In 2024, ** percent of adults in the United States invested in the stock market. This figure has remained steady over the last few years, and is still below the levels before the Great Recession, when it peaked in 2007 at ** percent. What is the stock market? The stock market can be defined as a group of stock exchanges, where investors can buy shares in a publicly traded company. In more recent years, it is estimated an increasing number of Americans are using neobrokers, making stock trading more accessible to investors. Other investments A significant number of people think stocks and bonds are the safest investments, while others point to real estate, gold, bonds, or a savings account. Since witnessing the significant one-day losses in the stock market during the Financial Crisis, many investors were turning towards these alternatives in hopes for more stability, particularly for investments with longer maturities. This could explain the decrease in this statistic since 2007. Nevertheless, some speculators enjoy chasing the short-run fluctuations, and others see value in choosing particular stocks.

This table contains 14 series, with data starting from 1953 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Stock market statistics (14 items: Toronto Stock Exchange; value of shares traded; United States common stocks; Dow-Jones industrials; high; United States common stocks; Dow-Jones industrials; low; Toronto Stock Exchange; volume of shares traded ...).

In 2025, stock markets in the United States accounted for roughly ** percent of world stocks. The next largest country by stock market share was China, followed by the European Union as a whole. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the NASDAQ are the largest stock exchange operators worldwide. What is a stock exchange? The first modern publicly traded company was the Dutch East Industry Company, which sold shares to the general public to fund expeditions to Asia. Since then, groups of companies have formed exchanges in which brokers and dealers can come together and make transactions in one space. Stock market indices group companies trading on a given exchange, giving an idea of how they evolve in real time. Appeal of stock ownership Over half of adults in the United States are investing money in the stock market. Stocks are an attractive investment because the possible return is higher than offered by other financial instruments.

Dataset

This dataset was created by Janis

Contents

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Context

Stock market data can be interesting to analyze and as a further incentive, strong predictive models can have large financial payoff. The amount of financial data on the web is seemingly endless. A large and well structured dataset on a wide array of companies can be hard to come by. Here I provide a dataset with historical stock prices (last 5 years) for all companies currently found on the S&P 500 index.

The script I used to acquire all of these .csv files can be found in this GitHub repository In the future if you wish for a more up to date dataset, this can be used to acquire new versions of the .csv files.

Content

The data is presented in a couple of formats to suit different individual's needs or computational limitations. I have included files containing 5 years of stock data (in the all_stocks_5yr.csv and corresponding folder) and a smaller version of the dataset (all_stocks_1yr.csv) with only the past year's stock data for those wishing to use something more manageable in size.

The folder individual_stocks_5yr contains files of data for individual stocks, labelled by their stock ticker name. The all_stocks_5yr.csv and all_stocks_1yr.csv contain this same data, presented in merged .csv files. Depending on the intended use (graphing, modelling etc.) the user may prefer one of these given formats.

All the files have the following columns: Date - in format: yy-mm-dd Open - price of the stock at market open (this is NYSE data so all in USD) High - Highest price reached in the day Low Close - Lowest price reached in the day Volume - Number of shares traded Name - the stock's ticker name

Acknowledgements

I scraped this data from Google finance using the python library 'pandas_datareader'. Special thanks to Kaggle, Github and The Market.

Inspiration

This dataset lends itself to a some very interesting visualizations. One can look at simple things like how prices change over time, graph an compare multiple stocks at once, or generate and graph new metrics from the data provided. From these data informative stock stats such as volatility and moving averages can be easily calculated. The million dollar question is: can you develop a model that can beat the market and allow you to make statistically informed trades!

The value of the DJIA index amounted to ********* at the end of March 2025, up from ********* at the end of March 2020. Global panic about the coronavirus epidemic caused the drop in March 2020, which was the worst drop since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008. Dow Jones Industrial Average index – additional information The Dow Jones Industrial Average index is a price-weighted average of 30 of the largest American publicly traded companies on New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, and includes companies like Goldman Sachs, IBM and Walt Disney. This index is considered to be a barometer of the state of the American economy. DJIA index was created in 1986 by Charles Dow. Along with the NASDAQ 100 and S&P 500 indices, it is amongst the most well-known and used stock indexes in the world. The year that the 2018 financial crisis unfolded was one of the worst years of the Dow. It was also in 2008 that some of the largest ever recorded losses of the Dow Jones Index based on single-day points were registered. On September 29, 2008, for instance, the Dow had a loss of ****** points, one of the largest single-day losses of all times. The best years in the history of the index still are 1915, when the index value increased by ***** percent in one year, and 1933, year when the index registered a growth of ***** percent.

