Real Time Stock Price

Content Type: Widget
Categories: Data

Overview

Easily integrate live stock prices into your Mendix applications with our powerful and intuitive widget. Whether you're tracking individual stocks or analyzing trends over time, this widget provides real-time updates directly from RapidAPI. Simply input the stock symbol and select the desired time duration to access comprehensive market insights at your fingertips.

Key Features:

  • Real-Time Data: Get instant updates on stock prices as they happen.
  • Customizable Inputs: Input any stock symbol and choose a time duration to tailor the data to your needs.
  • Seamless Integration: Effortlessly incorporate live stock data into your Mendix applications.
  • User-Friendly Interface: Designed for ease of use, making financial data accessible for everyone.

Use Cases:

  • Monitor stock prices in real-time within your Mendix dashboards.
  • Analyze historical trends over specific periods for informed decision-making.
  • Integrate with other financial services to enhance your app's capabilities.

Documentation

Customers can use this widget to incorporate real-time stock price data directly into their Mendix applications. Whether you're building a financial dashboard, a stock market monitoring tool, or any application that requires live financial data, this widget provides a seamless solution. By allowing users to input specific stock symbols and durations, the widget helps them track and analyze market trends, make informed investment decisions, and keep a close watch on stock performance without leaving the app. It is especially useful for businesses, financial analysts, and developers who need to integrate up-to-date market information into their custom applications.

 

 

 You will be provided two input fields. In the first field add your Stock symbol and in second field add the duration like 1D for one day and 1M for one month you can use any number of months. for example 

  • 1D - 1 day
  • 5D - 5 days
  • 1M - 1 month
  • 3M - 3 month
  • 6M - 6 months
  • YTD - year-to-date
  • 1Y - 1 year
  • 2Y - 2 years
  • 5Y - 5 years
  • 10Y - 10 years
  • MAX - all times

Stock symbol 

Examples:

  • AAPL
  • MSFT,AMZN

Problems Solved:

  • Enables real-time monitoring of stock prices without needing external tools.
  • Provides customizable data views to analyze stock performance over different time periods.
  • Simplifies the integration of financial data into Mendix applications.

 

Features:

  • Real-Time Stock Data: Fetches and displays live stock prices using RapidAPI.
  • Customizable Inputs: Users can input any stock symbol and select a duration for analysis.
  • Data Insights: Provides additional details such as percentage changes, opening/closing prices, and trade volumes.
  • User-Friendly Interface: Simple and intuitive design for easy use.
  • Error Handling: Robust error management to handle invalid inputs and API issues.

Limitations:

  • API Dependency: The widget relies on RapidAPI for data retrieval, which means functionality is dependent on the availability and reliability of the API.
  • Limited Customization: While the widget offers basic customization options, more advanced features (e.g., multi-stock comparison) may require further development.
  • Data Refresh Rate: The frequency of data updates is dependent on the API’s limitations, which may not support real-time tick-by-tick updates.

Releases

Version: 1.0.0
Framework Version: 10.12.0
Release Notes: Real-Time Stock Price Display: The widget was initially designed to fetch and display real-time stock prices for a given stock symbol. Users could input a stock symbol to retrieve the current market price directly within their Mendix application. Data Source Integration: Integrated with RapidAPI to ensure accurate and up-to-date stock price information. The widget was capable of making API calls and handling the responses effectively to display the desired data. Basic User Interface: A simple and intuitive UI was implemented, allowing users to input the stock symbol and view the corresponding real-time price.