaded mobile application of the 2010s. This dataset is invaluable for tracking the financial trajectory of a major technology company that has profoundly impacted global internet usage.
Columns
- Date: The specific trading date for the stock information.
- Open: The opening price of the stock on the given date.
- High: The highest price the stock reached during the trading day.
- Low: The lowest price the stock fell to during the trading day.
- Close: The closing price of the stock at the end of the trading day.
- Volume: The total number of shares traded on that particular day, indicating market activity.
- Dividends: Any dividends paid out to shareholders on the given date (all records show zero for this dataset).
- Stock Splits: Information regarding any stock splits that occurred on the given date (all records show zero for this dataset).
Distribution
The dataset is provided as a CSV data file, specifically
FB_stock_history.csv, with a size of approximately 221.72 kB. It contains 8 columns and consists of 2,359 individual records, providing daily stock data without any missing or mismatched entries for the primary financial metrics.Usage
This dataset is ideal for various applications, including:
- Financial analysis: Examining historical stock trends and forecasting future performance.
- Algorithmic trading development: Training and testing trading algorithms.
- Academic research: Studying market dynamics, company valuation, and the impact of social media companies on the stock market.
- Educational purposes: Learning about stock market data, data analysis, and time series forecasting.
- Data science projects: Exploring machine learning applications in finance, such as price prediction or volatility analysis.
Coverage
The dataset covers the period from 18th May 2012 to 1st October 2021. While Facebook itself has global internet usage and has been available to anyone over 13 since 2006, the stock data's coverage pertains specifically to the daily trading activity of Facebook, Inc. shares within this defined time frame.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
This dataset is suitable for:
- Financial analysts and investors: To conduct market research and inform investment decisions.
- Data scientists and machine learning engineers: For developing predictive models and analysing financial time series.
- Academics and students: As a practical resource for studies in finance, computer science, and economics.
- Researchers: Investigating the intersection of technology, social networks, and financial markets.
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- Facebook Historical Stock Prices
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Original Data Source: Facebook Historical Stock Prices
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