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!

[AWJunkies]

0.9.9 (07-25-01)

says the latest release but when you dled the file it is 0.9.8 any ideas or did you forget to change that? seems the same as old version 0.9.8

[Trigr]

im getting this error when you try to view one of my members stocks page.

Unable to add cookies, header already sent.
File: /home/united/public_html/includes/class_core.php
Line: 3142

Its weird because I can vew other members profile pages with no errors except for this one. I am running vB3.7.0 Beta3 but everything else works from the mod so I cant think its becuase of that.


Any Ideas from anyone?

http://www.unitedgodz.com/vbtrade.ph...io&userid=3873

http://www.unitedgodz.com/vbtrade.php?do=topportfolios


Thanks to anyone with ideas or the cure.

[ArchangelX]

I wouldn't expect any support from the author...it's a promising hack, and it's unfortunate he's dropped support from it.

Still...it works well on my board. I'd like that comments system Lionel figured out though...that looks like good stuff.

[amroawad]

Can you use this to sell stocks of your own forum? Or is it only based on true stocks?

[ArchangelX]

true stocks only...

[lordbinder]

can you sell stocks that you dont currently have? that would be great and more rallistic

[lordbinder]

one more thing can the portfolio get the ability to put a link , so when you click the stock youll get the chart? if possible a link choosen by the admin, so youll use your own charting script or a yahoo link

[socketmail3]

A Major issue here...is if you say you have 100$ ..and you buy US stock scripts...woth 30$, and then you buy Indian or other stocks (it actually lets you outside the US market) ... you actually pay 10$ for a 10 Rupee (25 cents)...is there a way to stop certain stocks or work out a conversion rate for intl stocks or something...

What that means is even though your supposed to be paying 25 cents (10 rupees) per indian share...it takes it as 10$... I wouldnt mind paying someone to help me update and modify the script to serve purpose. Anyone interested let me know

[Mr President]

I have looked through here trying to see if anyone else has found this bug but i don't see it. if i have missed it please accept my apology for posting it again.. Anyway, one of my members found a bug for selling stocks.

if you sell 1 more stock then you have and put a + sign at the beginning and the end, it will give you the money but not sell your stock.

example, i have 1000 stocks of GE valued at 1.00 each. If i go in and put +1001+ and sell them, it will give me $1000.00 but my stocks do not sell.. So someone could cash out all day long on this and it would be very hard to figure out.

Wasn't sure if there was a fix for this, and if not i just wanted to let you know about it.

[nsusa]

This broke today in my 3.6.8 PL2 forum.

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

This is the error. Any idea?