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Is Paul2k the greatest trader who ever lived? Where does karspov fit in? Opinions? {nm} lhayes37 May 17, 07:51

Oh dear. This is a can of worms. {nm} Ryan_Stewart May 17, 07:59

I am writing my answer {nm} RazorHawk May 17, 08:01

I'm partial because karspov taught me this game. I learned to trade like a maven by mimicking his trades in ADJUS. {nm} lhayes37 May 17, 08:01

Paul2k pales in comparison to grory and many of the old time traders who made billions under the old rules. Paul2k May 17, 08:16

that is a point. The rules have changed and making money is easier. But one can still do the math with port size with percentage gains... Ryan_Stewart May 17, 08:18

Rule changes have made openers easier, but wasn't reset trading a lot easier (and obscenely profitable) years ago? {nm} Dave3626 May 17, 08:27

I'm not a long time player, been here for just over a year, so Paul2k is the top dog I know... The older greats I respect a lot, but feel slappydavid May 17, 08:16

here is my opinion... RazorHawk May 17, 08:36

What is BlueDuck? =P {nm} tealfan May 17, 08:50

This is BlueDuck... RazorHawk May 17, 09:31

thanks for the history daveart May 17, 09:34

+1 {nm} slappydavid May 17, 09:53

yes, very fascinating! {nm} Andre C May 17, 10:06

Nice list. I would add journey, H-Mogul and Moghul of the Rings (foofiter) {nm} RogerMore May 17, 08:53

I agree.... RazorHawk May 17, 08:58

When evaluating trading, it is a simple how much H$ you make/how much time you play the game since you signed up. Catzan May 17, 10:38

lol oops...meant per day average for our two ports. ;-) {nm} Catzan May 17, 10:39

I get 1.8M per day, I like this measurement... :) {nm} slappydavid May 17, 11:16

Oops, meant to answer below... {nm} slappydavid May 17, 11:17

shucks, thanks fellas :) I add you both as well!.... journey May 17, 22:25

Probably going to crap for this.. Keep in mind I'm just pointing it out for sake of the discussion around "old rules" making things more dif Dave3626 May 17, 10:53

"get" ^ {nm} Dave3626 May 17, 10:54

I don't think either advantage is big enough to offset the doubling of share limits from 50K to 100K. {nm} RogerMore May 17, 11:15

Thanks, Razor. It puts things into perspective and takes the wind out of overzealous, newbie ego. Ryan_Stewart May 17, 14:05

A couple of points. RogerMore May 17, 08:39

What are the names of grory's other ports? {nm} PRodQuanta May 17, 08:47

glorelai and jabberglory {nm} RogerMore May 17, 08:48

(actually, glorys and jabberglory) {nm} RogerMore May 17, 08:49

So, I used to play this game before I went on haitus for years and picked it up 360 days ago, and I remember a Professor and a marino being PRodQuanta May 17, 09:00

The Full Merino was H-Mogul's old handle. Professor Frink is still active today, he's at #42 on the LTD {nm} RogerMore May 17, 09:03

Huh, I'll be darned. {nm} PRodQuanta May 17, 09:05

FWIW, the winner of the Founders' Cup, iirc, was "Catholic Man," but I don't know anything about him. {nm} second gary May 17, 12:50

Joined in 2008 and I've learned a lot from a lot of different players (most have already been named). But I tend to respect the ones that eyescovered May 17, 09:49

Ooooo...there is an easy way to determine this. Just do the math on the top traders to see how much they earn per day. {nm} Catzan May 17, 09:50

Heh - make it "how much H$ do they earn per trade". (I'd probably be #1 by this measure) {nm} RogerMore May 17, 09:53

Ok...This is a measurement of longevity...and sticking to the game really. So, dividing port value by time played yields some up and comers. Catzan May 17, 10:28

What about people who have had a hiatus from HSX? I technically joined some time ago, but have only been active for a year. {nm} PRodQuanta May 17, 10:55

Yeah, that means you're not that good... :) {nm} slappydavid May 17, 11:19

I know, right!? {nm} PRodQuanta May 17, 14:05

I'll see what I can do {nm} KaiGee May 17, 11:38

Don't forget Mklein, 1 billion first year (2008), now rank 136 {nm} OdysseusG May 17, 11:29

There's always Bippy. :) Then, to judge by EAP, karspov has to have the most consistent good judgement concerning openers. {nm} second gary May 17, 12:40