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author | Franklin Wei <git@fwei.tk> | 2015-05-30 23:02:59 -0400 |
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committer | Franklin Wei <git@fwei.tk> | 2015-05-30 23:02:59 -0400 |
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tutorial for dummies
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@@ -16,12 +16,28 @@ Just run: make ; sudo make install -This will install the market-sim binary in `/usr/local/bin`. +This will install the market-sim binary in `/usr/local/bin/`. ### Building Without Curses Support Uncomment the `#define WITHOUT_CURSES` line in `src/globals.h`, then build as described above. +## Basic Tutorial + +When you first run `market-sim`, an empty portfolio is created and you are given $1000 USD. + +1. You probably want to buy some shares now; type `buy`. + + Enter the ticker symbol of the stock you wish to purchase: + +2. Input a ticker symbol. +3. Enter the number of shares you wish to buy. +4. Confirm the transaction. This will return you to the main prompt. +5. From here, you probably want to save your porfolio to disk; type `write`. +6. Enter the name of the file to save to. Careful, there's nothing to keep you from clobbering a file here! +7. Come back later and trade some more shares! +8. Profit. + ## About Made with boredom and a cheaply bought keyboard. |