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!

[NFLfbJunkie]

I added the code to the navbar but I have no link showing to get to this MOD.

[Quantnet]

under which condition the amount i give to each member shows up on postbit ? I gave a dozen member 100K to start but only 2 members have the portfolio shown up on postbit even after i manually do the cron job.

Do they have to trade before the portfolio amount got added into the table ?

[MorrisMcD]

Excellent Hack!

Thanks!

[zethon]

Cool! My add-on has an add-on!

[zethon]

I will add this to the code.

$globaltemplates = array('vbtrade_main','forumdisplay_sortarrow');

Thanks for finding the fix!

[Carl Anderson]

One thing I want to have is an option of how long a stock must be held before it can be sold.. I want people to think of this as investing and learn from it..

In the real world my broker will not allow me to buy a stock and sell it the same day and then use the funds again to buy the same day.. It takes three days for stocks to clear for me - I use Fidelity brokerage account..

Thanks my users love this ............. I plan to have investing contests with this...

[zethon]

Originally Posted by Carl Anderson

One thing I want to have is an option of how long a stock must be held before it can be sold.. I want people to think of this as investing and learn from it..

In the real world my broker will not allow me to buy a stock and sell it the same day and then use the funds again to buy the same day.. It takes three days for stocks to clear for me - I use Fidelity brokerage account..

I did not know that! That shouldn't be too difficult to set up. I will try to get this in the next update.

Originally Posted by Carl Anderson

Thanks my users love this ............. I plan to have investing contests with this...

I'm interested in any input from anyone on how you might like to see some sort of "contest" functionality built into this...

[MistaMarkael]

should i download this now or wait ?

[Quantnet]

Originally Posted by zethon

I'm interested in any input from anyone on how you might like to see some sort of "contest" functionality built into this...

Set a start and end date, give everyone a set amount of cash (i use 100000 in reputation field) and at the end, the winner will be the one that has best gain (not portfolio value because some will sit on cash and risk only fraction of portfolio). The amount invest =100K - cash. See how much profit you make on the invest amount

Ideally, the user would see where he is ranked in the contest. The cron job is updated during business hour, some thing like every 2 hours...(4 times a day)

I still try to find a way to put top 10 gainers on forum home.

[Lionel]

Originally Posted by Carl Anderson

In the real world my broker will not allow me to buy a stock and sell it the same day and then use the funds again to buy the same day.. It takes three days for stocks to clear for me -

This is not the real world. In day trading you can buy and sell within 1 second apart.