The EA Stock Ticker is a straightforward, reliable web part for showing a stock price.
Fast, simple, and reliable stock ticker
Ticker is loaded asynchronously so it does not slow down page loading
Ticker is updated via ajax every 5 minutes
Stock data is cached server-side in 5 minute intervals
Uses redundant stock data sources for added reliability
HTML output is easy to read and brand
Custom CSS style section
JavaScript callback after update for easy customization
Resulting HTML:
Customization is easy via inline CSS. Also, a JavaScript hook is available by defining the function runAfterStockTickerLoads(success), which will be called after every update.
Install
Run the following in an elevated SharePoint Management Shell: Add-SPSolution c:\installs\StockTicker.wsp Install-SPSolution StockTicker.wsp -WebApplication http://sp -GacDeployment Then enabled the "StockTicker" site collection feature in the site collection where you want to use it. Then add the Stock Ticker webpart to a page (in the Custom menu).
Update
To update this feature after receiving a new version, run the following in an elevated SharePoint Management Shell: Update-SPSolution StockTicker.wsp -LiteralPath c:\installs\StockTicker.wsp -GacDeployment
Uninstall
To uninstall this feature, run the following in an elevated SharePoint Management Shell: Uninstall-SPSolution StockTicker.wsp Remove-SPSolution StockTicker.wsp