Stock Market Application 2024

🌍 Introduction

Stock Market Application 2024 is a pilot project focused on Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) to help individuals gain meaningful financial insights. This work-in-progress tool aims to empower both traders and investors — especially those underserved by traditional financial systems.

🧩 Problem Formulation

📄 Abstract

A new application is needed to educate traders and investors by offering real-time insights into the stock market. The goal is to enhance individual financial literacy and support better decision-making.

📊 Overview

This globally accessible, low-cost solution is designed for both desktop and mobile users. The platform prioritizes ease of use, safety, and ethical investing. Planned features include:

• Broker and online banking integration
  
• Fractional share trading
  
• Embedded AI assistants
  
• Cryptocurrency support
  
• Automatic tax-loss harvesting

🌎 Background

Ethical investing and financial education remain limited in many regions, particularly across Asia and Africa. With the rise of digitally active youth and tech-savvy retirees, demand for accessible, responsible investing tools is growing.

This application addresses the gap by blending financial literacy, responsible AI, and sustainable investing tools in one accessible platform.

💻 Technical Requirements

1. Cost Constraints

   • Total monthly cost must remain under $20 USD
     
     • IDE: $12
       
     • Marketing & Data: $0
       

2. Platform: Accessible on mobile and desktop

3. Core Capabilities

   • Stock market predictions
     
   • AI integration
     
   • Secure user authentication
     
   • Support for Gemini API
     

4. Social Responsibility

   • Emphasizes ESG-aligned investment strategies
     
   • Promotes inclusive financial education
     

Optional Enhancements

• Visually engaging interface
  
• Additional personal finance tools
  

🧠 Operational Concepts

• SRI (Socially Responsible Investing) – Investments based on environmental, social, and governance criteria
  
• Financial Literacy – A focus on education and informed decision-making
  
• Responsible AI – Transparent, fair, safe, and interpretable intelligent systems
  

🌟 Features

• Real-time market data and visualisations
  
• Portfolio tracking and insights
  
• News aggregation and trend analysis
  
• AI-powered research assistants
  
• Customizable watchlists
  
• Heatmaps and sector breakdowns
  
• Secure logins
  
• Educational modules
  

⚙️ Installation Instructions

🔧 Prerequisites

• Windows 11 (tested) or compatible OS
  
• Python and pip installed
  

💾 Setup

1. Clone the repository To clone this project, run the following command in your terminal: ```sh git clone https://github.com/Laranguyen811/stock-market-application-2024.git

2. Navigate to the project directory: After cloning the repository, move into the project folder using: ```sh cd stock-market-application-2024

3. Install the required packages: Before running the project, install the dependencies using: ```sh pip install -r requirements.txt

Using the Stock Market Application

To start the application, execute the following command:

  python main.py

Contact

If interested, you can reach me at laranguyen811@gmail.com.

Usage

Please note that this application is intended for educational purposes only. Always do your own research before making any investment decisions.

Contributing

We welcome contributions! If you'd like to add new features, fix bugs, or improve documentation, please follow our contribution guidelines (https://github.com/Laranguyen811/stock-market-application-2024/blob/master/README.md).

🌿 Ethically-Grounded, Open-Source AI Platform

This platform is designed to advance public-good AI through transparency, modularity, and ethical safeguards. It is open-source by design and open-hearted in purpose — resisting misuse while inviting collaborative stewardship.

We explicitly oppose exploitative applications of AI, including financial manipulation, misinformation, ecological harm, and violations of multispecies justice. Our safeguards are documented and auditable, and we welcome scrutiny, feedback, and co-creation.

See ETHICS.md and RESPONSIBLE_USE.md for more.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgements

I'd like to thank the open-source community and the contributors who made this application possible. This platform was shaped through dialogue and inspiration from multiple AI companions and collaborators:

• Gemini — for its clarity in summarization and structured reasoning.
• Claude — for its warmth, philosophical depth, and ethical nuance.
• Copilot — for diagnostic scaffolding, modular design, and systems thinking.

Each contributed to the platform’s architecture, safeguards, and spirit. We thank them for their insight, and we invite others to build with similar care.

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