Progress update on JStock Widget feature

We reach a small milestone finally : Added refresh button on widget.

JStock Android - working toward Widget feature

We are working very hard in order to realize widget feature for JStock Android. Stay tune for more updates.

India is now having Google Finance Real-time Data

India is now having Google Finance Real-time data. Both NSE and BOM are supported. This features is found in the following JStock

• JStock 1.0.7i
• JStock Android 0.9.16

We also provide a very convenient way, to update your stock database. For instance, in US stock market, stock code for HSBC Holdings plc, had changed from HBC to HSBC.

If you realize some stocks, are missing, or out-dated from database, just fork https://github.com/yccheok/jstock/tree/master/appengine/jstock-static/war/stocks_information, make necessary modification on the database, and send me a pull request. 

Once done, your JStock can obtain the latest database automatically.

We will monitor the performance of Google Finance Real-time data for a while. Once we are confident, we will migrate other stock markets to grab real-time data from Google Finance.

Google Finance Data Feed for India Stock Market

Just to let you know, we finally have a pretty good progress in adding Google Finance Data Feed for India Stock Market. At the end of the day, you can expect

• Real-time data
• Both BOM and NSE are supported

We still left last bit of code : Old data migration, to ensure you won't experience any data loss.

We are expecting this exciting new feature, will be available on next week.

If you brave enough to become early beta tester, please let us know through https://www.facebook.com/JStockFreeStockMarketSoftware

JStock new development boards

There are quite of number of things you may expect from JStock new development board.

Ideas

Check out the Ideas list here first. If you like a feature, add your vote.

Submitting feature requests for JStock Android & JStock - Free Stock Market Software

We need to be up front with you here. There are over a thousand of you and there are only single developer. If we tried to read and respond to every request that came in, we would never be able to ship awesome new features. We set up a special mailbox just for feature requests that we intend to review on a regular basis. Most likely, you won't get a response to your feature idea email, but we will use these suggestions collectively to influence our decision-making. In extreme cases, if our feature ideas mailbox is overflowing, we may have to empty it and start over (please don't hate us!) so that we can resume sanity. To be sure, our goal is to read everything that comes in, but we want to be up front in stating there's a chance your idea may slip through the cracks.

Email your features ideas here: yancheng.cheok [at] gmail [dot] com

Feel free to visit JStock Android and JStock - Free Stock Market Software development board.

Merry Christmas and happy holiday by the way :)

New graphics and icon for JStock

Lock screen feature for JStock Android

Due to popular demand, we decide to release lock screen feature for JStock Android. It can be setup easily through Settings -> Startup lock.

An Open Letter to MSWG - Lack of transparency in abortion of proposed listing of STM trust by Berjaya Sports Toto Berhad

Dear MSWG person in charge,

I was wondering, what minority stock holder can do, to address the below matter?

By referring to page 2, and page 10 Berjaya Sports Toto Berhad Q2 2013 quarterly report

http://announcements.bursamalaysia.com/EDMS/edmsweb.nsf/all/5810C9C705AA810248257C400035BD6A/$File/BTOTO%20Q2%20FYE2014.pdf

For the quarter

As compared to the previous year corresponding quarter ended 31 October 2012, the Group recorded a decrease in revenue and pre-tax profit of 4.6% and 20.8% respectively. The higher percentage decrease in pre-tax profit was mainly due to the corporate exercise expenses incurred pursuant to the proposed listing of STM Trust (which was aborted) in the current quarter under review. The drop in the Group's pre-tax profit would be 8.9% should the corporate exercise expenses be excluded.

To find out how much is spent for corporate exercise expenses

* All figures are in '000

127,827 (Q2 2013)

161,451 (Q2 2012) (-20.8%)

If corporate exercise expenses be excluded.

147,082 (Q2 2013)

161,451 (Q2 2012) (-8.9%)

corporate exercise expenses = 19,255 (In '000)

Even without spending RM19,255,000, we can definitely find out Singapore Stock Market is not suitable for dual listing in early stage.

So, why we need to spend RM19,255,000 to learn this simple lesson? Isn't there is something fishy behind?

I feel the entire transaction is lack of transparency? May I know, what action minority shareholders can take, to get the above question answered?

Thanks.

Cheok

Migration to GitHub

In order to encourage code collaboration, we migrate our code base to https://github.com/yccheok/jstock officially.

With such move, we hope we can start to receive some external contribution from developer community.

Progress of JStock...

First, I need to apologize, due to the slow development progress of JStock this month. We are still in the process, of re-engineering stock market feed, for India and China. (Believe me, this is not an easy task)

Here is the progress so far.

Note, there are some changes on the stock code format. Previously, we are using

TATAMOTOR.NS

In upcoming version, we will be using

TATAMOTORS.N

Also, Bombay stock market will be supported, with stock code format

500570.B

There is still a lot of work to be done. We need to exam every line of code, to ensure the process of migrating from Yahoo! Finance to Google Finance will be seamless.

