Stock Market Platform

Welcome to the Stock Market Platform! This project is a dynamic and user-friendly application designed to provide near real-time information and tools for tracking various stock market indices and individual stocks. It features live updates on NASDAQ, S&P 500, Dow Jones indices, market news, trending symbols, and comprehensive functionalities for stock analysis and monitoring.

Features

• Market Indices: Real-time tracking and display of NASDAQ, S&P 500, and Dow Jones indices.
• Live Market News: Up-to-date news from the financial world, keeping users informed about the latest market trends.
• Trending Symbols: Monitor trending symbols to stay on top of the rapidly changing market.
• Comprehensive Stock Search: Explore and search for stocks, access OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) data, and view detailed information about individual stocks.
• Custom Watchlists: Users can create and manage personalized watchlists, keeping track of stocks of interest.

Technologies Used

• Front End: Developed using React, providing a dynamic and responsive user interface.
• Back End: Powered by Node.js, ensuring smooth communication and handling of requests.
• API Integration: Utilizing two diverse APIs to aggregate and display real-time market data, news, and stock information.

Key Functionalities

• Data Persistence: The platform uses your browsers local storage for watchlist storage, safeguarding user information even upon tab closure.
• User-Friendly Interface: A clean and intuitive design to enhance the user experience and accessibility.

Installation and Usage

To run the project locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository.
2. Navigate to the client and server directories and install dependencies using npm install.
3. Navigate to 'client/src/components/(TopBar.js and MainContent.js)' change the const url to 'http://localhost:5003/'
4. Create a .env file in the root of server directory and add API_KEY = (finnhub api key) https://finnhub.io/
5. Start the backend server using npm start in the backend directory.
6. Start the frontend server using npm start in the frontend directory.

Live Demo

This project is hosted on Vercel. You can access the live version at Stock Market Platform - Live Demo.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to the API providers who made this project possible.