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!

[keithsan]

Originally Posted by xxxsaint

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...8&d=1167441300

does yours look like this ^

exactly!

[keithsan]

could be my error in that i just turned on user reps for the board and jacked up the minimum balance. will check it out later..

[Carl Anderson]

One other option I would like to make this more realistic...

Have a setting on how long you must hold a stock before you can sell it!

A setting on how long after you sell a stock the money from the sell becomes available.

Without this my users are able to buy like say and Oil or Gold stock before the open when they see the market has been up overseas and then sell it and do the same thing the next morning.

On my real brokerage account I can't sell a stock I just bought that quick because it takes three days to clear and they don't like me selling what I don't really have yet..

So a setting on how long you must hold it would encourage investing instead of just buying anything. Plus you could set it for like 30 days and then people would need to pick their stocks more carefully because if the sell their money is not available for so many days to buy again...

[darkilla2]

Doesnt work It redirects me to my usercp?!

[xxxsaint]

Originally Posted by darkilla2

Doesnt work It redirects me to my usercp?!

Make your own link to point to vbtrade.php , someone's already asked about the template edit , we're still waiting on a response.

[Lionel]

Things got messed up after last update. It does not deduct points after purchase and does not add after selling.

[zethon]

Originally Posted by xxxsaint

Make your own link to point to vbtrade.php , someone's already asked about the template edit , we're still waiting on a response.

You can edit whichever template you want to put the link in. Just make sure the link points to the vbtrade.php file on your server.

Originally Posted by Lionel

Things got messed up after last update. It does not deduct points after purchase and does not add after selling.

I am not seeing this problem and so far you're the only one reporting it. If you want to send me a PM with the URL to your board, I can take a look and see if I can figure out what is wrong.

[xxxsaint]

Originally Posted by zethon

You can edit whichever template you want to put the link in. Just make sure the link points to the vbtrade.php file on your server.

Cool , I was talking about this though :

(OPTIONAL)
* in AdminCP open the "navbar" template
* find: 
	<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[user_cp]</a></td>
* below it add:
	<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[ambst_title]</a></td>

Is there any way to get this mod to post your total portfolio value into your postbit ?

[zethon]

Originally Posted by xxxsaint

Cool , I was talking about this though :

(OPTIONAL)
* in AdminCP open the "navbar" template
* find: 
	<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[user_cp]</a></td>
* below it add:
	<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[ambst_title]</a></td>

Is there any way to get this mod to post your total portfolio value into your postbit ?

Not right now.

[zethon]

By request, I have added a statistics page to this add-on,the ability to view other user's portfolios, and variables which can be added into the postbit. Upgrade as normal.