MarketView MATLAB SDK User Guide

GlobalView Matlab SDK is the easiest way to get quotes and time series into Matlab. All you need is a copy of Matlab, the SDK, and GlobalView username and password. With Matlab and the SDK installed, run Matlab and connect to GlobalView servers (substituting your username and password in the line below):

>> con = gvconnect ('username','password')

Matlab will reply with:

con = 

  GvIpc.Matlab.ServerConnection handle
  Package: GvIpc.Matlab

  Properties:
           Barrels: [1x1 GvIpc.Matlab.UnitConversion]
            Liters: [1x1 GvIpc.Matlab.UnitConversion]
        Kiloliters: [1x1 GvIpc.Matlab.UnitConversion]
       CubicMeters: [1x1 GvIpc.Matlab.UnitConversion]
           Gallons: [1x1 GvIpc.Matlab.UnitConversion]
    ThouStdCubicFt: [1x1 GvIpc.Matlab.UnitConversion]
        MetricTons: [1x1 GvIpc.Matlab.UnitConversion]
         ShortTons: [1x1 GvIpc.Matlab.UnitConversion]
            MMBTUs: [1x1 GvIpc.Matlab.UnitConversion]
            Therms: [1x1 GvIpc.Matlab.UnitConversion]
        Gigajoules: [1x1 GvIpc.Matlab.UnitConversion]
     GigawattHours: [1x1 GvIpc.Matlab.UnitConversion]
     KilowattHours: [1x1 GvIpc.Matlab.UnitConversion]
     MegawattHours: [1x1 GvIpc.Matlab.UnitConversion]

  Methods, Events, Superclasses

At this point we have a nice connection object stored in our variable con. We can now use it in order to get quotes and time series. Let's start with quotes:

>> quote = gvquote(con,'/GCL')

Matlab will reply with the /GCL quote:

quote = 

                   Last: 88.8300
              NetChange: 1.5600
          PercentChange: 1.7900
                   High: 89.2100
                    Low: 86.4600
                   Open: 87.5100
                  Close: NaN
                    Bid: 88.8200
                    Ask: 88.8300
              TradeSize: 1
           OpenInterest: 294270
                 Volume: 173160
        MostRecentValue: 88.8300
              PrevPrice: 88.8300
               MidPoint: 87.8350
                 Strike: NaN
               PrevHigh: 87.6200
                PrevLow: 85.1100
               PrevOpen: 85.3300
              PrevClose: 87.2700
                PrevVol: 192606
                BidSize: 9
                AskSize: 2
              TickCount: 105783
               Currency: 'USD'
                LotUnit: 'BBL'
                PutCall: 'U'
              Underlier: '/CL'
           ContractDate: '01-Oct-2011'
         ExpirationDate: '20-Sep-2011'
              CloseDate: '29-Aug-2011'
             SettleDate: ''
       TradeDateTimeUtc: '30-Aug-2011 15:35:44'
         BidDateTimeUtc: '30-Aug-2011 15:35:45'
         AskDateTimeUtc: '30-Aug-2011 15:35:45'
    MostRecentValueDate: '30-Aug-2011'

The quote you have received as a result is a standard Matlab structure, so you can use its properties using the dot operator:

>> quote.Last

And Matlab will respond with:

ans =

    88.8300