IDividendYieldModel.cs

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using System;
 
namespace QuantConnect.Data
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Represents a model that provides dividend yield data
    /// </summary>
    public interface IDividendYieldModel
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Get dividend yield by a given date of a given symbol
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="date">The date</param>
        /// <returns>Dividend yield on the given date of the given symbol</returns>
        decimal GetDividendYield(DateTime date);
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Get dividend yield at given date and security price
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="date">The date</param>
        /// <param name="securityPrice">The security price at the given date</param>
        /// <returns>Dividend yield on the given date of the given symbol</returns>
        public decimal GetDividendYield(DateTime date, decimal securityPrice);
    }
}