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!

[djchris]

Hi zethon,

Love your mod. Is there any I could use this mod with other stock exchange? I'm thinking of using it with the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX).

Please advise.

[gsnindia]

I have problem i do not have the icash and money ,

i am using reputation , but that is not increasing , can you provide any option so that i can give all a single amount so that can use the same for trading amount putting all on parity with starting amount.

[newhere]

I had this installed and it was working great. But now I am receiving intermittent problems which will last for hours at a time. It seems it is unable to retrieve the CSV file from finance.yahoo.com despite the fact that you can browse directly to the url it passed to file() and the CSV file is served up just fine. What's the deal?

The error looks like:

Warning: file(http://finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.cs...c1p2d1t1xpk1): failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! in /includes/class_stocktrader.php on line 74

Warning: implode(): Bad arguments. in /includes/class_stocktrader.php on line 74

Does anyone else have this problem or know what is going on?

[dashed]

Can you make the plugin not to be viewed by guests/not logged-in users?

[forumrating]

all working fine..

just found a bug for one stock

Infy.ns if i buy it , it works fine,
but if i sell it then the status of the stock shows 0 value.

error message

Warning: Division by zero in /vbtrade.php on line 112

Warning: Division by zero in /vbtrade.php on line 112

[masons]

Hi,

I installed it using REPUTATION field and it works fine
2 questions

1) How would we put "a" yahoo stock runner in there
2) How can we see the other players stats

[Centrix]

Well its already july... where is the full version o.O

- edit

I cant buy some stocks... does it only allow a few stocks to buy?

[websiteking532]

how can i add it to navbar?

[kylek]

Originally Posted by websiteking532

how can i add it to navbar?

It says how to in the install file.

Just installed stock trader with the new vbcredits and it works good, had to put credits for the money row.

Only negative thing is it shows 12 decimal spots for the amount of cash on hand.

[wickland]

I'm having a problem, I just installed it and pressed "stock trader" and it goes to a blank page, nothing is happening. It's turned on and everything too from the options.