App::Chart::Latest -- latest price records
App::Chart::Latest->get ($symbol)Return a latest prices object for $symbol.
It contains the following fields
Basic information
symbol string
name string
currency
Latest bid/offer quote
quote_date ISO like 2008-08-20
quote_time string like '14:59:59'
bid best buyer's price
offer best seller's price
Latest trading day
last_date ISO like 2008-08-20
last_time string like '14:59:59'
open day's first trade price
high day's highest trade price
low day's lowest trade price
last last trade price
change difference 'last' from the previous day's close
volume day's volume, so far
Other information
halt 1 if trading halted
limit_up 1 if at its daily limit up move
limit_down 1 if at its daily limit down move
dividend ex-dividend amount, if ex today (ie. 'last_date')
note other free-form note
error message string
$latest->quote_adate()$latest->last_adate()Return the quote date or last trade date in the form of an "adate" number.
$latest->short_datetime()Return a string which is a short form of the date time in $latest. The quote date/time is used if present, or the last trade date/time if not.
$latest->formatted_volume()Return a string which is the $latest volume figure formatted and abbreviated. For example a value 150000 gives "150k".
