diff --git a/SimpleStockData.py b/SimpleStockData.py
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+import yfinance as yf
+
+
+class SimpleStockData:
+    """
+    Function __init__
+        - ticker_list: list that contains all stocks/exchange rates (yfinance considers both as "Tickers")
+        - to_currency: currency to convert rates to
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, ticker_list: list, to_currency: str = ""):
+        self.ticker_list = ticker_list
+        self.to_currency = to_currency
+
+    def _get_history(self, idx, start, end, interval="1d"):
+        """
+        Function for internal use; Just a wrapper around the .history method of the yfinance Ticker class
+        :param idx:
+            the index of the share
+        :param start:
+            start date (format YYYY-MM-DD)
+        :param end:
+            end date (format YYYY-MM-DD)
+        :param interval:
+            granularity of data - valid values are 1m, 2m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 60m, 90m, 1h, 1d, 5d, 1wk, 1mo, 3mo
+        :return: pandas.DataFrame
+        """
+        return yf.Ticker(self.ticker_list[idx]).history(interval=interval, start=start, end=end)
+
+    def get_info(self, idx, key=""):
+        """
+        :param idx:
+            the index of the share
+        :param key:
+            OPTIONAL. gives which specific datum is wanted
+        :return:
+        """
+        info = yf.Ticker(self.ticker_list[idx]).info
+        if key != "":  # if just one specific information is wanted
+            return info[key]
+        return info
diff --git a/example1.py b/example1.py
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+from SimpleStockData import SimpleStockData
+
+ssd = SimpleStockData(["BAS.DE", "AMZN"])
+
+print(ssd.get_info(0))
+print(ssd.get_info(0, "address1"))
+print(ssd.get_info(0, "country"))
+print(ssd.get_info(0, "currency"))
+print(ssd.get_info(0, "website"))
+print()
+print(ssd.get_info(1))
+print(ssd.get_info(1, "currency"))
+print(ssd.get_info(1, "website"))
+print(ssd._get_history(0, "2023-11-24", "2023-11-25", "1h"))