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.

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Day Drinker (DRNKR) 150000 12.48 (+0.89)          Day Drinker (DRNKR) 150000 12.48 (+0.89)          James Bond 26 (JB26) 50 162.88 (0.00)          Moana (MOAN1) 500 219.23 (+0.16)          Shaun The Sheep: The Beast Of Mo (SHEP3) 150000 12.08 (-0.46)          The Custom of the Country (TCOTC) 150000 17.46 (+0.79)          A Tree is Blue (ATBLU) 150000 5.06 (+0.85)          A Tree is Blue (ATBLU) 150000 5.06 (+0.85)          Shiver (SHVER) 248 63.77 (-0.38)          Slanted (SLANT) 150000 4.42 (-0.26)          The Housemaid $100M Blockbuster (HMAID.BW) 25000 10.97 (-0.14)          Deep Cuts (DPCUT) 150000 17.99 (0.00)          Deep Cuts (DPCUT) 150000 17.99 (0.00)          The Custom of the Country (TCOTC) 150000 17.46 (+0.79)          The Custom of the Country (TCOTC) 150000 17.46 (+0.79)          A Tree is Blue (ATBLU) 150000 5.06 (+0.85)          Slanted (SLANT) 150000 4.42 (-0.26)          Shaun The Sheep: The Beast Of Mo (SHEP3) 55000 12.08 (-0.46)          Shiver (SHVER) 25000 63.77 (-0.38)