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The game has changed in the 12 years I've played...

Posted by: Flash on Jan 05, 07:54 in response to DTravel's post With due respect, my problem with that advice is

...and I understand NOT playing openers if you can't afford to lose - which is good. I've always felt that way as well... it's a dice roll... HOWEVER, now that HSX has started halting stocks on Saturdays... this may give people time to find out the numbers from Friday prior to HSX halting the openers (IF they are in the right time zone, of course) and then either switch positions, or buy the opener too... thus insuring a better chance of making money.

When many of us started playing in the olden days, there were not the amount of things to invest in as there are now here. Yes, there were starbonds... but there were no Bond funds, there were no Studio funds, options, etc... so we were limited to what there was to buy in order to build a port quickly. Openers were always the best way to build your port the fastest... and they still ARE, BUT... I do always caution when I mention this to be sure you can afford to lose your $$ since picking an adjust is more risky.. I still only get 60% right..which is not the best of odds, either. But one good pick on an adjust, and you'll make a lot more $$ than holding a bond or derivative for 3 weeks....

I think we agree on the same things though... choose wisely what you invest in... decide if you want faster gains (more risk) or slower (safer) ones... Personally, when many of us started... we wanted the faster gains to build our ports...since there was not much else to buy in those days.

I agree with you though... that since the game has changed so much there are more ways now to invest here...safer ones, riskier ones, etc.. a player just needs to decide which direction they want to go...

Building a port quickly?? or...building one more slowly and safely?? Everyone has to decide their own trading style...

The tips I initally gave were designed more around building a port faster, and I should probably note that in the future for newer players... thanks for reminding me about it as well...