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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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Tagged: business blogs, financial content, stock information, stock quotes
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Comments

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

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

Posted by: Nate at January 19, 2007 4:15 PM

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???

Posted by: Darren at July 11, 2008 2:22 AM

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

Posted by: Jared at September 15, 2008 1:17 PM

Thanks for the easy, helpful info! Love it!

Posted by: rebecca at September 24, 2008 10:06 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?

Posted by: Steve at September 29, 2008 11:29 PM

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

Posted by: Marc at February 24, 2009 1:07 PM

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

Posted by: paul at September 28, 2009 3:14 AM

I have something to say, now that you mention it, but ...

I do have a lot to say, and questions of my own for that matter, but first I'd like to say thank you for all your efforts on this Web site by buying you a cup of coffee!

I do have a comment, now that you mention it!