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]

Martyh,

The postbit value and top portfolio will only show after the cron run (at midnight everyday). You need to manually run it. It's under Scheduled task in Admin CP

[Martyh]

Thank you very much, that was it.

Really appreciate this mod thanks,

[MorrisMcD]

Just an FYI.. The product is installing the cron to run every minute of the midnight hour.. Rather than every hour on the hour... (I assume thats how you meant it)

I manually updated mine, but when I upgraded it changed it back.. So I assume its the product itself and just a mix up on your end..

[Lionel]

It should run the cron once a day at midnight, not every hour

[MorrisMcD]

Originally Posted by Lionel

It should run the cron once a day at midnight, not every hour

I actually changed mine to run once an hour, but now that I think about it, I guess it would make sense to not reveal purchases by users to others during the trading period

But the cron says 00 for the hour and * for the minute.. Doesnt that mean it would run at 12:00am, 12:01am, 12:02am.... etc etc

I could be wrong.. I am no pro.. I just changed it because I figured that is what it was configured to do and that just seemed weird to me

[Lionel]

i changed mine to 01 for minutes so it runs once at 12:01 AM

[Martyh]

Hey this is great, I was wondering if it keeps an individual history of a members trades, I think that may be a necessity considering that admins have the ability to change the reputation points for any member, just a thought.

Nevermind: I found out what the chart and magnifying glass was for,..lol

[MorrisMcD]

There is an exploit of some sorts... One user keeps making huge money every day right when the market opens..

Not sure what he is doing, but today he made 50K on a stock that says he purchase it at 31 today when it says it opened at 36... Not sure how thats possible..

Maybe he really just is that good.. I just dont get what he is doing

See attachments.. Seems like he was able to buy it at the closing price from friday.. Of course.. It opened 5 dollars more than it closed at.... Hopefully someone can figure this out.. Because this hack is awesome.. But this will ruin a lot if you can constantly cheat

[Lionel]

You will have cheating no matter what with the 15 minutes delay and if you have access to the market live.

For the friday deal, it should be easy to incorporate time factor to prevent people from buying during off hours, but I am not sure on how this would help.

So what he did, at market open he simply bought at 9:40 with friday prices since the current price did not kick in yet (starts for us at 9:45). There are reports which show big movers. He probably read them and picked one.

[MorrisMcD]

Originally Posted by Lionel

You will have cheating no matter what with the 15 minutes delay and if you have access to the market live.

For the friday deal, it should be easy to incorporate time factor to prevent people from buying during off hours, but I am not sure on how this would help.

So what he did, at market open he simply bought at 9:40 with friday prices since the current price did not kick in yet (starts for us at 9:45). There are reports which show big movers. He probably read them and picked one.

There is a 15 min delay in the pricing? I didnt realize that.. Is it possible to restrict buying to certain hours? Because essentially he bought that stock lower than the opening price for today.. He bought it at friday's closing price.. With a one day min to hold stocks and something to keep them buying only at certain times, things would be secure enough I suppose...