/// <summary>
/// Checks the price of a stock, and buys it if the price is not greater than the bid amount.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="symbol">the symbol to buy, e.g. aapl</param>
/// <param name="bid">the bid amount</param>
/// <returns>whether any stock was bought</returns>
public bool Buy(string symbol, double bid)
{
double price = apiService.GetPrice(symbol);
bool result;
if (price <= bid)
{
result = true;
apiService.Buy(symbol);
logger.Log("Purchased " + symbol + " stock at $" + bid + ", since its higher that the current price ($" + price + ")");
}
else
{
logger.Log("Bid for " + symbol + " was $" + bid + " but the stock price is $" + price + ", no purchase was made.");
result = false;
}
return(result);
}