C$50 Finance

Project

The goal is to implement a website via which users can “buy” and “sell” stocks.

It uses real time data through an external API.

The app has 5 sections :

1. Home : current portfolio's holdings, net asset values and cash position
2. Quote : gives you the latest price of a stock
3. Buy : allows users to buy a stock
4. Sell : is where you select among the stocks you own the one you'd like to sell
5. History : keeps track of all your transactions

The homepage also allows you to buy / sell stocks you already possess, making it easier than the regular buy / sell pages.

Feel free to leave a comment!

Tips and suggestions are more than welcome, the goal is to learn and improve 🚀

Features

• Frontend with HTML5 and Bootstrap
• Backend with Python using the Flask microframework
• SQLite database
• Password hashing using Werkzeug Security Helpers
• Real time data with IEX Cloud
• Use of PyCharm as local IDE
• Hosting on Heroku

Link

If you'd like, you can try it here