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+# Simple Stock Bots
+[![Platform](https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-Telegram-blue.svg)](https://telegram.org/)
+[![Platform](https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-Discord-blue.svg)](https://discordapp.com/)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+ 
+
+## Table of Contents
++ [About](#about)
++ [Getting Started](#getting_started)
++ [Usage](#usage)
++ [Contributing](../CONTRIBUTING.md)
+
+## About <a name = "about"></a>
+Simple Stock Bots is a family of messaging bots that aim to provide simple bots that provide information on the stock market. Currently there are only [Telegram](./telegram) and [Discord](./discord) Bots.
+
+## Getting Started <a name = "getting_started"></a>
+
+The simplest way to use these bots is to use the version that I host on Digital Ocean. You can find the links to access them below:
+
++ [Telegram](https://t.me/SimpleStockBot)
++ [Discord](https://discordapp.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=532045200823025666&permissions=2048&scope=bot)
+
+Alternatively, this project is completely open source and instructions on how to run your own instance of the bot are provided on each of the bots pages. 
+
+## Source Code
+
+The source code for the bots is completely open and hosted on Gitlab. 
+
++ [Telegram](https://gitlab.com/simple-stock-bots/simple-telegram-bot)
++ [Discord](https://gitlab.com/simple-stock-bots/simple-discord-stock-bot)