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!

[buidoi]

nice...ok

[RyanDe680]

I have the money row in the stock add-on as icash and the same goes for the money row in icash... still nothing.

[Lionel]

Originally Posted by RyanDe680

I have the money row in the stock add-on as icash and the same goes for the money row in icash... still nothing.

I suggest if you have phpadmin to look at the user table and to verify what the money row is. In the case above, he was missing a "b" in vbbux

[Lionel]

I just looked at icash. The money row is named "money" without the quotes.

[RyanDe680]

which i now changed back to

looking at my phpadmin, i dont even see the money row

[Lionel]

if you don't see a column named "money" in table_prefix."user then you haven't got icash installed.

[zethon]

I hate to do this to you guys, but this project is getting a little bigger than I anticipated. I created a section on my board for the plugin, which I check daily and where I can pay more attention.

The direct link will be: http://www.anothermessageboard.com/f...splay.php?f=35

I'm trying to fix it so Guests will have "Read Only" to the bug list and the discussion. You will have to register to submit new bugs and make new posts.

Also, if someone could explain the buy-off-hours-sell-first-thing-in-the-am cheat to me, I would be greatful. How and why does it work?

Thanks!

Edit: I will continue to post the new releases on here.

[Lionel]

Zethon, there are reports which are real time and indicates the biggest market movers at the opening of the day and throughout the day. Say you look at report and it shows that MSFT was one of them and went up 5 points. Since our stocks are 15 minutes delayed, as of 9:44 AM it will still show the same value from the day before. So you buy at that old value. At 9:45 AM the market opens for us for the value that was at 9:30 in real time. So right there you make 5 points profit.

The only way, in my opinion, to prevent it would be to make the purchase pending and then execute it 15 minutes later with a cron.

[zethon]

There is an option from the Yahoo feed to grab info labeled as "Last Trade (With Time) Real-Time". I was monitoriing this, and it seems that this gets updated constantly. I'm gonna update the script to use this instead of the one it's been using and see if that solves the problem with the cheat.

I will post an update shortly. Once this is up, can someone please let me know if this resolves the issue. I understand we may have to wait a day for the market to close and open to see.

Also, please remember that I'm eventually going to stop checking this thread as often. ANy real issues, discussion, suggestions, please post at the new "official" support site:

http://www.anothermessageboard.com/f...splay.php?f=35

[RyanDe680]

I re-installed icash 3 times, still no luck.

Where should i be looking for this then?