NasdaqQuery
This gem initially includes just one feature: to look up a company's dividend history. This is useful for calculating a company's beta, which can be computed by a regression that includes, among other factors, a stock's cum-dividend earnings over time.
Installation
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'nasdaq_query'
And then execute:
$ bundle
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install nasdaq_query
Usage
Here's how you'd look up Apple's dividend history:
require 'nasdaq_query'
entries = NasdaqQuery::DividendHistory.for_symbol("aapl")
entries.length # => 32
entries.first # => {:ex_eff_date=>#<Date: 2013-02-07 ((2456331j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>,
# :type=>"Cash",
# :cash_amt=>2.65,
# :declaration_date=>#<Date: 2013-01-23 ((2456316j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>,
# :record_date=>#<Date: 2013-02-11 ((2456335j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>,
# :payment_date=>#<Date: 2013-02-14 ((2456338j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>}
Contributing
- Fork it
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b my-new-feature
) - Commit your changes (
git commit -am 'Add some feature'
) - Push to the branch (
git push origin my-new-feature
) - Create new Pull Request