def create_portfolio(method, ticker):
try:
name = request.json['name']
cash = request.json['cash']
p = Portfolio(name, int(cash));
jsonstring = jsonpickle.encode(p)
resp = jsonify({'Success':True, 'result':jsonstring})
resp.status_code = 200
return resp
except:
exc_type, exc_obj, exc_tb = sys.exc_info()
error = str(exc_type)[18:-2] + ": " + str(exc_obj)[1:-1]
resp = jsonify({'Success':False, 'error':error})
resp.status_code = 500
return resp
