public decimal TickerCurrentPrice(string ticker)
        {
            Configuration.Default.AddApiKey("api_key", "OmY0M2VkYjdhMzhlYmE3Y2VhZWY4YjJiZWJlMzAzZWJi");

            var securityApi = new SecurityApi();
            var identifier  = ticker; // string | A Security identifier (Ticker, FIGI, ISIN, CUSIP, Intrinio ID)

            try
            {
                var realtimePrice = securityApi.GetSecurityRealtimePrice(identifier);
                var latestPrice   = realtimePrice.LastPrice;

                //converts nullable decemal to decemcial
                decimal?a = latestPrice;
                decimal b = a ?? -1;

                //return latestPrice;
                return(b);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                var b = 1;
                Console.WriteLine("Exception when calling SecurityApi.GetSecurityRealtimePrice: " + e.Message);
                return(b);
            }
        }
        public decimal SMACurrentAverage(int periodNum, string ticker)
        {
            Configuration.Default.AddApiKey("api_key", "OmY0M2VkYjdhMzhlYmE3Y2VhZWY4YjJiZWJlMzAzZWJi");

            var securityApi = new SecurityApi();
            var identifier  = ticker;                       // string | A Security identifier (Ticker, FIGI, ISIN, CUSIP, Intrinio ID)
            var period      = periodNum;                    // int? | The number of observations, per period, to calculate Simple Moving Average (optional)  (default to 20)
            var priceKey    = "close";                      // string | The Stock Price field to use when calculating Simple Moving Average (optional)  (default to close)
            var startDate   = DateTime.Parse("2020-02-01"); // string | Return technical indicator values on or after the date (optional)
            var endDate     = DateTime.Now;                 // string | Return technical indicator values on or before the date (optional)
            var pageSize    = 20;                           // int? | The number of results to return (optional)  (default to 100)
            var nextPage    = "";                           // string | Gets the next page of data from a previous API call (optional)

            string startDateTime = startDate.ToString();
            string endDateTime   = endDate.ToString();
            var    pageSizeNum   = pageSize.ToString();

            //try
            //{
            //    ApiResponseSecuritySimpleMovingAverage result = securityApi.GetSecurityPriceTechnicalsSma(identifier, period, priceKey,  startDateTime, endDateTime, pageSize, nextPage);
            //    Console.WriteLine(result.ToJson());
            //}
            //catch (Exception e)
            //{
            //    Console.WriteLine("Exception when calling SecurityApi.GetSecurityPriceTechnicalsSma: " + e.Message);
            //}

            try
            {
                //put entrie method into try catch block
                var smaAverage = securityApi.GetSecurityPriceTechnicalsSma(identifier, period, priceKey, startDateTime, endDateTime, pageSize, nextPage).Technicals;

                //Creats a float list and names it x
                var x = new List <float>();

                //adds every line of the SMA to float list named x
                foreach (var line in smaAverage)
                {
                    var SMA = line.Sma.GetValueOrDefault();
                    x.Add(SMA);
                    //Console.WriteLine(SMA);
                }
                var     firstInList = x.FirstOrDefault();
                decimal firstNum    = Convert.ToDecimal(firstInList);

                // var sum = x.Sum();
                // decimal newSum = Convert.ToDecimal(sum);

                //calls api and gets the lastes price
                var realtimePrice = securityApi.GetSecurityRealtimePrice(identifier);
                var latestPrice   = realtimePrice.LastPrice;

                //converts nullable decemal to decemcial
                decimal?a = latestPrice;
                decimal b = a ?? -1;

                //adds the sum of last 7 day x period sma plus current price then divides by all to get current average sma for x period
                //var sumSMA = newSum + b;
                var totalSMA = firstNum + b;
                var trueSMA  = totalSMA / 2;

                return(trueSMA);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                decimal trueSMA = 0;
                Console.WriteLine("Exception when calling SecurityApi.GetSecurityPriceTechnicalsSma: " + e.Message);
                return(trueSMA);
            }
        }