get_prices_from_yahoo: Get prices for a given ticker from the Yahoo Finance API

In lorenzbr/PortfolioTracker: Track the Performance of Your Investment Portfolio

Get prices for a given ticker from the Yahoo Finance API

Description

Get prices for a given ticker from the Yahoo Finance API. Wrapper around get_ticker_prices with further arguments. E.g., select the stock exchange.

Usage

get_prices_from_yahoo(ticker, from, to, preferred_exchange = "Xetra",
                             stock_exchanges = c(".DE", ".F", ".SG", ".MU", ".DU"),
                             method = "simple", user_specific_exchange = TRUE)

Arguments

ticker	A single character string. Ticker symbol.
from	A single character string. Start date.
to	A single character string. End date.
preferred_exchange	A single character string. Stock exchange (default is Xetra)
stock_exchanges	A vector of single character strings. Possible stock exchanges to get prices from.
method	A single character string (default: simple). The method how to get prices from Yahoo. Use the R package quantmod or a simple and fast solution.
user_specific_exchange	Logical indicating whether prices are taken from exchange that is preferred by the user (i.e., stored in the user's profile). Default is TRUE.

Value

A data frame containing dates, prices (open, high, low, close, adjusted) and volume.

lorenzbr/PortfolioTracker documentation built on Feb. 11, 2023, 8:27 a.m.