NAME

    Finance::Quote - Get stock and mutual fund quotes from various exchanges


DESCRIPTION

    This module gets stock quotes from various internet sources, including
    Yahoo! Finance, Fidelity Investments, and the Australian Stock Exchange.
    There are two methods of using this module -- a functional interface
    that is depreciated, and an object-orientated method that provides
    greater flexibility and stability.


INSTALLATION

    To install this module, run the following commands:

        perl Makefile.PL
        make
        make test
        make install

    For more detailed instructions, please see the INSTALL file.


SUPPORT AND DOCUMENTATION

    After installing, you can find documentation for this module with the
    perldoc command.

        perldoc Finance::Quote

    You can also look for information at:

        RT, CPAN's request tracker
            http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Finance-Quote

        AnnoCPAN, Annotated CPAN documentation
            http://annocpan.org/dist/Finance-Quote

        CPAN Ratings
            http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/Finance-Quote

        Search CPAN
            http://search.cpan.org/dist/Finance-Quote

        The Finance::Quote home page
            http://finance-quote.sourceforge.net/

        The Finance::YahooQuote home page
            http://www.padz.net/~djpadz/YahooQuote/

        The GnuCash home page
            http://www.gnucash.org/


COPYRIGHT & LICENSE
     Copyright 1998, Dj Padzensky
     Copyright 1998, 1999 Linas Vepstas
     Copyright 2000, Yannick LE NY (update for Yahoo Europe and YahooQuote)
     Copyright 2000-2001, Paul Fenwick (updates for ASX, maintainence and release)
     Copyright 2000-2001, Brent Neal (update for TIAA-CREF)
     Copyright 2000 Volker Stuerzl (DWS and VWD support)
     Copyright 2000 Keith Refson (Trustnet support)
     Copyright 2001 Rob Sessink (AEX support)
     Copyright 2001 Leigh Wedding (ASX updates)
     Copyright 2001 Tobias Vancura (Fool support)
     Copyright 2001 James Treacy (TD Waterhouse support)

    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
    under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
    Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
    option) any later version.

    Currency information fetched through this module is bound by Yahoo!'s
    terms and conditons.

    Other copyrights and conditions may apply to data fetched through this
    module. Please refer to the sub-modules for further information.
