Playing & Trading Strategy

Just had my first $4 million month :) {nm} An Old Actor Nov 01, 03:34

Well... congrats to ya... ON to your first $5M month!! Could happen during the holiday season! :-) {nm} Flash Nov 01, 08:02

woot! {nm} tealfan Nov 01, 11:44

I've started a new league for ports of 250-500 mil, because I liked the extinct PVL Chefbobcat Oct 31, 21:12

How and when are fund managers replaced? DTravel Oct 30, 10:25

If you're interested in managing a particular fund, email D.Mac at macdaddy at hsx.com about it with the details and why you would make a RogerMore Oct 30, 12:19

I don't qualify and don't have the time, just wondering if there's any concern about "idle funds" more than anything else. {nm} DTravel Oct 30, 16:11

There's concern voiced every now and then by some traders, but funds generally don't lose their manager until a new one volunteers {nm} RogerMore Oct 30, 19:05

@DTravel I've played for years, funds and fund managers become irrelevant after $10M Dulcet Oct 31, 20:17

actually, with someone who has billions in cash, I would rather see 100 funds here so that I can deploy some of it... {nm} Oleg Max Nov 01, 11:05

Or increase max position to 100k maybe {nm} jgbaxter Nov 01, 14:27

What does TAG mean/stand for? {nm} Lucas73 Oct 29, 23:23

Trailing Average Gross Chefbobcat Oct 29, 23:31

League of Extraordinary Movie Geeks Egotript Oct 29, 21:21

OSCAR RUN Exactly what does it signify An Old Actor Oct 29, 10:50

here is an explaination of different openers... RazorHawk Oct 29, 11:43

thanks thought this was the case but not sure An Old Actor Oct 29, 11:50

If you currently own a stock like Hereafter (shorted), is it smart to hold on to it until it's delisted? {nm} jeankie Oct 27, 06:33

only if you think box office total after 4 weeks of wide release will not equal its current price... {nm} Oleg Max Oct 27, 07:55

It costs you 1 PCt, about .35 to cover. If you can afford to hold on, and if you think the delist is less than current amount, hold. BONDS 16 Coming Nov 2 Oct 27, 08:13

Ok, thanks guys, still trying to figure thole whole mechanics of the game out! :) {nm} jeankie Oct 27, 23:46

Opportunity cost is more important than transaction cost you need to put your money where you get the highest return Fredjet Oct 29, 00:04

wut happened to rocket123's leagues?? {nm} kalelanalang Oct 26, 16:37

Yeah, they've been gone since at least yesterday morning. I wanted to see if I'd manage to take sixth yet again. {nm} Cantih Oct 27, 01:33

I was in 1st place going into the last week, then the league vanished! lol. VisionaryAlliance Oct 27, 02:46

The Hsx dude has posted what seems to be what happened... VisionaryAlliance Oct 27, 13:21

Rocket123 has sent me an email; I just replied to him and am waiting for a response {nm} RazorHawk Oct 27, 13:28

Thanks for the info. I hope this can all be sorted out. {nm} VisionaryAlliance Oct 27, 13:33

Rocket123 has posted this message... RazorHawk Oct 29, 08:52

A shame..... VisionaryAlliance Oct 29, 09:40

I don't get ii just sold (long) all my shares of a security that had gone up and still lost 4000H$ ! kruger Oct 25, 23:46

There is a 1% commission on everything you buy and sell {nm} JDolphin Oct 26, 03:08

ok thanks {nm} kruger Oct 26, 05:44

Get that $$ back!!...Think about this... Flash Oct 26, 08:34

is there a good (simple) formula for working out DROI? {nm} nicey nice nice Oct 25, 20:50

My quick and dirty method is Chefbobcat Oct 25, 22:13

The longer, less quick-and-dirty method... theun4gven Oct 26, 19:42

maybe I've hit my math ceiling ... jane_citizen Oct 26, 22:00

^ means "to the power of" and / means "divide by" . . . theun4gven Oct 27, 06:30

thanks everyone jane_citizen Oct 27, 19:32

What's the difference between selling and short selling ? (i read the help section :s) kruger Oct 25, 12:10

answer... RazorHawk Oct 25, 13:27

Thanks but still lost ! kruger Oct 25, 16:58

addition on last reply kruger Oct 25, 17:02

Here's some additional thoughts on Shorting.... Flash Oct 25, 17:26

adding more... lapuckfan Oct 25, 17:53

Also, the terminology might be confusing you... Chefbobcat Oct 25, 19:46

Thanks but then what's the difference with "call" and "put" derivatives kruger Oct 25, 21:43

My previous post contains more than just the title (sorry can't edit) {nm} kruger Oct 25, 21:44

Let me try to use simple terminology...if possible. mrbinns A DECADE AT HSX Oct 25, 22:28

Calls and Puts are Derivatives. They are based on opening weekend grosses... Chefbobcat Oct 25, 22:35

thanks guys (more in the post) kruger Oct 25, 23:28

Simple answer is yes...full reason inside mrbinns A DECADE AT HSX Oct 26, 06:17

Kruger - calls and puts are based just on the opening weekend, rather than the 4 or 12 weekend box office of a regular stock. HSX sets a MojaveMeg Oct 25, 23:17

Thanks to you too Mojave {nm} kruger Oct 25, 23:30

How often have you reshorted a security since the end of comission-free Saturdays? Chefbobcat Oct 22, 07:36

Agreed... usually not too much for me.. I have enough cash that I really don't need to re-short to free up more, though. {nm} Flash Oct 22, 08:49

