Query: finance::quote::financecanada
OS: debian
Section: 3pm
Format: Original Unix Latex Style Formatted with HTML and a Horizontal Scroll Bar
Finance::Quote::FinanceCanada(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation Finance::Quote::FinanceCanada(3pm)NAMEFinance::Quote::FinanceCanada - Obtain stock and mutual fund prices from finance.canada.comSYNOPSISuse Finance::Quote; $q = Finance::Quote->new; # Can failover to other methods %quotes = $q->fetch("canada", "stock_fund-code"); # Use this module only %quotes = $q->fetch("financecanada", "stock_fund-code");DESCRIPTIONThis module obtains information about Canadian Stock and Mutual Funds from finanace.canada.com. The information source "canada" can be used if the information source is unimportant, or "financecanada" to specifically use finance.canada.com. STOCK_FUND-CODE Canadian stocks/mutual funds do not have a unique symbol identifier. This module uses the symbols as used on finance.canada.com. The simplest way to fetch the ID for a particular stock/fund is to go to finance.canada.com, search for your particular stock or mutual fund, and note the symbol ID. This is helpfully provided by the site in their returned HTML quote.LABELS RETURNEDInformation available from financecanada may include the following labels: method source name symbol currency date nav last priceSEE ALSOFinance Canada.com website - http://finance.canada.com/ Finance::Quote perl v5.14.2 2012-05-06 Finance::Quote::FinanceCanada(3pm)