Add-On Releases - Stock Trader for vBulletin

Stock Trader

Summary

This add-on gives your users the ability to use the money system on your board to "invest" in stock. Users can purchase and sell stock at market values. This plugin uses a stock feed from Yahoo to get real time stock quotes.

Release Notes

This product is considered to still be in Beta.This should be ending by the end of January.

This add-on is known to be compatible with vBulletin's built-in reputation system, vbBux and iCash.

Product Specifications

1. two plugins
2. one cron job
3. file uploads
4. one new DB table
5. one template
6. several phrases

Installation
Approx 2-5 mins

1. As always: Back up your Database!
2. upload the files in the "upload" directory, preserving the directory structure
3. Go into AdminCP and import the product-stocktrader.xml file.
4. (OPTIONAL) add a link in the navbar template or wherever your users can find it!

Upgrading/Updating

1. upload all files in the upload directory, overwriting any existing files
2. re-import the XML file, setting "Overwrite" to "Yes"

Configuration

1. vBulletin Options -> Stock Trader Options

Change History

• 0.9.9 (07-25-01) - fixed problem with trading mutual funds, fixed cheat with buying off hours (I think)
• 0.9.8 (07-18-01) - added new options and fixed bug with purchasing really cheap stock
• 0.9.7 (07-15-01) - fixed bug in top portfolios when using a table prefix
• 0.9.6 (07-15-01) - fixed table prefix issues, fixed portfolio.gif problem
• 0.9.5 (07-14-01) - added statistics page, ability to view other user portfolios, and postbit friendly variables
• 0.9.4 (07-09-01) - added a Capital Gains Tax option
• 0.9.3 (07-02-01) - fixed error with purchasing negative stock, fixed compatibility with iCash
• 0.9.2 (07-05-01) - bug fixes
• 0.9.1 (06-30-12) - added AJAX stock info lookup
• 0.9.0 (06-29-12) - initial Beta release

Future Features

• stock ticker marquee for users

Official Support

http://code.google.com/p/vbtrade/

PLEASE CLICK INSTALL!

[Tulsa]

Originally Posted by Blaine0002

try this, i simply added a check where each preview was and it puts an error if the stocks entered was less than 1

I hope you only intended us to upload the vbtrader.php file, as that is what I did and entered a negative amount and it trapped the error!

[Blaine0002]

glad it worked for you!

[Lionel]

Originally Posted by Blaine0002

no i also stuck one in there when you sell stocks, OH! and i also added the phrase to the XML file.

All fixed. Thanks for that. Now, if someone could do a vbadvanced module that will

1-display the major indice to all

2-a register to play message

3-click here to play for registered non participant

4-A list of participant stocks (5 or more) plus a link to their full portfolio.

That will be super cool

[zethon]

Originally Posted by Blaine0002

Try this... Open vbtrade.php
find:

PHP Code:

            $userdata =& datamanager_init('user', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_STANDARD);
            $userdata->set_existing($vbulletin->userinfo);
            $userdata->set($moneyrow,($vbulletin->userinfo[$moneyrow] + $total_offer));
            $userdata->save(); 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

$db->query("update " . TABLE_PREFIX . "user set {$vbulletin->options['vbst_moneyrow']}={$vbulletin->options['vbst_moneyrow']}+'{$total_offer}' where userid='{$vbulletin->userinfo['userid']}'"); 


find:

PHP Code:

            $userdata =& datamanager_init('user', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_STANDARD);
            $userdata->set_existing($vbulletin->userinfo);
            $userdata->set($moneyrow,($vbulletin->userinfo[$moneyrow] - $totalcost_fc));
            $userdata->save(); 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

$db->query("update " . TABLE_PREFIX . "user set {$vbulletin->options['vbst_moneyrow']}={$vbulletin->options['vbst_moneyrow']}-'{$totalcost_fc}' where userid='{$vbulletin->userinfo['userid']}'"); 


Hope this works for you..

I wonder why using the User DataManager object broke it. I will go ahead and use the SQL queries instead since that seems to fix this plguin with iCash.

Originally Posted by Lionel

a member discovered a major bug.

Try purchasing some stocks and for amount of shares put in -500 (negative). That will increase your points amount. In one case, the guy who had 2900 points ended with 10 billions!!!!!!

Good catch! I will implement the fix that Blaine posted.

[zethon]

All updates have been added to the distribution, and I've bumped up the version number.

Thanks to Blaine0002 for finding the fix to get this to work with iCash!

[Blaine0002]

glad to help!

[TomJames]

This is awesome! Great work
*clicks install*

[Carl Anderson]

Great hack and I got it working fine using vbux at last.. I had already started a contest using vbux and when it is over I will uninstall it and switch to icash...

Here is your list of future features..

Future Features

• stock ticker marquee for users
• statistics page (most popular stocks, best performers, etc.)
• trade stocks with other board users
• view other users' portfolios

My suggestion is to not have a trade stocks with other users as there is no need to do so - just sell them.

I would like you to consider a top ten list of % gained. Or most money in portfiolio? Something to see to compare and have contests on...

Also a stocks sold (or history) whatever you want to name it so you can view the winners and losers in your portfolio. Maybe at the time of sale it just moves them into another table for storage that can be brought up by a history or sold link?

This hack is great and I love it as people can learn to trade stocks and I run an investing site so I am a bit biased..

Voted it hack of the month.........

Thank you so much!

[zethon]

A few people on my board requested the plugin charge a capital gains tax, instead of a commissions for selling stock. I implemented this as another setting in the add-on's setting page.

Upgrade as normal

[soletrader]

Is there anyway you can create a virtual money system for this hack?