A housing has at least one port for allowing entry of subterranean water into an interior of the housing when the housing is buried in soil. The apparatus may receive from the trader device a trading parameter for a pair of associated investments and store the parameter for subsequent use. The boot sleeve has a groove in an outer surface. The housing has the electronic circuitry incorporated therewith to which a telephone and video assembly is connectable. Each terminal has a contact section embedded in the tongue plate via an insert-molding process and an inclined section extending from the contact section.