Get Historical Rates

Xignite Web Service
Publisher: Xignite
Since: Friday, December 07, 2007
Type: Xignite Web Service
Tags: HistoricalRatesXignite
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WSDL: http://www.xignite.com/xRates.asmx?WSDL
Test: TEST
Description:

Returns a range of interest rates for a period type.

Any InterBank rate requested through this operation requires a XigniteInterBanks subscription.

Pricing: Requests against this operation count as one hit.
Inputs:
Name Description Required Example
RateType The type of rate. Use GetRateDescription to learn more about supported rates. Yes Prime
PeriodType The type of period (Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Annually). Yes Monthly
FromDate The start date for the collection of rates. Availables rates dated after this date will be returned. Yes 3/20/2009
ToDate The end date for the collection of rates. Availables rates dates before this date will be returned. Yes 3/20/2010
Outputs:
Name Description Always Present
Type The type of interest rate. Yes
Instance of Description Each instance represents a rate description. Yes
Type The type of rate. Yes
Description A description of the rate. Yes
Name The name for the rate. Helpful to dynamically display names in an applicaion. Yes
Maturity The description of the maturity for the rate. Yes
MaturityUnit The maturity unit for the rate. Yes
MaturityCount The maturity count source for the rate. Yes
SeasonallyAdjusted If the rate is seasonally adjusted. Yes
Availability The availability of the description for the rate. Yes
Source The source for the description. Yes
Service Indicates the Xignite web service for which a subscription is required to be able to pull this rate. Yes
Suffix The suffix for the rate. Generally % is the suffix for most rates but some are expressed as basis points (bp). Yes
Factor A factor to apply to the Value field returned for the rate in order to return a percentage. 'Value' is expressed as a percentage for some interest rate and as the actual rate value for others. Use this Factor field to convert the Value field according to your needs. For instance Value * Factor will always return a percentage. Yes
Precision The number of decimals provided for this rate. Yes
Array of Rates Returns an array of rates. Yes
Instance of Rate Each instance represents a rate. Yes
Date The date for the rate. Yes
Value The value for the interest rate as of the date. This value is expressed as a percentage for some interest rate and as the actual rate value for others. Use the Factor field from the rate Description to convert this value according to your needs. For instance Value * Factor will always return a percentage. Yes
Text The value for the date as a text (string). Yes