Playing & Trading Strategy

How do you sell Short stocks? thesharp0n3 Sep 29, 21:26

You need to 'cover' them. Buy/sell. Short/cover {nm} MojaveMeg Sep 29, 21:50

the newbies league for new traders is a great place to get advice from fellow newbie traders - http://www.hsx.com/league/view.php?id=87 {nm} tribality Sep 30, 07:37

New Traders - Join This League - Only for players under H$10 million tribality Sep 29, 19:19

This league reset's each month, so now's a great time to join! {nm} tribality Sep 30, 07:35

i have a question what happens when everybody's Net Worth Eventually surpasses H$10,000,000? i joined though {nm} Smallville944 Oct 01, 13:56

is there an external program that watches stocks for HSX? {nm} Psiatica Sep 29, 11:59

*Not* that *I* am aware of....someone else may know of one.... {nm} Flash Sep 30, 07:32

Someone fill me in a bit with the CX side of the game please. CWCMB.CX is obviously priced at least $10 below its delist price so if its Gawser Sep 28, 14:42

A real money market (like CX) has no Virtual Specialist r_x_j Sep 28, 15:28

Okay, I have no idea what's going on, but has anyone else had any problems with the classic cash? neoqserenity Sep 28, 05:10

I just played and had no problems, just cannot win the *dang thang* {nm} damenchipguy Sep 28, 09:53

That has happened to me at least 3 times. I thought the first time that maybe I had already played it but not the 2nd or 3rd. {nm} grammar Sep 28, 13:07

When to sell stocks in an opening movie? Verdegast Sep 27, 05:58

Depends on many things horlicks Sep 27, 06:08

Check out the CX Derivatives, they have no HALT on opening weekend r_x_j Sep 27, 07:24

Depends on how big your port is and how actively you want to trade. With a small port you should dump the openers and invest in other stocks RogerMore Sep 27, 19:24

IF you are playing openers (one of the best ways to build your port) then I would suggest Flash Sep 28, 12:07

If I win Classic Cash and tell everybody on the board which poster I chose, will everybody be able to go there and win? {nm} BuenaOnda Sep 26, 15:52

No. {nm} grammar Sep 26, 19:09

Winning cold cash is completely random.... {nm} Flash Sep 27, 07:16

I have never won, so if I can dodge classic cash I can dodge a ball {nm} damenchipguy Sep 27, 15:25

How to do "advanced movie stock" search Fivezones Sep 26, 14:46

See that box in the upper right corner of the Screen that says "Search Keywords?" Click the "go" button... Flash Sep 26, 15:09

Thanks! {nm} Fivezones Sep 26, 17:13

You're welcome. {nm} Flash Sep 27, 07:15

Commission Free Gone then So Am I ChiTownDale Sep 26, 12:58

I guess the fun for you was in free H$. :) {nm} shahnon Sep 26, 13:02

No - It was in the trading. But the Free Commish allowed for adjusting a huge portfolio once in a while. - ChiTownDale Sep 26, 13:43

I have all that and more...then again I have 3B in cash and do not really have where to put it. Yes, I would like to save the commission StarBondFund Sep 26, 14:01

I too have a large port... Flash Sep 26, 15:17

I basically agree with most of your points but my port is only 176M so I will have to stay to move trough the ranks. Guillo Sep 26, 16:03

Don't go - I'll miss you on my Trader Watchlist. And I don't want Catzan to pass you so easily. {nm} BuenaOnda Sep 26, 15:47

Oh, that's right - Catzan and secretstalker already passed you. {nm} BuenaOnda Sep 26, 15:50

Have a look at PortMonkey (link inside). This makes trading easy and has a lot of neat features. Once a stock has dropped dramatically, it mysti hsx Sep 26, 19:20

Whoa .. I miss-read the 2B for 2M. Why the need to free up cash? {nm} mysti hsx Sep 26, 19:25

i agree. it will make ppl less inclined to trade, which means less activity, which will lead to less interest, traffic, etc. bad move. {nm} java030 Sep 27, 02:56

How do i play a tv stock that is cancelled? i.e. Beautiful Life? kensanity Sep 26, 06:09

depends on how many air. sneak Sep 26, 06:32

During slow times, like Xmas Week, Thanksgiving, etc, networks burn off paid for, unaired episodes.... StarBondFund Sep 26, 07:05

Only 2 episodes were shot. It was canceled during the filming of its third episode. {nm} Perfection Sep 26, 09:49

If that is the case, it will be delisted this coming week...check the Calendar. {nm} StarBondFund Sep 26, 10:54

They were in the middle of filming their SEVENTH episode, not third. So there are potentially 4 other eps that may be burned off remrej Sep 26, 11:26

