Finding stock with maximum price
Another useful list method is .index(), which returns the index of the element specified. For example, to get the index of 2 in x, you would use:
x = [1, 2, 3, 4]
x.index(2)
1
You can then use this result to subset another list, as you will do in this exercise.
The lists prices and names are available in your workspace.
This exercise is part of the course
Introduction to Python for Finance
Exercise instructions
- Identify the index of
max_pricein the listprices. - Use this index on the
nameslist to identify the company with maximum stock price.
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
# Do not modify this
max_price = max(prices)
# Identify index of max price
max_index = prices.____(____)
# Identify the name of the company with max price
max_stock_name = names[____]
# Fill in the blanks
print('The largest stock price is associated with ' + max_stock_name + ' and is $' + str(max_price) + '.')