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/

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[Quantnet]

i just updated to the latest version and every trade i made yesterday now shown as Purchased a week ago.

Is it because I manually run the cron job ?

[MorrisMcD]

Originally Posted by Quantnet.org

i just updated to the latest version and every trade i made yesterday now shown as Purchased a week ago.

Is it because I manually run the cron job ?

Weird.. So does mine actually

[TTG]

Used this in my post bit for members to better understand what they have :-

<strong>Stocks & Shares</strong> <br />
Portfolio Owned: $post[ambportval]<br />
Stocks Gain: $post[ambportgainper]

[Quantnet]

Originally Posted by TTG

Used this in my post bit for members to better understand what they have :-

Do you have an option in User CP for those who don't like to list it in their postbit ?

Here is my postbit

[zethon]

Originally Posted by Quantnet.org

i just updated to the latest version and every trade i made yesterday now shown as Purchased a week ago.

Is it because I manually run the cron job ?

This is WAD (Works As Designed). The update now keeps track of the date on which you purchased your stock. In order to make things nice for stocks that were purchased with the older version of the software, I set it to automatically set those stocks as being purchased a week prior to the current date.

[Quantnet]

Another idea for the trading contest: we can set a minumum number of trade members have to exercise during the contest period.

1) Can you allow trading between members?
2) member request: some have been asking if we can include foreign trading exchange like those in India, China, etc...how much works needed for this ?

[Lionel]

I incorporated a stock market discussions, but it would be nice if you could put it in your script too, so there will not be any need to add it again at every upgrade. I think this is something that everyone might like.

[Quantnet]

Originally Posted by Lionel

I incorporated a stock market discussions, but it would be nice if you could put it in your script too, so there will not be any need to add it again at every upgrade. I think this is something that everyone might like.

Lionel did it again
You can select based on forum id, right ? If so we can create a forum dedicated to trading and enable the feature there.

[Lionel]

I added a setting in the group where you simply put the forum id that you are using for the discussions.

[Quantnet]

Seems like a bug with rounding small gain/loss. When someone has a very small negative gain, the percentage gain should be -0.00%. Also, we need more decimal places instead of only 2

19.00 0.00%
-27.50 0.00%

Another request: when we view member portfolio, is it possible to display the amount of cash not invested of that member along with the portfolio value ?