thorstenalpers · thorstenalpers · May 29, 2025 · May 29, 2025 · May 29, 2025 · May 29, 2025
diff --git a/NOTICE.MD b/NOTICE.MD
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+This project includes data from the following external resources:  
+
+1. **Xetra Instruments Data**:  
+   - URL: https://www.xetra.com/resource/blob/1528/76087c675c856fe7720917da03a62a34/data/t7-xetr-allTradableInstruments.csv  
+   - License: Please refer to Xetra's terms of service or data usage policy at https://www.xetra.com/xetra-de/instrumente/alle-handelbaren-instrumente  
+
+2. **S&P 500 Symbols (DatahubIo)**:  
+   - URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datasets/s-and-p-500-companies-financials/refs/heads/main/data/constituents-financials.csv  
+   - License: This dataset is licensed under the Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL). The PDDL allows unrestricted use, sharing, modification, and distribution of the data for any purpose, including commercial use.  
+   - Notice: The PDDL allows unrestricted use, modification, and distribution of the data. The MIT/BSD licenses permit free use of the code with attribution and disclaimers. While formal credit is not required, it is recommended to include a link back or provide credit to Rufus Pollock and the Open Knowledge Foundation.  
+
+3. **NASDAQ Symbols (DatahubIo)**:  
+   - URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datasets/nasdaq-listings/refs/heads/main/data/nasdaq-listed-symbols.csv  
+   - License: This dataset is licensed under the Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL). The PDDL allows unrestricted use, sharing, modification, and distribution of the data for any purpose, including commercial use.  
+   - Notice: The data originates from the NASDAQ OMX Group, which retains copyright over the original information. Users should review the copyright notice of the source dataset to ensure compliance with any specific restrictions regarding public or commercial use.  
+   - Source Data Copyright: Copyright © 2010, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. All rights reserved.  
+
+4. **Yahoo Finance Data**:  
+   - URL: https://finance.yahoo.com/  
+   - License: Please review Yahoo Finance's terms of service at https://legal.yahoo.com/us/en/yahoo/terms/otos/index.html  
+
+5. **Alpha Vantage API**:  
+   Usage: This application uses the Alpha Vantage API to retrieve financial data. The API is used in accordance with Alpha Vantage's Terms of Service.  
+   Attribution Requirement:Per Alpha Vantage's terms, users must provide attribution to Alpha Vantage when displaying data retrieved from the API.  
+   Note: For more information, visit the Alpha Vantage API Documentation https://www.alphavantage.co/documentation/.  
+
+
+Please review the associated licenses to ensure proper usage and attribution.  
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -9,44 +9,42 @@
 [![NuGet Downloads](https://img.shields.io/nuget/dt/Finance.NET.svg)](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Finance.NET)
 [![Star this repo](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/thorstenalpers/Finance.NET.svg?style=social&label=Star&maxAge=60)](https://github.com/thorstenalpers/Finance.NET)
 
-An easy-to-use .NET library for accessing and aggregating financial data from multiple sources. This library provides functionality to retrieve financial information through APIs and HTML scraping from various providers.
+An easy-to-use .NET library for accessing and aggregating financial data from multiple sources. 
 
-## Features
+This library enables developers to retrieve financial data via APIs and HTML scraping from a variety of providers. It's ideal for building analytical tools, dashboards, or financial applications that require access to market data.
 
-* **Retrieve Instruments:** Access tradable ticker symbols and related details for financial instruments.
-* **Fundamentals:** Fetch key financial metrics and company fundamentals.
-* **Historical Records:** Obtain historical data for charting or analysis.
-* **Real-Time Quotes:** Get live updates on stock prices and other market data.
+---
 
-## Table of contents
+## ⭐ Features
 
-* [Getting started](#getting-started)
-* [Services](#services)
-  * [Yahoo! Finance](#yahoo-finance)
-  * [Alpha Vantage](#alpha-vantage)
-  * [DataHub](#datahub)
-  * [Xetra](#xetra)
-* [Disclaimer](#disclaimer)
+* **Retrieve Instruments:** Get tradable ticker symbols and associated details.
+* **Fundamentals:** Access key financial metrics and company fundamentals.
+* **Historical Records:** Fetch historical data for analysis or charting.
+* **Real-Time Quotes:** Receive live updates on stock prices and market data.
 
