Playing & Trading Strategy

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spam {nm} RazorHawk Apr 08, 04:33

Ummm....this is a "movie & stock" trading game... are you on the right website?? {nm} Flash Apr 08, 08:01

congrats mrbinns for flying thru the devil's number... Oleg Max Apr 07, 19:07

There's an omen in there somewhere. {nm} Buy StarBondFund (EURO too) Apr 08, 18:03

IPO next day adjust. Juiced Apr 07, 12:46

IPO adjust winstonman78 Apr 07, 13:38

i asked exact same question last week. probably better explanation then mine 2 or 3 pages back on this board. {nm} winstonman78 Apr 07, 13:41

Prizes Zebrafish Apr 07, 11:56

sorry...no more...happened at the same time as the layoffs {nm} tealfan Apr 07, 12:07

Virtual Stock Exchange Krax Apr 06, 13:12

Broke into the top 100k in rank today. woohoo! {nm} winstonman78 Apr 06, 12:39

I'm just curious, why is there a limit of 20,000 shares on star bonds? and why is there a 250 max delist on movies for star bonds? confusedman Apr 06, 12:28

from what i understand there is a limit on num of shares winstonman78 Apr 06, 12:52

as for a cap on boxoffice, i not sure. winstonman78 Apr 06, 12:54

Not just the adjusts up, think of the adjusts down. {nm} JohnTEQP Apr 06, 20:15

Right on number of shares, as for the cap... LanceStorm22 Apr 06, 14:03

fair point, but I didn't mean infinite shares, but why not same number of shares as stocks. or a percentage based on max stock position twoshenoudas Apr 06, 14:15

A history lesson....Originally, prior to Oct 2001, there was a limit of 500 shares but the prices were huge (THANK was over 6K) . The whole Buy StarBondFund (EURO too) Apr 06, 20:30

caps are because starbonds are too much easy/guaranteed money, and all you do by raising limits is let rookies grow their ports faster than islander Apr 06, 14:41

only rookies? :) Still wish they had respective leaderboards for moviestocks and starbonds... {nm} amnesiac Apr 08, 09:23

Milestone: Yesterday was my first Million dollar day. {nm} Mockmasher Apr 06, 07:50

Congrats!...what a GREAT feeling! {nm} GLAMMGUY Apr 06, 08:40

woot!...may you have many more {nm} tealfan Apr 06, 08:56

CONGRATS! I'm only at my first 100k dollar day. :) {nm} winstonman78 Apr 06, 09:08

Good job, keep it up {nm} Nobody May 24, 10:17

Friday Night and Saturday strategy stevie1der328 Apr 05, 12:01

Welcome back! Steved1998 Apr 05, 12:57

Don't know when you stopped alfpaul Apr 05, 13:03

The last one I remember being the "go-to" for early B.O. as the Drudge Report. No wonder I sucked for a long time at this. ;) {nm} Paul2k Apr 05, 13:05

Whatever happened to.... Bags Apr 05, 13:06

Generally for me... I don't play the calls or puts on openers... but usually just the movie itself... Flash Apr 05, 15:02

a quickie... RazorHawk Apr 05, 20:10

Let me be sure I have this right. winstonman78 Apr 06, 07:37

you have it correct RazorHawk Apr 06, 09:49

It really does seem like cheating, It was way more fun to just throw your money in Thursday night/way early Friday and take your chances. nm blackredstar Apr 12, 02:17

I play every opener, every week... every way possible Chefbobcat Apr 05, 21:33

Chefbobcat.... winstonman78 Apr 06, 07:38

Yes... the derivatives (calls, puts, OWs) are halted, but I can adjust my position on the stock early Sat morning Chefbobcat Apr 06, 13:41

Still feels like cheating srrichardson Apr 06, 14:28

Questions racemany2k Apr 05, 08:39

((current value + expected gains) / current value) ^ ((1/number of days to realise gain) - 1). Commission costs are 1% {nm} RogerMore Apr 05, 09:14

Or ((Expected value - current value)/current value) / # of days till adjust or cashout if there's no compounding interest involved. {nm} DTravel Apr 05, 20:41

I'm sure there is a thread on this somewhere.... winstonman78 Apr 04, 06:35

Reason why i'm asking is cause i understand that with a Call or Put order you only get the cashout amount on those. {nm} winstonman78 Apr 04, 06:40

You can def tell the N00Bs in this game haha {nm} winstonman78 Apr 04, 06:42

Play nice - you were one also {nm} laura1818 Apr 07, 05:53

what you receive for a shorted stock completely depends on where you shorted it ndmaster Apr 04, 06:44

OK i got it. unlike a call or put order the cashout is $1 per 1 million total. winstonman78 Apr 04, 06:51

I guess if your shorting a stock and its trading below its delist price at the time of delist you better sell it before it halts huh {nm} winstonman78 Apr 04, 06:52

yes, if its further below its delist than commission, then you would make more $$$ {nm} ndmaster Apr 04, 08:30

by covering before delist (damn enter key) {nm} ndmaster Apr 04, 08:30

I am not sure if the question was really answered, so for all of the confused new players, not to mention winstonman78... Buy StarBondFund (EURO too) Apr 04, 23:25

It does thank you very much :) {nm} winstonman78 Apr 05, 06:38

How are starbond adjusts calculated? which 5 movies do they average? are the adjust schedules available anywhere more than a week in advance {nm} NLitend1 Apr 03, 10:58

