Hello peeps,
Pardon my naivety;
Does anyone know of any source where i can get near real time or even a few hours old Stock market Data, i.e. consumable as a web service via (WSDL, RSS feed, CSV or whatever logical format).

Is it even possible to get stock market data feed in Nigeria even if it requires subscription?

All suggestions welcomed.

at best, this is what I have seen:

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://www.africancapitalmarkets.com/stock/reports/daily/marquee3.php"></script>

All the sites that have stock data scroll on their pages that I know of use the above, when I view the source.

B/w the above, hardcoding values yourself or bookmarking a stock search page, I don't think there is much else that is available. If I am wrong, I stand corrected.

So that means there are no standard trade reporting platforms where data can be bought?

i.e. The Boat which is a Trade reporting platform.

"The Boat platform was established by ABN Amro, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and UBS for the collection and sale of trading data following the introduction of EU's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) in November."

With respect to the Nigerian Stock Market, probably not, but I could be wrong (this would be a nice time for those who know to chip in )

Sorry to dissapoint you mate but there is no such thing.

Have you ever been to the website of the Stockbroking Data Centre -- the CSCS-- website during the day?

The thing takes like 20 minutes to load!
Now do you think that those kind of people will be thinking of RSS or CSV?

They won't even know the meaning of WSDL!

They have certain rules and the only thing online is their website.

Sorry but Welcome to Naija.

I know all this cos I was employed to accomplish something like that for a stock broking firm.

Needless to say I failed woefully.

lol, kanirip - I thought I was the only one having problems accessing the NSE website during the day

I always have to wait till at least 10pm naija time to get the site. Consequently, on web projects that need information from that sites, I have ended up not using that site as I don't want the potential for embarassment on my part by the client(s).

@ kanirip
You've got jokes bruv.
"I know all this because I was employed to accomplish something like that for a stock broking firm

Needless to say I failed woefully"

Do you mind sharing the reasons behind your failure to accomplish the set task?
Is it a case of politics over rights to data, lack of resources, or just the typical monopoly game!
With all the stories i've heard about the booming Nigeria Stock Market and technological advancement in Naij, i would have thought a standard would be in place by now to address this kinda issue.

I think there is hope now. Visit www.adsr.com.ng and you will be surprised by what a Nigerian firm can provide; although in terms of historicals