-## Getting started
+---
+
+## 🚀 Getting started
+
+This section guides you through installing Finance.NET, configuring services, and basic data retrieval.
 
 ### Installation
 
-To integrate Finance .NET into your project, install it via NuGet.
+Install via NuGet:
 
 ```shell
 dotnet add package Finance.NET
 ```
 
-### Adding to Service Collection
+### Register in Service Collection
 
-Register Finance .NET in your service collection to enable dependency injection.
+Add Finance.NET to your service collection for dependency injection:
 
 ```csharp
 services.AddFinanceNet();
 ```
 
-You can also provide a custom configuration.
+Optional: Configure with custom settings.
 
 ```csharp
 services.AddFinanceNet(new FinanceNetConfiguration
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ services.AddFinanceNet(new FinanceNetConfiguration
 
 ### Basic Usage
 
-To fetch historical records and the latest ticker for Tesla stock.
+Example: Retrieve historical and real-time data for Tesla (TSLA):
 
 ```csharp
 public async Task Run(IYahooFinanceService yahooService)
@@ -78,13 +76,18 @@ public async Task Run(IYahooFinanceService yahooService)
 }
 ```
 
-## Services
+---
 
-## Yahoo! Finance
+## 🔌Finance.NET Service Interfaces
 
-[Yahoo! Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/) is one of the most popular platforms for market data, company fundamentals, historical records, and real-time stock quotes.
+Finance.NET exposes modular service interfaces for accessing diverse financial data through a consistent API. Each interface corresponds to a specific provider and supports its unique features.
 
-### Methods
+
+### Yahoo! Finance
+
+Provides market data, company fundamentals, historical records, and real-time quotes.
+
+#### Methods
 
 <details><summary><code>GetInstrumentsAsync</code></summary>
 
@@ -528,9 +531,12 @@ public async Task Run(IYahooFinanceService yahooService)
 
 </details>
 
+---
+
 ## Alpha Vantage
 
-[Alpha Vantage](https://www.alphavantage.co) is a well-regarded provider of stock, forex, and cryptocurrency data, offering historical records and intraday prices.
+Offers stock, forex, and cryptocurrency data including intraday and historical records.
+
 
 ### Get an API key
 
@@ -791,9 +797,11 @@ public async Task Run(IAlphaVantageService alphaVantageService)
 
 </details>
 
+---
+
 ## DataHub
 
-[DataHub](https://datahub.io) is a popular source for accessing comprehensive data, including Nasdaq and S&P 500 companies.
+Accesses datasets like Nasdaq and S&P 500 companies.
 
 ### Methods
 
@@ -876,9 +884,11 @@ public async Task Run(IDataHubService datahubService)
 
 </details>
 
+---
+
 ## Xetra
 
-[Xetra](https://www.xetra.com/) is a leading European electronic trading platform, widely known for providing access to financial instruments listed on the Xetra market.
+A major European trading platform offering data on Xetra-listed instruments.
 
 ### Methods
 
@@ -924,13 +934,36 @@ public async Task Run(IXetraService xetraService)
 
 <div style="height: 1px;"></div>
 
-## Disclaimer
+---
+
+## 🤝 How to Contribute
 
-Finance .NET is an open-source tool that uses Yahoo's and other publicly available APIs, and is intended for research and educational purposes.
+We welcome contributions to Finance.NET! If you’d like to improve the project, please:
 
-#### Wen using the following services, you should refer to their respective terms of use
+1. Check out our [contributing guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md).
+2. Ideally, open an issue before starting work.
+3. Submit a pull request with your changes.
+
+Thank you for helping make Finance.NET better!
+
+---
+
+## ℹ️ Disclaimer
+
+Finance.NET is an open-source project using publicly accessible APIs and scraping techniques. It is intended for educational and research purposes.
+
+For legal usage, refer to the terms of each data provider:
 
 * Alpha Vantage: [Terms of use](https://www.alphavantage.co/)
 * DataHub: [S&P 500 Companies Terms of Use](https://github.com/datasets/s-and-p-500-companies), [NASDAQ Listings Terms of Use](https://github.com/datasets/nasdaq-listings)
