How do I add stock quotes to my Web page?

I would like to add the days current stock on my web page. I read your answer to someones questions about adding the current weather, I would like to do the same but with stocks.

Dave's Answer:

There are a bunch of ways you can do this, including writing some software to scrape specific stock data off a site like Yahoo Finance, but there are better solutions out there, including one from Financial Content.com, a company that actually grew out of one of my own startups.

Their solution isn't very flexible, but if all you seek is the ability to specify a few ticket symbols and have a nice set of financial data on your page, then their Market Snapshot for Business Blogs and Websites could be the perfect match.

First, you specify the ticket symbols you seek:

then you grab their JavaScript code. For example, here's what I get when I use their default set of four tech stocks:

The result:

Nice, simple, attractive and professional.

Hope that helps you get running with your own financial content on your site!

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Categorized: HTML, JavaScript and Web Site Programming (Article 6699, Written by Dave Taylor)
Tagged: business blogs, financial content, stock information, stock quotes
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Reader Comments To Date: 16

Nate said, on January 19, 2007 4:15 PM:

Yahoo recently added the ability to put quotes and charts on your website:

http://finance.yahoo.com/badges/

Darren said, on July 11, 2008 2:22 AM:

This is perfect what I need dave the only problem is that I need information from the London Stock exchange not the NASDAQ!

Any ideas on how i can change the code???

Jared said, on September 15, 2008 1:17 PM:

I'm having the same problem. I need the data from the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture exchange!

rebecca said, on September 24, 2008 10:06 PM:

Thanks for the easy, helpful info! Love it!

Steve said, on September 29, 2008 11:29 PM:

Does yahoo mind if people take info off their website and repost it on their own? Where does financialcontent.com get their info? Do they take it from yahoo?

Marc said, on February 24, 2009 1:07 PM:

Doesn't work anymore...
This was neat and simple to use but Financialcontent changed their stuff or Breibart's account as terminated

paul said, on September 28, 2009 3:14 AM:

please i need the codes for the NIGERIAN stock exchange. how can i add codes for THE NIGERIA STOCK EXCHAGE on my website.

Gabriel said, on March 23, 2010 4:22 PM:

Well, I need this for the Lima Stock Exchange. I think we are looking for the same thing. Please, I one of us found the question tell the others. I'll do. Thanks.

PATRICIA GREGER said, on September 30, 2011 9:02 AM:

I RECENTLY BOUGHT SOME STOCK AND WISH TO ADD IT TO MY PORTFOLIO. CAN'T FIND A WAY TO ADD IT.

Dave Taylor said, on October 1, 2011 12:39 AM:

Patricia, do you mean adding it to your AOL portfolio? And are you running AOL for Windows or for Mac?

Azurwebdev said, on January 28, 2012 5:08 PM:

Hello,

to insert finance Javasript quotes into html, you can check into the webmaster section of Forexpros. You just have to copy/past the code, and their finance charts are of high quality. I used them for my website.

innam said, on May 3, 2012 7:35 PM:

very nice article to read here. keep it up man :)

hiren said, on June 13, 2012 11:12 PM:

code is not working.. will you explain this in details? I want to implement live stock market data on my php website.

Arthur said, on June 21, 2012 4:06 PM:

FinancialContent has a couple of free widgets.
http://www.financialcontent.com/support/articles/adding_stock_quotes_to_website.php
and
http://www.financialcontent.com/web2008/publisher_free_widgets.php

Sruti Arora said, on April 4, 2013 9:34 PM:

i am also interested to implement on my website www.smilegroup.in i am looking for stock quotation of Indian stock exchange like NSE, BSE like this.

pls any one reply how to add widgets on my website.

John Bersell said, on April 8, 2013 12:24 PM:

I just want to add F to my MSN Homepage. How do I do that?

I do have a lot to say, and questions of my own for that matter, but first I'd like to say thank you, Dave, for all your helpful information by buying you a cup of coffee!

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