fetch (Datafeed Toolbox)

Request data from Hyperfeed

Syntax

data = fetch(Connect, 'Security')
data = fetch(Connect, 'Security', 'Fields')
data = fetch(Connect, 'Security', 'Date') 
data = fetch(Connect, 'Security', 'Fields', 'Date') 
data = fetch(Connect, 'Security', 'FromDate', 'ToDate') 
data = fetch(Connect, 'Security', 'Fields', 'FromDate', 'ToDate')

data = fetch(Connect, 'Security', 'FromDate', 'ToDate', 'Period')

Arguments

Connect
Hyperfeed connection object created with the hyperfeed command.

Security
A MATLAB string or cell array of strings containing the names of a securities in a format recognizable by the Hyperfeed server.

Fields
A MATLAB string or cell array of strings indicating the data fields for which data is to be retrieved. Some possible values are:
Symbol
Last
Date
Time
Change
Open
High
Low
Volume

Date
Date string or serial date number indicating date for the requested data. If today's date is entered, yesterday's data is returned.

FromDate
Beginning date for historical data.

ToDate
End date for historical data.

Period
Period within date range. Period values are:
d (daily)
w (weekly)m (monthly)v (dividends)

`Connect`	Hyperfeed connection object created with the `hyperfeed` command.
`Security`	A MATLAB string or cell array of strings containing the names of a securities in a format recognizable by the Hyperfeed server.
`Fields`	A MATLAB string or cell array of strings indicating the data fields for which data is to be retrieved. Some possible values are: `Symbol` `Last` `Date` `Time` `Change` `Open` `High` `Low` `Volume`
`Date`	Date string or serial date number indicating date for the requested data. If today's date is entered, yesterday's data is returned.
`FromDate`	Beginning date for historical data.
`ToDate`	End date for historical data.
`Period`	Period within date range. `Period` values are: `d` (daily) `w` (weekly)`m` (monthly)`v` (dividends)

Description

data = fetch(Connect, 'Security') returns data for all fields from Hyperfeed's web site for the indicated securities.

data = fetch(Connect, 'Security', 'Fields') returns data for the specified fields.

data = fetch(Connect, 'Security', 'Date') returns all security data for the requested date.

data = fetch(Connect, 'Security', 'Fields', 'Date') returns security data for the specified fields on the requested date.

data = fetch(Connect, 'Security', 'FromDate', 'ToDate') returns security data for the date range FromDate to ToDate.

data = fetch(Connect, 'Security', 'Fields', 'FromDate', 'ToDate') returns security data for the specified fields for the date range FromDate to ToDate.

data = fetch(Connect, 'Security', 'FromDate', 'ToDate', 'Period') returns security data for the date range FromDate to ToDate with the indicated period.

Examples

Obtain the closing price for Coca Cola on April 6, 2000.

c = hyperfeed('History');

ClosePrice = fetch(c,'ko','Close','Apr 6 00')

ClosePrice =

     730582.00         45.75

See Also

close, get, hyperfeed, isconnection (Hyperfeed functions)

close get