Portfolio Investment in Focus of Using Agent in Stock Trading Environment

• Main Author: Che Din, Yusnizam
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: universiti teknologi petronas 2005
• Subjects: ZA Information resources
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/7757/1/2005%20-%20Portfolio%20Investment%20in%20Focus%20of%20Using%20Agent%20in%20Stock%20Trading%20Environment.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/7757/

Portfolio Investment in Focus of Using Agent in Stock Trading Environment is the collaboration between stock trading application and agent program. It can be regard as the value added process to the stock trading system. The rationale to embedded agent program in the system is to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the system. The agent program that exists in the application has been programmed to do certain tasks such as to buy and sell stocks on behalf of trader. The agent is performing their job based on the data or value that defines by user. The main reason to develop the application that using agent is because realizing the fact that people in this modern society always concern about the standard of living. They want everything around them to be automated. In other word, we can say that people want computer to work for them. There are two objectives that have been set for this project. The first objective is performing small scale of study regarding the agent and the second objective is to develop simple web site regarding stock trading application using agent. To ensure both of the objectives can be achieved, the author has set the scope of study at the planning phase of the project. Basically, there are three scope of study that has been defined. The first one is to study about the agent such as it environment, functionalities and characteristics. The second scope is study about the concept of system remoteness. System remoteness means, user can access the system from their remote location via internet or World Wide Web (www) technology. The final scope of study is to study about current stock simulator such as Investopedia simulator. The reason is to get some idea for system design and implementation. For the methodology, the Rapid application Development (RAD) has been employed. The methodology has been chosen because it is effective and suitable for short duration project. It was designed for developer and user to join together and work intensively toward their goal. For Rapid Application Development methodology, the system is basically developed by using prototype. Developing system using prototype can shorten the development time and the final product of the project is early visible. By using the RAD methodology, the stock trading system using agent is able to be completed within the time allocated. IV