 * Yahoo! Finance: [API Terms of Use](https://policies.yahoo.com/us/en/yahoo/terms/product-atos/apiforydn/index.htm), [Website Terms of Use](https://legal.yahoo.com/us/en/yahoo/terms/otos/index.html), [General Terms](https://policies.yahoo.com/us/en/yahoo/terms/index.htm)
 * Xetra: [Terms of use](https://www.xetra.com/xetra-de/instrumente/alle-handelbaren-instrumente)
+
+
+For additional licensing and attribution details, see [NOTICE.md](./NOTICE.md) and [THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.md](./THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.md).
+
+---
+
+## 🐞 Report a Bug
+
+If you encounter any issues or bugs, please [report them here](https://github.com/thorstenalpers/Finance.NET/issues).
diff --git a/licenses.txt → THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.txt b/licenses.txt → THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
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+Version:1.3.0
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 licenseUrl:https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT
 license Type:MIT
 
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-Version:2.0.4
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 licenseUrl:https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ license Type:LICENSE
 
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-Version:10.0.1
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 Description:A convention-based object-object mapper.
 licenseUrl:https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT
@@ -38,6 +38,22 @@ Description:A library for reading and writing CSV files. Extremely fast, flexibl
 licenseUrl:https://licenses.nuget.org/MS-PL%20OR%20Apache-2.0
 license Type:MS-PL OR Apache-2.0
 
+####################################################################################################
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+Version:8.0.0
+project URL:https://dot.net/
+Description:Implementation of key-value pair based configuration for Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration. Includes the memory configuration provider.
+licenseUrl:https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT
+license Type:MIT
+
+####################################################################################################
+Package:Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets
+Version:8.0.1
+project URL:https://dot.net/
+Description:User secrets configuration provider implementation for Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration. User secrets mechanism enables you to override application configuration settings with values stored in the local secrets file. You can use UserSecretsConfigurationExtensions.AddUserSecrets extension method on IConfigurationBuilder to add user secrets provider to the configuration builder.
+licenseUrl:https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT
+license Type:MIT
+
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@@ -68,12 +84,20 @@ license Type:MIT
 
 ####################################################################################################
 Package:Newtonsoft.Json
-Version:13.0.1
+Version:13.0.3
 project URL:https://www.newtonsoft.com/json
 Description:Json.NET is a popular high-performance JSON framework for .NET
 licenseUrl:https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT
 license Type:MIT
 
+####################################################################################################
+Package:Polly
+Version:8.5.2
+project URL:https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly
+Description:Polly is a .NET resilience and transient-fault-handling library that allows developers to express resilience and transient fault handling policies such as Retry, Circuit Breaker, Timeout, Bulkhead Isolation, and Fallback in a fluent and thread-safe manner.
+licenseUrl:https://licenses.nuget.org/BSD-3-Clause
+license Type:BSD-3-Clause
+
 ####################################################################################################
 Package:System.ComponentModel.Annotations
 Version:5.0.0
@@ -96,32 +120,3 @@ When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.
 licenseUrl:https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT
 license Type:MIT
 
-
-This project includes data from the following external resources:  
