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Trading Simulator Report

The Trading Simulator is a Java Swing application that allows users to simulate stock trading activities, manage their portfolio, and view real-time simulated stock prices. It consists of three main components: Stock.java for data modeling, TradingPanel.java for the trading interface, and PortfolioPanel.java for portfolio management. The application features a user-friendly GUI, real-time price updates, and organized code structure, but lacks integration with real stock market APIs and loses data upon closure.

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Trading Simulator Report

The Trading Simulator is a Java Swing application that allows users to simulate stock trading activities, manage their portfolio, and view real-time simulated stock prices. It consists of three main components: Stock.java for data modeling, TradingPanel.java for the trading interface, and PortfolioPanel.java for portfolio management. The application features a user-friendly GUI, real-time price updates, and organized code structure, but lacks integration with real stock market APIs and loses data upon closure.

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Trading Simulator — Project Report

1. Introduction
This project is a Trading Simulator developed using Java Swing. It provides a graphical user
interface (GUI) to simulate stock trading activities, allowing users to buy and sell stocks,
track their portfolio, and view real-time simulated stock prices. The system enables adding,
editing, and removing stock holdings, displaying current portfolio value, and viewing
historical transactions.

The system consists of three main Java files:


- Stock.java — the data model
- TradingPanel.java — the main trading interface
- PortfolioPanel.java — the portfolio management interface

2. Project Components

a) Stock.java
This file defines the Stock class, which stores details about each stock.

Attributes:
- symbol → Stock symbol (e.g., AAPL)
- companyName → Company name
- price → Current stock price
- quantity → Number of shares owned
- purchasePrice → Price at which the stock was bought
- category → Stock category (e.g., Tech, Finance)

Methods:
- Getters and setters for each attribute
- toString() → formats stock as "SYMBOL - Company Name"

This class acts as a data container for stock records.

b) TradingPanel.java
This file creates the GUI for simulating trades.

Main Features:
- Table (JTable) showing current stock prices.
- Input fields for symbol, quantity, price.
- Buy, Sell, Clear buttons.
- Refresh Prices button (simulates price changes).
- Sample stocks loaded for testing.
Important Methods:
- buyStock() → Validates input and adds stock to portfolio.
- sellStock() → Validates and removes stock from portfolio.
- refreshPrices() → Simulates new prices for stocks.
- clearFields() → Resets the input form.
- loadSampleStocks() → Loads predefined stock data.

The design uses GridBagLayout for alignment and styled Swing components for a
professional UI.

c) PortfolioPanel.java
This file creates the GUI for managing the user’s portfolio.

Main Features:
- Table showing owned stocks: symbol, quantity, purchase price, current price, profit/loss.
- Summary of portfolio value and gains.
- View Transaction History button.

Important Methods:
- updatePortfolio() → Updates table and recalculates values.
- viewHistory() → Displays historical buy/sell transactions.
- calculateProfitLoss() → Computes gain/loss per stock.

It interacts with TradingPanel to synchronize trading activities with the portfolio.

3. Technologies Used
- Java SE 8 or above
- Java Swing (JPanel, JTable, JTextField, JButton)
- Layouts: BorderLayout, GridBagLayout, FlowLayout
- Collections: ArrayList, List
- Table Models: DefaultTableModel

4. Strengths and Limitations


Strengths:
✅ User-friendly GUI
✅ Real-time simulated price updates
✅ Organized code structure (MVC pattern)
✅ Includes sample stocks for testing

Limitations:
⚠ No integration with real stock market APIs
⚠ Prices are randomly simulated, not real-time
⚠ Data is lost when the program closes
5. Learning Points
While working on this project, you learn:
- How to design a trading GUI in Java.
- How to handle buy/sell transactions and validations.
- How to use JTable for displaying portfolio data.
- How to simulate and update stock prices dynamically.

6. Conclusion
This Trading Simulator is a practical example of a basic trading application using Java
Swing. It demonstrates core functionalities like buying/selling stocks, updating portfolio,
and simulating price changes. The application can be extended with features like real API
integration, persistent storage, graph plotting, and performance reports.

✅ Report By: [Your Name Here] (Your Roll Number)

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