Following is my query: 1. Removing Inf from one column of dataframe. 2. out of 10 available dates, count how many times a security is present. (repeat for each security) 3. Out of dates, the security is present, I want to read latest status of market cap. 4. Change in market cap represent by 0/1 so even if market cap status changed once, take value 1. 5. create output file containing some already existed variables and newly created variables. following is sample data: Date AssetId Name Country Liquidity MCName 2006_12_31 322833 YPF 'D' Argentina 1 LC 2006_12_31 321948 TELECOM ARGN.'B' Argentina 1 LC 2006_12_31 320205 TELEFONICA DE ARGN.'B' Argentina 1 LC 2007_12_31 874140 YPF 'D' Argentina 1 LC 2006_12_31 281678 PETROBRAS ENGA.PPC.'B' Argentina 1 LC 2006_12_31 992260 PETROBRAS ENERGIA 'B' Argentina 1 LC 2007_12_31 320148 TELECOM ARGN.'B' Argentina 1 MC 2006_12_31 131879 BANCO MACRO 'B' Argentina 1 MC 2008_12_31 677693 YPF 'D' Argentina 1 MC 2006_12_31 149482 TSPA.GAS DEL SUR 'B' Argentina 1 MC 2008_12_31 696138 TELECOM ARGN.'B' Argentina 1 MC 2006_12_31 298819 GRUPO FINO.GALICIA 'B' Argentina 1 MC 2006_12_31 982990 BANCO GALICIA 'B' Argentina 0 SC 2006_12_31 322661 IRSA 'B' Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 992128 INDUPA 'B' Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 320053 BBVA BANCO FRANCES 'B' Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 992183 MOLINOS RIO PLATA 'B' Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 320096 MINETTI(J) 'B' Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 322656 PAMPA ENERGIA Argentina 0 SC 2006_12_31 982902 CRESUD 'B' Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 992156 LEDESMA 'B' Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 265532 TRANSENER 'B' Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 982616 ACINDAR 'B' DEAD - DELIST.29/01/09 Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 884387 ALTO PALERMO 'B' Argentina 0 SC 2006_12_31 134841 METROGAS 'B' Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 992126 IMPORT&EXPORT PATAG.'B' Argentina 0 SC 2006_12_31 677414 GAS NATURAL 'B' Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 151203 CAPEX 'A' Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 322652 BOLDT 'B' Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 255169 CAMUZZI GAS PAMPEANA 'B' Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 134627 ENDESA COSTANERA 'B' Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 134645 CENTRAL PUERTO 'B' Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 320158 CELULOSA 'B' Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 982620 ALPARGATAS Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 982904 RIGOLLEAU 'B' Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 689402 SAN LORENZO 'B' Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 982655 CARLOS CASADO 'B' Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 982933 FERRUM 'B' Argentina 0 SC 2006_12_31 286752 DISB.DE GAS CUYANA 'B' Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 151196 MIRGOR 'C' Argentina 1 SC 2006_12_31 50923T TSPA.DE GS.DEL NORTE 'C' Argentina 0 SC 2006_12_31 286047 GPO.CONCIO.DEL OESTE 'B' Argentina 0 SC 2006_12_31 322664 CARBOCLOR 'B' Argentina 1 SC
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