-
-1. **Xetra Instruments Data**:  
-   - URL: https://www.xetra.com/resource/blob/1528/76087c675c856fe7720917da03a62a34/data/t7-xetr-allTradableInstruments.csv  
-   - License: Please refer to Xetra's terms of service or data usage policy at https://www.xetra.com/xetra-de/instrumente/alle-handelbaren-instrumente  
-
-2. **S&P 500 Symbols (DatahubIo)**:  
-   - URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datasets/s-and-p-500-companies-financials/refs/heads/main/data/constituents-financials.csv  
-   - License: This dataset is licensed under the Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL). The PDDL allows unrestricted use, sharing, modification, and distribution of the data for any purpose, including commercial use.  
-   - Notice: The PDDL allows unrestricted use, modification, and distribution of the data. The MIT/BSD licenses permit free use of the code with attribution and disclaimers. While formal credit is not required, it is recommended to include a link back or provide credit to Rufus Pollock and the Open Knowledge Foundation.  
-
-3. **NASDAQ Symbols (DatahubIo)**:  
-   - URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datasets/nasdaq-listings/refs/heads/main/data/nasdaq-listed-symbols.csv  
-   - License: This dataset is licensed under the Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL). The PDDL allows unrestricted use, sharing, modification, and distribution of the data for any purpose, including commercial use.  
-   - Notice: The data originates from the NASDAQ OMX Group, which retains copyright over the original information. Users should review the copyright notice of the source dataset to ensure compliance with any specific restrictions regarding public or commercial use.  
-   - Source Data Copyright: Copyright © 2010, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. All rights reserved.  
-
-4. **Yahoo Finance Data**:  
-   - URL: https://finance.yahoo.com/  
-   - License: Please review Yahoo Finance's terms of service at https://legal.yahoo.com/us/en/yahoo/terms/otos/index.html  
-
-5. **Alpha Vantage API**:  
-   Usage: This application uses the Alpha Vantage API to retrieve financial data. The API is used in accordance with Alpha Vantage's Terms of Service.  
-   Attribution Requirement:Per Alpha Vantage's terms, users must provide attribution to Alpha Vantage when displaying data retrieved from the API.  
-   Note: For more information, visit the Alpha Vantage API Documentation https://www.alphavantage.co/documentation/.  
-
-
-Please review the associated licenses to ensure proper usage and attribution.  
diff --git a/release-notes/v1.0.8.md b/release-notes/v1.0.8.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+### What's Changed
+
+* Updated NuGet package dependencies to latest versions for improved stability and compatibility.
+
diff --git a/src/Finance.NET.csproj b/src/Finance.NET.csproj
@@ -10,31 +10,31 @@
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 	<LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
-
-    <PackageId>Finance.NET</PackageId>
-	<Version>1.0.7</Version>
+	<IncludeSourceRevisionInInformationalVersion>false</IncludeSourceRevisionInInformationalVersion>
+	<PackageId>Finance.NET</PackageId>
+	<Version>1.0.8</Version>
 	<Authors>Thorsten Alpers</Authors>
 	<Owners>Thorsten Alpers</Owners>
 	<Description>Access financial data from Yahoo Finance and other sources.</Description>
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 	<RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/thorstenalpers/Finance.NET</RepositoryUrl>
-	<PackageTags>Finance.NET;Yahoo;DataHub;Alpha Vantage;Nasdaq;Xetra;Finance;Trading</PackageTags>
+	<PackageTags>Finance.NET;Yahoo;Yahoo Finance;DataHub;Alpha Vantage;Nasdaq;Xetra;Finance;Trading</PackageTags>
 	<Copyright>Copyright 2024-2025</Copyright>
 	<RepositoryType>git</RepositoryType>
 	<PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
 	<PackageIcon>logo.png</PackageIcon>
 	<PackageReadmeFile>README.md</PackageReadmeFile>
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		### What's Changed

		* Updated NuGet package dependencies to latest versions for improved stability and compatibility.