Please stay patient for the upcoming release. Thank you for your patient.

What's the upcoming plan for JStock

JStock - Free Stock Market Software

• Switch China stock market feed provider to Google Finance.
• Switch India stock market feed provider to Google Finance.

JStock Android

• Switch India stock market feed provider to Google Finance.
• Twitter news feed integration
• Stock widget
• Black theme

You may refer to the following Trello boards more details.

• https://trello.com/b/RCBNdkoo/jstock-free-stock-market-software
• https://trello.com/b/ndM43Bjf/jstock-android

Purchase Premium feature with $0.99 promo price ($5.99 originally) by using new affiliate system

We received feedback from some users. Although they would like to use Premium feature, they feel $5.99 is too pricey for them.

To allow them to enjoy Premium feature with price as low as $0.99, we introduce a new affiliate system.

By

1. Share JStock Android download link with friends.
2. Friends install JStock Android.
3. You gain point based on number of friends' installation.
4. You may purchase premium feature with only $0.99 along with the gained point.

We hope you like our new affiliate system. Sharing is caring :)

Only buy what you really need

It is always good, to be able to only buy what you really need. We understand that. Hence, we introduce a new shopping page for JStock Android. Of course, we still highly recommend Premium over the others, if you have enough spending budget.

"MORE NEWS" button for JStock Android

We just added "MORE NEWS" button for JStock Android.

Previously, when you tap on a stock, JStock Android will try to load as much as news as possible. Hence,

• Take longer time to show up first news.
• Consume more battery.
• Consume more network bandwidth.

We strike for environment friendly app :) In order to preserve your device battery, and consume less earth resource, we decide to add "MORE NEWS" button.

Here is what JStock Android going to do right now. Currently, when you tap on a stock, JStock Android will try to load around 10 (roughly) stock news. Hence, 

• Take shorter time to show up first news.
• Consume less battery.
• Consume less network bandwidth.

Only if you wish to have more than 10 news, you will click on the "MORE NEWS" button.

We hope you like this new feature, as much as we like environment friendly app :)

p/s Feel free to join https://www.facebook.com/JStockFreeStockMarketSoftware in order to get up-to-date JStock news.

JStock Android's Stock News Feature

If you love to read stock news, new JStock Android news feature might get you excited. For instance, I would like to know how Carlsberg Brewery is going to handle further hike in beer taxes. I can figure this out by single tap.

The stock news feature is not limited by single country. In fact, 26 countries are supported.

Feel free to give it a try by downloading from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.yccheok.jstock.gui&hl=en

Auto dividend feature is ready

Auto dividend feature is ready. User can generate dividend information automatically, without having to input them manually. Kindly refer to http://www.jstock.org/help_portfolio_management.html#auto-dividend for more information.

This feature is only available for Desktop version. For Android version, we are still working in progress.

Auto dividend calculation feature is working in progress

Instead of having to input dividend manually, we provide a way to perform auto dividend input suggestion. This awesome feature is still working in progress...

Subscribe to JStock Buffett

We have a bold idea recently.

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jstock.sourceforge.net migrated to jstock.org

Due to the fallen of sourceforge (http://www.gluster.org/2013/08/how-far-the-once-mighty-sourceforge-has-fallen/), we decide to slowly move away from sourceforge. Our first step is have a new domain name : 

http://jstock.org/

How upgrade to premium process look like?

There is reason why we do not want to put up an explicit "Upgrade to Premium" in a more obvious way (Says a main menu item). We want you to spend your $4.99 in a wise way. We hope you will only purchase something, which is useful to you.

We hold a very strong believe that, we do not want your money if you are not absolutely happy. We prefer to have 1 happy customer, rather than 10 so-so customers.

What we did is, whenever you try to use the following features

• Open from cloud
• Save to cloud
• Buy summary chart
• Sell summary chart
• Dividend chart
• Zoom tool for history chart
• Creating more than 2 watchlists or portfolios
• Background stock alert
• Display foreign stock holding in local currency

only then the "Upgrade to Premium" dialog will shown up. If any of the above features is useful to you, we encourage you upgrade to premium. $4.99 will be very much worth spent.

If not, we feel that free version of JStock Android (which comes with advertisement supported) is very much suit to your current need. No premium upgrade is required.

As a part for upgrading to premium, advertisement will be removed permanently.

Before paying $4.99, You can play around with the premium features. Some of them come with "Demo" button. You can have a real user experience on these features, before spending your hard earned money.

But still, if you are still wondering how upgrading premium process look like, here it goes.

1. Select any of the premium features. Save to cloud for example.

2. The following dialog will be shown, as you haven't upgraded to premium.

3. Upgrade to premium dialog box. The big blue button will trigger the Google Play payment system. There is quite a number of "Demo" button, which you may have a real user experience on these features, before spending your hard earned money.