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CERTIFICATE.................................................................................................................ii

DECLARATION..............................................................................................................iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT...............................................................................................iv

PREFACE..........................................................................................................................v

ABSTRACT......................................................................................................................vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................................vii

CHAPTER 1...................................................................................................................1-4

INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................1-4

1.1 Problem Definition....................................................................................................2

1.2 Investment in Stock Market.......................................................................................2

1.2.1 Fundamental Analysis........................................................................................3

1.2.2. Technical Analysis.............................................................................................3

CHAPTER 2.................................................................................................................5-15

LITERATURE REVIEW............................................................................................5-15

2.1 History of the Stock Market......................................................................................5

2.2 Financial Investment Opportunities...........................................................................9

2.2.1. Shares of Stock..................................................................................................9

2.2.2. Bonds.................................................................................................................9

2.2.3. Certificates of Deposit.....................................................................................10

2.2.4. Mutual Funds...................................................................................................10

2.2.5 Systematic Investment Plan..............................................................................11

2.3 Stock Market Trading Strategies.............................................................................12

2.3.1 Day Trading......................................................................................................12

2.3.2 Swing Trading..................................................................................................12

2.4. Technologies Used During Development...............................................................13

2.4.1. ASP.NET.........................................................................................................13

2.4.2. MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO...................................................................14

2.4.3. MICROSOFT SQL SERVER..........................................................................15

CHAPTER 3...............................................................................................................16-29

PROPOSED METHODOLOGY..............................................................................16-29

3.1 Development Phases................................................................................................16

3.1.2 Advantages of the Iterative and Incremental Model.........................................17

3.2 Determination of Requirement:...............................................................................18

3.2.1 Functional Requirements:.................................................................................18

3.2.2 External Interface Requirements......................................................................19

3.2.3. Performance requirements...............................................................................19

3.2.4. Pre-Implementation Review............................................................................19

3.2.5. Post-Implementation Review...........................................................................20

3.3. Techniques Involved In Statistical Analysis...........................................................21

3.3.1. Fundamental Analysis.....................................................................................21

3.3.2. Technical Analysis...........................................................................................22

3.4. REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATION.........................................................24

3.4.1 Hardware Requirements...................................................................................24

3.4.2 Software Requirements.....................................................................................24

3.5. Implementation.......................................................................................................25

3.5.1 Login Module-..................................................................................................25

3.5.2. Admin Module-...............................................................................................25

3.5.3. Data Analysis and Processing Module............................................................25

3.5.4 Market Prediction.............................................................................................26

3.6. System Design........................................................................................................27

3.6.1. Data Flow Diagram..........................................................................................27

3.6.2. Use Case Diagram...........................................................................................28

3.6.3 Block Diagram..................................................................................................29

CHAPTER 4...............................................................................................................30-63

RESULT AND DISCUSSIONS.................................................................................30-63

4.1 TESTING.................................................................................................................30

4.2 WEB TESTING & STRATEGIES..........................................................................30

4.2.1. WEB APPLICATION PERFORMANCE TOOL...........................................30

4.2.2 Web Testing Strategies:....................................................................................32

4.3 MAINTENANCE....................................................................................................34

4.4 SECURITY MECHANISMS:.................................................................................36

4.5 SNAPSHOTS..........................................................................................................37

4.5.1 Login Module...................................................................................................37

4.5.2 Admin Module..................................................................................................43

4.5.3 Market Prediction.............................................................................................47

4.5.4 Financial Graphs...............................................................................................53

4.6 MERITS & DEMERITS..........................................................................................63

4.6.1 Merits................................................................................................................63

4.6.2 Demerits............................................................................................................63

CHAPTER 5.....................................................................................................................64

CONCLUSION................................................................................................................64

CHAPTER 6.....................................................................................................................65

FUTURE SCOPE.............................................................................................................65