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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[Lionel]

I am afraid that restricting the buying time will not help. You will aways be able to cheat, no matter what with the 15 minutes delay (which is how everyone displays it, unless you pay for a live feed)

[MorrisMcD]

Originally Posted by Lionel

I am afraid that restricting the buying time will not help. You will aways be able to cheat, no matter what with the 15 minutes delay (which is how everyone displays it, unless you pay for a live feed)

What I meant is if I could restrict them to buying say 10am-3pm AND make them hold for a day at least.. Then there is still risk on their part for holding it for a day without getting that quick 5 dollar increase thats possible at open.. I am no stock genious.. I just figured that way cheating would not necessarily always benefit you as much as if you couldnt get that big jump between open and close

[Lionel]

The only way would be to hold the buy/sell in a temporary table and have a cron to execute it 15 minutes later, but that gets complicated and kills the purpose

At 10:00 AM they still will be able to read the report for 15 minutes later.

[RyanDe680]

I'm still receiving an error...

My navbar has the links to Stock Trader and Top Investors, but those pages won't even show up.

I am running vb 3.6.4 and using iCash. I made sure that both money rows show "money" in them to match and still nothing. I just downloaded the program for this 2 days ago, so I don't think I missed any fixes....

[Quantnet]

I have some members who has Bloomberg terminal at work so of course, 15 minutes delay is what they will exploit. Just look for the big movers and you can make huge profit.

My members request to have historical purchases. I guess this will add another talbe ?

[Lionel]

Lucky for me my members use this as training. So cheating will only harm themselves.

[xxxsaint]

all you have to do is look at the biggest " after hours " movers and buy those up , and sell at the next day's opening. People are going to cheat regardless , let's not get too carried away and handicap the rest of us that aren't.

Any new news on the mutual funds part ?

[buidoi]

i did everything and i got "Invalid Action Specified"

[Lionel]

Originally Posted by buidoi

i did everything and i got "Invalid Action Specified"

you need to specify the usergroups in the settings

[buidoi]

also above it "there is a money row" that i left blank..i didn't noe

well 0 for all users