Playing & Trading Strategy

Stock Price Less Than Quoted Oddbin Apr 25, 13:44

You get charged 1% commission every time you buy and sell. {nm} JDolphin Apr 25, 15:35

is there a commission free day? {nm} jaiybird Apr 25, 16:24

Not any longer....there used to be comish free trading for about 24 hours on Sat-Sun, but HSX has done away with that... {nm} Flash Apr 25, 18:00

Ah right thanks. Knew it would be obvious. {nm} Oddbin Apr 26, 06:17

Money?? cubspride09 Apr 22, 23:10

HSX is merely a fanstasy Movie Stock Exchange game...HOWEVER...Cantor Fitzgerald is working to get their REAL Movie stock exchange going.... Flash Apr 23, 07:38

Does HSX offer an API or access to an XML or JSON feed? theun4gven Apr 21, 12:11

** This post has been removed by the forum moderator! ** Antibody Apr 21, 17:44

Ampersand down ry4ntd Apr 21, 09:30

Check out the "Tools Of The Trade" link under the "Community" bar at the top of this page...lots of good info for you there. {nm} Flash Apr 22, 08:02

If i short a call... sonic_death_monkey Apr 20, 17:40

yesif you shoted it a X, and it doesn't meet the price, you get the diference {nm} Chefbobcat Apr 20, 20:20

glad I am not the only one that has had double posts, but I do not know why???? {nm} damenchipguy Apr 20, 21:25

Does anybody know if cx was approved or not? {nm} the_noble Apr 20, 09:57

It may still be up in the air...but here's (*link*) to a SIMILAR interesting story on Showbiz News today (20 April) Flash Apr 20, 15:11

not up in the air, 30mins before you posted your response, DMac posted on the movie board that it had been approved. {nm} RazorHawk Apr 20, 16:36

YAYAYAYAYA! Money making time :D {nm} the_noble Apr 20, 18:30

Haha...well...just goes to show I should wander over there once in awhile.... but at least I was only 30 min late on that info! :-) {nm} Flash Apr 21, 08:24

Summer Blockbuster Warrants canehouse Apr 19, 12:29

cant wait to find out myself, best part for me is the warrants. {nm} damenchipguy Apr 19, 12:36

from what I've seen, usually the day before the first "summer" movie...so the day before Iron Man 2 opens. {nm} tealfan Apr 19, 16:14

what do you mean by warrants..?? (sorry.. i am a newbie here) {nm} aseem01 Apr 20, 00:54

HSX sells a security that are based on "big" movies that open during summer and other times (Christmas, etc.)... Flash Apr 20, 07:24

Clarification - the delist date is the same for all warrants regardless of release date. For the summer warrants it's generally the Tuesday MojaveMeg Apr 20, 08:22

Hey, thanks for adding the additional info....as usual, you are there to clean up most of my messes... :-) {nm} Flash Apr 20, 15:05

when does the season to date end? {nm} the_noble Apr 19, 09:13

When does trading resume after being halted for the weekend? {nm} CarrotTopStinks Apr 18, 10:14

midnight Pacific {nm} tealfan Apr 18, 10:47

why then, was I able to sell my stock just now (~4pm EST) {nm} CarrotTopStinks Apr 18, 13:02

sorry..I should have said that the openers are frozen not halted...you can trade but prices are frozen until midnight {nm} tealfan Apr 18, 13:41

can we have 2 accounts? zaqxswcde Apr 17, 11:33

The powers that be may have a different answer but in the past, if you have more than one account...the accounts use different strategies. Catzan Apr 17, 13:12

What do you mean by diff strategies? {nm} zaqxswcde Apr 17, 18:35

here is answer to your questions.... RazorHawk Apr 18, 07:33

Actually, one person registering multiple accounts is against the TOS. HSX just look the other way if you're not manipulating. {nm} Antibody Apr 18, 10:48

A friend of mine got his accounts deleted twice for having 2 accounts. He quit for good now. No reason supplied. {nm} HollywoodTycoon61 Apr 28, 23:29

Razor, how do I go about applying to be a fund manager? I have two ideas that may work. {nm} damenchipguy Apr 18, 11:05

how to start a fund... RazorHawk Apr 18, 12:29

thanks, sent you a message let me know what you think! {nm} damenchipguy Apr 18, 13:46

a refresher on how to search the boards using Google tealfan Apr 14, 11:47

Thanks! {nm} Sporadicus Apr 14, 12:28

Toast Toast Apr 12, 21:42

spam {nm} RazorHawk Apr 13, 08:27

Bump {nm} Toast Apr 14, 16:39

Are we going to be able to discuss CX stocks on here when the real money site launches? the_noble Apr 12, 09:49

Well...the "Life" Board may be more appropriate for it (rather than Players) but... Flash Apr 12, 16:56

How accurate are The-Numbers delist figures, a week out, 2 weeks out etc.? {nm} HollywoodTycoon61 Apr 11, 00:31

Bruce has a magical algorithm...sometimes right on and sometimes has me scratching my head....but StarBondFund Apr 11, 06:37

are you asking about the movie section or the starbond section? {nm} RazorHawk Apr 11, 11:57

Movie delist {nm} HollywoodTycoon61 Apr 28, 23:52

I know this has been answered somewhere! Rizzle Apr 10, 23:19

You are thrown in at the deep end. No training. Be sure to read the glossary and FAQ's, and follow the forums. osmosis2003 Apr 11, 00:12

stay humble, never post with out a source and if you do have a point of view share your math or wait for gut checks. damenchipguy Apr 17, 11:43

I'm new, too... tiffany Apr 11, 03:04

Here's some tips and helps that I found useful when I started playing a long time ago... Flash Apr 11, 08:53

Are the "Next Week" and "Previous Week" links on the Market Calendar new, or did I never notice them? {nm} tiffany Apr 10, 19:07

been there for years {nm} RazorHawk Apr 10, 21:12

HSX Free Money Report #4 (Advanced Search, Concept Phase, Dead Delists, Tagging News) RazorHawk Apr 10, 10:11

Thanks for the work on these. much appreciated. {nm} LatheYTD Apr 11, 13:33

What happens if a film doesn't get a theatrical release? say i bought at $5. {nm} Das_Poot Apr 09, 05:46

Just like Calls & Puts for movies that don't get 'wide' releases, they all cash out at zero. {nm} Flash Apr 09, 07:50

Thanks for the quick response! {nm} Das_Poot Apr 12, 08:57

Reinstating a deleted account HollywoodTycoon61 Apr 08, 02:40

The best thing to do would be to send an email to HSX Support, give them his user name, and other relevant info, and see if that works... {nm} Flash Apr 08, 08:01

OK, Thanks {nm} HollywoodTycoon61 Apr 08, 22:42

You can figure out how many ports are in the system by clicking RANK on your Portfolio page and scrolling Next to the last page. {nm} Antibody Apr 07, 13:02

As of this post... Chefbobcat Apr 07, 13:39