This table contains 25 series, with data for years 1956 - present (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Toronto Stock Exchange Statistics (25 items: Standard and Poor's/Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Index; high; Standard and Poor's/Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Index; close; Toronto Stock Exchange; oil and gas; closing quotations; Standard and Poor's/Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Index; low ...).

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) index dropped around ***** points in the four weeks from February 12 to March 11, 2020, but has since recovered and peaked at ********* points as of November 24, 2024. In February 2020 - just prior to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the DJIA index stood at a little over ****** points. U.S. markets suffer as virus spreads The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a turbulent period for stock markets – the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite also recorded dramatic drops. At the start of February, some analysts remained optimistic that the outbreak would ease. However, the increased spread of the virus started to hit investor confidence, prompting a record plunge in the stock markets. The Dow dropped by more than ***** points in the week from February 21 to February 28, which was a fall of **** percent – its worst percentage loss in a week since October 2008. Stock markets offer valuable economic insights The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a stock market index that monitors the share prices of the 30 largest companies in the United States. By studying the performance of the listed companies, analysts can gauge the strength of the domestic economy. If investors are confident in a company’s future, they will buy its stocks. The uncertainty of the coronavirus sparked fears of an economic crisis, and many traders decided that investment during the pandemic was too risky.

Graph and download economic data for Short Term Statistics: Stocks: Manufacturing: Inventories to Shipments: Total for Japan (STMNIS01JPQ661S) from Q1 1960 to Q3 2023 about inventory to shipment, shipments, stocks, inventories, Japan, and manufacturing.

Hong Kong Market Capitalization: Red Chip Stocks data was reported at 5,726,457.330 HKD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,898,947.360 HKD mn for 2016. Hong Kong Market Capitalization: Red Chip Stocks data is updated yearly, averaging 1,709,960.750 HKD mn from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2017, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,726,457.330 HKD mn in 2017 and a record low of 84,279.330 HKD mn in 1994. Hong Kong Market Capitalization: Red Chip Stocks data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong – Table HK.Z008: Main Board: Stock Statistics.

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the largest stock exchange in the world, with an equity market capitalization of almost ** trillion U.S. dollars as of June 2025. The following three exchanges were the NASDAQ, PINK Exchange, and the Frankfurt Exchange. What is a stock exchange? A stock exchange is a marketplace where stockbrokers, traders, buyers, and sellers can trade in equities products. The largest exchanges have thousands of listed companies. These companies sell shares of their business, giving the general public the opportunity to invest in them. The oldest stock exchange worldwide is the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, founded in the late sixteenth century. Other functions of a stock exchange Since these are publicly traded companies, every firm listed on a stock exchange has had an initial public offering (IPO). The largest IPOs can raise billions of dollars in equity for the firm involved. Related to stock exchanges are derivatives exchanges, where stock options, futures contracts, and other derivatives can be traded.

Graph and download economic data for Short Term Statistics: Stocks: Manufacturing: Inventories to Shipments: Total for United States (USASTMNIS01STM) from Jan 1960 to Oct 2023 about inventory to shipment, stocks, and manufacturing.

This table contains 10 series, with data for years 1946 - 2010 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2010-06-21. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Components (5 items: Total volume; Mining; Mining and oils; Industrials ...) Transactions (2 items: Shares traded; Value of shares traded ...).

Graph and download economic data for Short Term Statistics: Stocks: Manufacturing: Inventories to Shipments: Total for Japan (STMNIS01JPA661S) from 1998 to 2022 about inventory to shipment, shipments, stocks, inventories, Japan, and manufacturing.

The Base Stock market plays a crucial role in the global industrial landscape, serving as the essential foundation for formulating various lubricants, oils, and greases. Base stocks are derived from crude oil and are often refined to meet specific performance standards, acting as the primary medium for enhancing the

The stock market is a dynamic and vital component of the global economy, functioning as a platform where shares of publicly traded companies are bought and sold. This marketplace plays a crucial role for both companies and investors, enabling organizations to raise capital by issuing stocks, while providing investor

Market Capitalization: Warrants: Equity data was reported at 236.460 HKD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 847.550 HKD mn for 2016. Market Capitalization: Warrants: Equity data is updated yearly, averaging 2,183.180 HKD mn from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2017, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48,802.840 HKD mn in 1993 and a record low of 236.460 HKD mn in 2017. Market Capitalization: Warrants: Equity data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong – Table HK.Z008: Main Board: Stock Statistics.

This dataset shows the Capital Stock Statistics At Constant Price, 2000 - 2021. Footnote: For base year 2005, value for year 2012 are estimate and year 2013 are preliminary. For base year 2010, value for year 2016 are estimate and year 2017 are preliminary. For base year 2010, value for year 2020 are estimate and year 2021 are preliminary. Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia.