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FinanceSim
- Role
- CS50x · stock trading simulator
- Year
- 2024
- Type
- Personal
- Stack
- Python
- Flask
- SQLite
- IEX Cloud API
Overview
A fictional stock-broker platform built for Harvard's CS50x. Users fetch real-time stock data, simulate trades with virtual money, track portfolio performance, and review transaction history — mimicking the core functionality of a real trading platform by combining backend logic with external API data.
At a glance
01
Pulls real-time stock prices via the IEX Cloud API and simulates buy/sell trades with fictional currency.
02
Stores accounts, holdings, and transaction history in a SQLite database with input validation for edge cases.
03
Secure authentication using Werkzeug password hashing.