Oh really? Must've been misinformed. Good to know it has some potential then {nm} Perfection Sep 26, 11:56

Movie tip: PNDRM this weeked, Movie Stock vs. CX derivatives! r_x_j Sep 25, 10:10

Good strategy but to be clear HSX Support Sep 25, 11:17

Have the rules changed with the new HSX. regarding the posting of how we're trading? {nm} MojaveMeg Sep 25, 14:41

No rule change HSX Support Sep 25, 15:19

Ok, thanks. And thanks for the larger font :) {nm} MojaveMeg Sep 25, 16:29

You're welcome and you got about the font size... at the rate I'm going, I'll need 24pt and larger for me to read anything! {nm} HSX Support Sep 25, 16:53

I think with the CX deriv. being so knew any type of trading strategy is useful, I hope it will not be used as a call to action damenchipguy Sep 25, 19:09

Welcome to real world betting......What has been mentioned is called getting a "middle"...ie if the Giants are favored by 4 at StarBondFund Sep 26, 06:42

That was Giants minus 2 but you get the idea. {nm} StarBondFund Sep 26, 06:43

That is a language I understand, check this link out and see if you can guess who I am damenchipguy Sep 26, 09:40

ok ok {nm} damenchipguy Sep 26, 10:35

great post and makes it clear the difference between Hsx and cantor sneak Sep 26, 07:03

Why does it take so long to update my port when I make a trade? - will that ever be addressed? {nm} pduncan67 Sep 25, 05:53

Not counting yesterday's meltdown, I wonder if overall trading volume has dropped since they announced the end of commish-free trading? HuskyMiller Sep 25, 04:57

On the cantor exchange, what happens with the price of the cantorstock when a film is suddenly STV / has no theatrical release ? {nm} JMT Sep 24, 23:34

( mmm not a very fast board, is it ) and when you happen to hold that stock short, will they really pay out ??? {nm} JMT Sep 25, 02:48

Straight to Video - what happens? HSX Support Sep 25, 10:25

Support - any chance you can use a larger font? These old eyes really have a problem with your posts :/ {nm} MojaveMeg Sep 25, 14:40

I agree Meg. I keep asking for a larger default font but it doesn't happen. So, those with old eyes can hold a magnifying glass up to the grammar Sep 26, 19:38

Ok so work without hsx sucks evwarsh Sep 24, 14:02

Can someone explain Yest Gain and League Gain computations and what they mean specifically? {nm} HollywoodTycoon61 Sep 24, 12:08

Yest Gain is your % Gain one day yesterday. League Gain is your % Gain from a start date set by the League Admin. {nm} Antibody Sep 24, 17:10

TY Antibody! {nm} HollywoodTycoon61 Sep 27, 20:31

Are blockbuster warrants or something similar available at other times than summer? {nm} Egon Sep 24, 07:19

We generally get holiday BWs. Probably see them sometime in October before the first of the holiday blockbusters release. {nm} MojaveMeg Sep 24, 08:04

Now that it is quiet, and someone brought it up, here is my semi-annual list. HW's should be IPO'd about Nov 5, 2009, the day before CAROL StarBondFund Sep 24, 09:26

HSX **** up cubaman Sep 24, 06:26

ditto {nm} tuke Sep 24, 06:35

Well it IS still technically the 'beta' version, so... jonbush Sep 24, 07:15

I'm being really 'cleaver' and not doing anything. It will all sort itself out. {nm} Hooray360 Sep 24, 06:38

Yikes! Kyrion Sep 24, 06:47

double stocks, previously held stocks, old stock prices - - WTF??? {nm} gwhizkid Sep 24, 07:02

thank you star bonds - 293% gain is a quick 700K for me..... {nm} evwarsh Sep 24, 07:03

what about selling EVERYTHING before they figure out the glitch? jonbush Sep 24, 07:30

Bring back a previous backup, everybody back to normal, you worked for nothing...:-) {nm} Lukasck Sep 24, 07:55

We are investigating the problem and will let you know a status as soon as we have more information. Sorry for the mix-up. {nm} HSX Support Sep 24, 08:04

We're working on it!!!! {nm} HSX Support Sep 24, 08:15

I went up $173 million today. I was sad to learn it was an error. {nm} Frank_Black Sep 24, 09:05

I started a new League, check it out. {nm} icecreamman Sep 23, 20:45

Just a suggestion: get a grip. {nm} Hooray360 Sep 24, 07:11

Don't be hatin' on me. {nm} icecreamman Sep 24, 14:17

1st big B ajcb Sep 23, 16:08

a billion?...go tell it on the Movies board...and congrats! {nm} tealfan Sep 23, 16:33