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You can pull historical closing prices into Excel for specific tickers and dates using either free methods like Power Query with Yahoo Finance or through IBKR's TWS API, though the latter requires more technical setup. Given your preference to avoid Microsoft 365's Stocks feature and manual data entry, I'll focus on the most practical solutions.
# Free Option: Power Query with Yahoo Finance
This is the easiest and free method, requiring no Microsoft 365 subscription for the Stocks feature:
* Ensure you have Excel 2016 or later, where Power Query is built-in.
* Go to Yahoo Finance, find the historical data page for your stock (e.g., [Apple](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/AAPL/history?p=AAPL)), and copy the URL.
* In Excel, go to the **Data** tab, select **Get Data > From Web**, and paste the URL.
* Filter the data to show only the "Close" column and your desired date range, then load it into Excel as a table.
* You can refresh the data anytime, making it automated and time-efficient compared to manual pasting.
This method is reliable and works well for your needs, especially since you're already familiar with Yahoo Finance.
# IBKR Option: TWS API with Excel
If you prefer using IBKR, you can access historical data through their TWS API using DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) in Excel:
* Download and install the TWS API from IBKR's website.
* Configure TWS to allow API access, then use a DDE formula in Excel to request data, such as:textCollapseUnwrapCopy`=Ssample123|hist!'id4?req?AAPL_STK_SMART_USD_~/20250608singleSpace23singleColon59singleColon59_1singleSpaceD_9_MIDPOINT_1_1`
* This requires adding VBA code to display the data, which might be complex if you're not comfortable with programming.
This option gives you direct access to IBKR's data but involves more setup and technical knowledge.

You can pull historical closing prices into Excel for specific tickers and dates using either free methods like Power Query with Yahoo Finance or through IBKR's TWS API, though the latter requires more technical setup. Given your preference to avoid Microsoft 365's Stocks feature and manual data entry, I'll focus on the most practical solutions.
# Free Option: Power Query with Yahoo Finance
This is the easiest and free method, requiring no Microsoft 365 subscription for the Stocks feature:
* Ensure you have Excel 2016 or later, where Power Query is built-in.
* Go to Yahoo Finance, find the historical data page for your stock (e.g., [Apple](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/AAPL/history?p=AAPL)), and copy the URL.
* In Excel, go to the **Data** tab, select **Get Data > From Web**, and paste the URL.
* Filter the data to show only the "Close" column and your desired date range, then load it into Excel as a table.
* You can refresh the data anytime, making it automated and time-efficient compared to manual pasting.
This method is reliable and works well for your needs, especially since you're already familiar with Yahoo Finance.
# IBKR Option: TWS API with Excel
If you prefer using IBKR, you can access historical data through their TWS API using DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) in Excel:
* Download and install the TWS API from IBKR's website.
* Configure TWS to allow API access, then use a DDE formula in Excel to request data, such as:textCollapseUnwrapCopy`=Ssample123|hist!'id4?req?AAPL_STK_SMART_USD_~/20250608singleSpace23singleColon59singleColon59_1singleSpaceD_9_MIDPOINT_1_1`
* This requires adding VBA code to display the data, which might be complex if you're not comfortable with programming.
This option gives you direct access to IBKR's data but involves more setup and technical knowledge.