Senior Project II capstone poject for Zander Zemliak
Usu is a risk-free, moneyless stock trading application intended to help individuals learn how to trade stocks without using real money. Stock trading, when done properly, has the potential to create significant long-term wealth.
For more information on stock trading, please visit the following link: https://www.investopedia.com/stock-trading-4689660
- This project is a work in progress and so far only the first phase has been completed.
- The next phase of the project will involve the implementation of complex order types, a user-friendly interface, and some other features to make the application feel like a real brokerage.
- If you have any thoughts on the project, feel free to email me: zzemliak@gmail.com
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Make sure you have the latest version of python: https://www.python.org/downloads/
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Go to the following link: https://github.com/Zander073/Usu
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Once you are at this link you may either clone the project via HTTPS, SSH, or GitHub CLI.
Make sure to navigate to the source folder upon cloning the project. If you are not familiar with step 3, do the following:
- Copy the following link: https://github.com/Zander073/Usu.git
- Open your terminal and enter the following command:
git clone https://github.com/Zander073/Usu.git - Then enter the following command:
cd Usu/src - Upon entering pwd, you should see something like
Users/<name>/usu/src
Upon being in the proper directory, enter the following command in the terminal to execute the application: python tui.py
- Upon using the application, the program will read through a transaction history file and use that history to determine what the user's present day portfolio is. Such portfolio will include the user's positions (the stocks they own) and their cash balance.
- Users can trade stocks (buy and sell) within their limits and at real time prices.
- Users may also observe stock quotes and study them to determine if they want to invest in them.