Same here. Needing cash is really the only reason to do it...... MojaveMeg Oct 22, 09:38

Well.. applies to YOU more than me... but true! :-) {nm} Flash Oct 22, 10:57

I've done it a few times, but I don't have the cash reserves that the players above me have {nm} lapuckfan Oct 22, 09:44

never. {nm} Oleg Max Oct 22, 13:49

why would you want to reshort and give away 2% of your profits/stocks? {nm} RazorHawk Oct 22, 16:17

I sometimes run out of cash, especially on Saturdays... when an IPO can jump further than 2% {nm} Chefbobcat Oct 22, 19:05

Because even with the 2pct toll, freeing up cash for other investments can sometimes be a good strategy for limited funds.... mrbinns A DECADE AT HSX Oct 22, 20:47

My rule of thumb is 90%+ gain before reshorting... Chefbobcat Oct 22, 21:15

I forgot.....the answer to "why": should always be "why not?" That always got an A in Philosophy :>) {nm} John Shill Sterling Oct 23, 07:23

uh dude, asking a question is not stating my strategy RazorHawk Oct 23, 13:12

My friend, there is no agenda. I may have misread the tone of the question which made it seem as if mrbinns A DECADE AT HSX Oct 23, 22:05

I think of it as though it's a new investment ... jane_citizen Oct 23, 17:06

I agree. . .I reshort all the time. Abraxas Oct 23, 19:47

I too re-short. Double the amount of your gain and that's how much money you free up. I would rather take 2% hit then to leave 800K buried {nm} Port Value League Admin Oct 23, 20:02

Re-short a few stocks at the same time and you might free up a couple/few MIL. If you can then purchase a mover, the 2% gets made up quickly {nm} Port Value League Admin Oct 23, 20:04

Not in 2 years since thats the last time i logged in BirdPOYT Oct 24, 02:29

Reached 10 Million in 4 months! Yay me! DTravel Oct 21, 22:30

woohoo!...may it be the first of many zeroes {nm} tealfan Oct 21, 23:15

congrats. first 10 are the hardest... {nm} Oleg Max Oct 22, 04:34

WTG!! {nm} MojaveMeg Oct 22, 09:39

TULATIONS! Well done! Paid in full. {nm} Rocket123 Oct 23, 23:03

Congrats. Just in time to invest in some of those pricier holiday releases. Keep it up. cj19 Oct 24, 19:57

I'm still Too funnyabout your post. {nm} Port Value League Admin Oct 25, 09:59

Finger slipped - I'm still chuckling about your post...Too Funny! {nm} Port Value League Admin Oct 25, 10:00

I know its small change to many posters here but DTravel Oct 25, 15:58

Movie Funds Delisted greenmonkee Oct 21, 14:50

funds delist when they hit $100...I don't know if there's a lag between hitting $100 and the actual delist {nm} tealfan Oct 21, 15:08

see my comment about it below. {nm} Oleg Max Oct 21, 16:14

i am not sure what you are asking, once the fund reaches 100, it gets delisted. you can buy/sell/short/cover funds as many times as you Oleg Max Oct 21, 16:17

On the detail page of all funds, except the studio funds, there is a notice that "The fund will delist when it surpasses H$100." mrbinns A DECADE AT HSX Oct 22, 20:59

Does a movie fund delist at $100 or at the current value over $100 when HSX gets around to delisting it? {nm} theun4gven Oct 20, 06:45

Current {nm} MojaveMeg Oct 20, 09:14

Bah - SFEK - Current value. Managers generally scramble for those last few dollars for their investors. {nm} MojaveMeg Oct 20, 09:17

movie fund needs to close the day above 100 and if it looks like it will hold that mark the next day, then it will cash out @ its current Oleg Max Oct 20, 09:24

Delisting question taranev Oct 18, 19:02

I don't know the details, but it was on the calendar as delisting due to not having a theatrical release. {nm} MojaveMeg Oct 18, 19:15

it was on the calendar as delisting because it went STV {nm} RazorHawk Oct 18, 21:48

thanks taranev Oct 18, 22:44

How to filter searches WaldoLydecker Oct 18, 12:43

"On The Exchange" (on nav bar) ---> "Search HSX" {nm} RazorHawk Oct 18, 13:06

League Doubt krapnek Oct 18, 12:29

your portfolio is live updated; the leagues show what your port was at reset (midnight PST) and are updated daily {nm} RazorHawk Oct 18, 13:11

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**** goalieben2 Oct 14, 11:18

No trolls allowed... {nm} Flash Oct 14, 19:31

Please see my post under goalieben2's.... {nm} Flash Oct 14, 19:32

[HAFTR] Limited 10/15 wide 10/22 how many days in this films tally on HSX Fredjet Oct 11, 10:02

Generally... Flash Oct 11, 10:34

I think he's asking when it delists, not what formula is used for initial adjust {nm} DTravel Oct 11, 13:22

Well... opening on Oct 22nd...it'll delist 4 weekends after that...which puts it cashing out on Nov. 22nd... {nm} Flash Oct 12, 11:05

It delists Nov 15 - it's 3 weekends after (opening weekend + 3) {nm} JDolphin Oct 12, 13:10

Correct... I added that 5th weekend thinking 4 weekends...thanks for the heads up. {nm} Flash Oct 12, 17:04

I think that in this case, it will be 2.7 * (Fri-Sun) + previous as this was not a pure "limited" going wide. mrbinns Oct 16, 08:03