StockSim

Logo

Inspiration

Since everyone in our team did not know much about stocks, we thought it would be best to create a tool that addresses this issue. By creating StockSim, beginners in the stock market can pick up the basic intuition behind buying and selling stocks.

What it does

StockSim uses historical S&P 500 data to give the user a random six-month time period to buy and sell stocks to make the most money possible. The user can go through a six-month period in just a few clicks, allowing them to learn the basics without waiting for the real-time stock market to move.

How we built it

We used React Native to create a user-friendly front end, and we used ASP.NET core for the backend. We also utilized the Yahoo Finance API to provide us with the specific stock data. Some data also came from the AAII Sentiment survey.

Challenges we ran into

We struggled with connecting our backend to the frontend, along with finalizing the functionality of the app.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud that we made significant progress toward our goal and created a tool that can help us and other stock market beginners. It inspired the team to continue working on the project beyond the hackathon.