Here's the thread you need... Let us know if you have further questions that are not addressed here. PVL Admin Apr 03, 16:58

Just wondering: BeastMode Jun 14, 10:46

Limit orders are usually placed after a starbond is halted and before it becomes active again {nm} laujer Apr 03, 07:34

But limit orders can be used for movie stocks as well...and I play them to cash out at certain points... {nm} PVL Admin Apr 03, 16:08

Can someone explain how a "limit order" works and how to correctly post a limit order. SRVE Apr 01, 09:08

Limit orders only work if you are making a profit.. NOT to prevent losses... Flash Apr 01, 10:01

I tried this too and found out the hard way. lol {nm} winstonman78 Apr 01, 10:10

Additionally...here's how you would set a limit order.... Flash Apr 01, 10:10

Great explaination... SRVE Apr 01, 10:34

You're welcome. {nm} Flash Apr 02, 08:23

Another example jane_citizen Apr 01, 16:41

Im confused about your first example jane_citizen winstonman78 Apr 02, 10:04

It wouldn't short it, you would have to later manually sell and then short the stock. DTravel Apr 02, 11:31

sorry! I meant you would set a limit order to short at $15, not to buy jane_citizen Apr 02, 18:03

If this works, I will have learned something. Keep posting, we'll query you if we're confused. Thx {nm} PVL Admin Apr 02, 18:31

yeah, probably test any of my limit order theories with single shares jane_citizen Apr 03, 14:54

Good suggestion. I'll do that. {nm} PVL Admin Apr 03, 22:34

Buying a PUT and when to sell or wait for cashout. winstonman78 Mar 31, 14:00

if you have 20000 $25 put shares that you bought at $1.56 each, and IHOP makes $24 o.w, you would lose jane_citizen Mar 31, 14:28

ok... winstonman78 Mar 31, 14:33

There is good money in the calls and puts ... jane_citizen Mar 31, 14:45

or i guess if it does jump up a lot sell it off and if it comes back down before the deadline and u could possibly make winstonman78 Mar 31, 14:50

yeah, sure ... lotta ifs there though :) {nm} jane_citizen Mar 31, 14:54

In that case if the Shares were worth 38,800 before trading halted, winstonman78 Mar 31, 14:37

yes, absolutely, if you were certain. {nm} jane_citizen Mar 31, 14:51

First YTD account breaks100 MIL! Congratulations OLEGMAX! 3 Months from 2 mil to 100 mil. Great trading. PVL Admin Mar 31, 13:37

3 months?! wow {nm} winstonman78 Mar 31, 13:55

That is sick. Way to go, man. {nm} Austinmh Mar 31, 17:04

Olege Max is quite astute....buy EURO ! {nm} Buy StarBondFund (EURO too) Apr 01, 10:11

thanks guys... i just noticed this post. OlegMaxYTD Apr 01, 13:32

Feel free to take a break :D {nm} PVL Admin Apr 01, 17:07

How did you do it? {nm} Steved1998 Apr 02, 11:24

Question about stock price movement taranev Mar 31, 12:55

I asked the same question here. winstonman78 Mar 31, 14:04

Can't Imagine This Has Not Been Considered, But What About Market Averages (like S&P 500 or Dow Jones) To Gauge Daily HSX Conditions?[nm] DTXbro Mar 30, 19:03

I just asked about this too not long ago! I'd love to see it! {nm} David_Francis Mar 30, 20:01

I think part of the issue is the constant addition and removal of securities. {nm} KaiGee Mar 30, 20:17

I don't understand those in the real world, let alone in HSX but I would love to understand krapnek Mar 31, 04:22

quick lesson.... RazorHawk Mar 31, 09:33

here is something to help you... RazorHawk Mar 31, 10:07

Thats an excellent idea {nm} winstonman78 Mar 31, 13:45

[HOP] over estimated at $25 mil The-EFNP Mar 28, 21:48

Movies don't always need 'star' power to succeed - story plays a big part in success..until a movie actually opens.. it's all speculation. {nm} Flash Mar 29, 09:09

It certainly is speculation, but it's also statistics and reasonable speculations can be made. Hold long if you want... {nm} The-EFNP Mar 29, 21:10

My only thought is that each movie must stand on its own.... Flash Mar 30, 08:34

Long run probably will be decent but what about $25call. winstonman78 Mar 31, 07:51

This of course would mean the shares would still be worth $38,800 when halted. LIke if it halted right now {nm} winstonman78 Mar 31, 07:52

If HOP makes $24 mil, you will lose money. The-EFNP Mar 31, 15:44

WoW i didn't think about that. Makes perfect sense though. {nm} winstonman78 Mar 31, 20:28

And HOP does have a chance to do $24 mill as it'll be opening on 3,700 screens - no speculation there. The-EFNP Mar 31, 15:49

Hope you reversed position in time {nm} JohnTEQP Apr 03, 20:23

What do you guys think is a good stratagy for SPBO2...seems like it should be a good long hold, but i dont wanna see a big drop in my port David_Francis Mar 28, 19:49

If you have the money to to hold it, then hold it. The-EFNP Mar 28, 21:05

Read this... http://www.hsx.com/forum/forum.php?id=2&pid=75575. It should help with your decisions. {nm} PVL Admin Mar 28, 22:33

2 points: project genome is gone and Numbers works again...ignore those comments from 6 months ago {nm} PVL Admin Mar 28, 22:38

I am long SPBO2 JohnTEQP Apr 03, 20:29