1Finance::Quote::FinanceUCsaenradCao(n3t)ributed Perl DocFuimneanntcaet:i:oQnuote::FinanceCanada(3)
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6 Finance::Quote::FinanceCanada - Obtain stock and mutual fund prices
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10 use Finance::Quote;
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12 $q = Finance::Quote->new;
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14 # Can failover to other methods
15 %quotes = $q->fetch("canada", "stock_fund-code");
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18 %quotes = $q->fetch("financecanada", "stock_fund-code");
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21 This module obtains information about Canadian Stock and Mutual Funds
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27 Canadian stocks/mutual funds do not have a unique symbol identifier.
28 This module uses the symbols as used on finance.canada.com. The
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30 finance.canada.com, search for your particular stock or mutual fund,
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35 Information available from financecanada may include the following
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38 method source name symbol currency date nav last price
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41 Finance Canada.com website - http://finance.canada.com/
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47perl v5.12.2 2011-01-12 Finance::Quote::FinanceCanada(3)