moneynet

Create Money.Net connection

Description

The moneynet function creates a moneynet object. The moneynet object represents a Money.Net connection.

After you create a moneynet object, you can use the object functions to retrieve current, intraday, historical, real-time, and news data. You retrieve data based on your credentials, which consist of a user name and password. For credentials, contact Money.Net.

Creation

Syntax

c = moneynet(username,password)

c = moneynet(username,password,portnumber)

Description

c = moneynet(username,password) creates a Money.Net connection, sets the Username property, and uses a password.

c = moneynet(username,password,portnumber) also sets the Port property.

Input Arguments

password — Password

character vector | string scalar

Password required to access Money.Net data, specified as a character vector or string scalar. To request your Money.Net password, contact Money.Net.

Data Types: char | string

Properties

Username — User name

character vector | string scalar

User name required to access Money.Net data, specified as a character vector or string scalar. The user name is an email address. To request your Money.Net user name, contact Money.Net.

Example: '[e-mail]'

Data Types: char | string

Port — Port number

50010 (default) | numeric scalar

Port number of the Money.Net data server, specified as a numeric scalar.

Data Types: double

Server — Money.Net server name

character vector

This property is read-only.

Money.Net server name, specified as a character vector.

Example: 'NTY_JAMES_IRWIN_88 TCP'

Data Types: char

Object Functions

Money.Net Connection

close	Close Money.Net connection
isconnection	Determine if Money.Net connection is valid

Money.Net Data Retrieval

getdata	Retrieve Money.Net current data
getsubscriptions	Retrieve Money.Net subscribed symbols and event handler functions
news	Search and stream Money.Net latest news stories
optionchain	Retrieve Money.Net option symbols
realtime	Retrieve Money.Net real-time data
stop	Unsubscribe Money.Net real-time data updates
timeseries	Retrieve Money.Net intraday and historical data

Examples

Connect to Money.Net

Create a Money.Net connection, and then retrieve current data for a symbol.

Connect to Money.Net using a user name and password. c is the Money.Net connection object.

username = '[e-mail]';
pwd = '999999';

c = moneynet(username,pwd)

c = 

  moneynet with properties:

    Username: '[e-mail]'
        Port: 50010
      Server: 'NTY_JAMES_IRWIN_88 TCP'

Verify the Money.Net connection c using the isconnection function. This function returns 1, indicating a successful connection.

v = isconnection(c)

v =

  logical

   1

Retrieve Money.Net current data d for the symbol IBM^® by using the Money.Net connection c. Specify the Money.Net data fields f for ask and bid price.

symbol = 'IBM';
f = {'Ask','Bid'};

d = getdata(c,symbol,f);

Close the Money.Net connection.

close(c)

Connect to Money.Net Using Port Number

Create a Money.Net connection, and then retrieve news stories.

Connect to Money.Net using a user name, password, and port number. c is the Money.Net connection object.

username = '[e-mail]';
pwd = '999999';
portnumber = 50010;

c = moneynet(username,pwd,portnumber)

c = 

  moneynet with properties:

    Username: '[e-mail]'
        Port: 50010
      Server: 'NTY_JAMES_IRWIN_88 TCP'

Verify the Money.Net connection c using the isconnection function. This function returns 1, indicating a successful connection.

v = isconnection(c)

v =

  logical

   1

Retrieve news data n for 10 news stories by using the Money.Net connection c.

n = news(c,'Number',10);

Close the Money.Net connection.

close(c)

Version History

Introduced in R2016b