Ways to trade




Buying

Buying is one of several ways you can trade on the Hollywood Stock Exchange®. By buying a MovieStock®, for example, you are betting that the price will rise. If the price does rise, you've made money. If the price falls, you've lost money. Reading news and interacting with the community is a great way to keep track of what may be a good buy on the exchanges.

Selling

Selling is another one of several ways you can trade on the Exchange. Sell when you think a security has already peaked in its price. In the case of selling, you must have already owned the item prior to selling it.

Short Selling

The simple rule behind short selling is that if you think a particular security is overvalued and the price is going to go down, you should sell the security "short." On the Hollywood Stock Exchange, almost anything goes, including using the failures of others to make a profit. If the next big blockbuster film looks to be an overhyped, overrated mess, you can still make a profit by shorting.

Covering

Covering is the opposite of short selling. Realize your profit/loss by covering your shorted security. You must already have the item short prior to covering it.

Commissions

There is no such thing as a free lunch in Hollywood, and the same goes for the Hollywood Stock Exchange. All trades made on the Movie Market™are subject to a one-percent commission, with a minimum of 2 cents per share, automatically deducted from your portfolio.

[BACK TO ALL HELP TOPICS]



Help & All About HSX

Learn more about trading on the Exchange and HSX by exploring the links below.


Verity (VERTY) 150000 68.65 (-0.83)          The Night House (NITHS) 150000 8.00 (0.00)          The Night House (NITHS) 150000 8.00 (0.00)          Wildwood H$10 Call (WILDW.CA) 25000 2.00 (0.00)          Wildwood H$10 Put (WILDW.PU) 25000 2.00 (0.00)          Wildwood (WILDW) 150000 26.42 (+0.55)          The Social Reckoning (SOCI2) 150000 31.10 (-1.64)          Always Lalisa (ALISA) 125000 2.67 (0.00)          Klara and the Sun (KLARA) 25000 22.50 (-1.24)          Ali G: Who Iz I? - Opening Weeke (ALIG2.OW) 100000 5.00 (0.00)          November 1963 (NOV63) 150000 5.90 (-0.03)          November 1963 (NOV63) 150000 5.90 (-0.03)          Wildwood - Opening Weekend (WILDW.OW) 100000 10.00 (0.00)          The Social Reckoning (SOCI2) 5000 31.10 (-1.64)          Klara and the Sun H$10 Call (KLARA.CA) 25000 2.00 (0.00)          Klara and the Sun H$10 Put (KLARA.PU) 25000 2.00 (0.00)          Klara and the Sun - Opening Week (KLARA.OW) 100000 10.00 (0.00)          Clayface H$25 Call (CLAYF.CA) 25000 2.00 (0.00)          Dichen Lachman (DLACH) 25000 107.88 (-0.33)          Clayface H$25 Put (CLAYF.PU) 25000 2.00 (0.00)          Jay Duplass (JDUPL) 25000 13.70 (+0.19)          Clayface - Opening Weekend (CLAYF.OW) 100000 25.00 (0.00)          Wife and Dog (WIFDG) 150000 15.04 (+0.69)          Wife and Dog (WIFDG) 150000 15.04 (+0.69)          Obey (OBEY) 88766 19.55 (+2.45)          Obey (OBEY) 150000 19.55 (+2.45)          The Social Reckoning (SOCI2) 150000 31.10 (-1.64)          Obey (OBEY) 150000 19.55 (+2.45)          The Social Reckoning H$20 Put (SOCI2.PU) 25000 5.03 (+0.30)          Wildwood H$10 Put (WILDW.PU) 25000 2.00 (0.00)          Street Fighter H$35 Call (STFTR.CA) 25000 0.93 (-0.10)          Ali G: Who Iz I? - Opening Weeke (ALIG2.OW) 100000 5.00 (0.00)          Ali G: Who Iz I? (ALIG2) 150000 17.00 (-0.59)          Wildwood - Opening Weekend (WILDW.OW) 100000 10.00 (0.00)          Klara and the Sun H$10 Put (KLARA.PU) 25000 2.00 (0.00)          Wildwood H$10 Call (WILDW.CA) 25000 2.00 (0.00)          Other Mommy - Opening Weekend (IATHS.OW) 100000 28.70 (-0.42)          Klara and the Sun H$10 Call (KLARA.CA) 25000 2.00 (0.00)          Klara and the Sun H$10 Put (KLARA.PU) 25000 2.00 (0.00)          Klara and the Sun - Opening Week (KLARA.OW) 100000 10.00 (0.00)          The Social Reckoning - Opening W (SOCI2.OW) 100000 14.44 (-0.51)          Ali G: Who Iz I? - Opening Weeke (ALIG2.OW) 100000 5.00 (0.00)          Klara and the Sun - Opening Week (KLARA.OW) 100000 10.00 (0.00)          Klara and the Sun H$10 Call (KLARA.CA) 25000 2.00 (0.00)          Clayface H$25 Put (CLAYF.PU) 25000 2.00 (0.00)          The Social Reckoning H$20 Call (SOCI2.CA) 25000 1.06 (-0.14)          Clayface - Opening Weekend (CLAYF.OW) 100000 25.00 (0.00)          Clayface H$25 Call (CLAYF.CA) 25000 2.00 (0.00)          Babies (BBIES) 50000 17.16 (-0.27)          Ali G: Who Iz I? - Opening Weeke (ALIG2.OW) 100000 5.00 (0.00)