Finance::Quote::USBonds(3pm)

NAME
Finance::Quote::USBonds - Obtain quotes for US Federal Bonds in the E, EE, or I series from the Treasury Direct website, http://www.treasurydirect.gov.

SYNOPSIS
    use Finance::Quote ;

    $q = Finance::Quote->new ;

    %quote = $q->fetch ( "usbonds", "\EE-100-1993-10" ) ;

DESCRIPTION
Module obtains quote information from the Treasury Direct website, www.treasurydirect.gov. Given a bond symbol, obtains the current prices for it.

The symbol nomenclature is as follows:

SS-DDDDD-YYYY-MM

Where
     SS = series (EE, E, or I)
     DDDDD = denomination
     YYYY = year issued
     MM = month issued

For example, 'EE-500-1988-02'

The symbols supplied are checked for format and validity. For example, bonds were only issued after 1942, only the specific denominations issued for EE bonds are allowed, etc.

LABELS RETURNED
The following labels may be returned by Finance::Quote::USBonds: exchange method source symbol currency date isodate version price

SEE ALSO
Treasury bond value web interface - http://www.treasurydirect.gov/BC/SBCPrice

Finance::Quote

AUTHOR
Kenneth J. Farley