Sythe Stock

[rs nechryeal]

I don't know how many of you remember this or were even around for the first version of this but it hit off pretty well so I decided to do it again. This is a virtual stock exchange. It is completely free and deals with fake money. It's just to show how fun (or discouraging) it could be to play in stocks and how much money there is to gain. You will be pitted against all other members that join this game up until July 14th, 7 months from now. Creating an account is free and impossibly easy.

Go to http://vse.marketwatch.com/Game/FindGameHighlights.aspx and enter 'SytheMarket' in to the search bar and you will get to the game.

Good luck and happy buying

 

[JohnK]

I've just signed up, hopefully more people join.

 

[shane+]

Imma try to join. Sounds like fun.

 

[rs nechryeal]

It was really fun. I believe the last game ended in 08 and there were around 40 people in it. If anybody has any questions that I forgot to cover, feel free to ask.

 

[Determinate]

Signed up and joined the game.

Looked interesting enough.

Care to explain how it works? Like what we can trade etc?

 

[Kerdo]

Joined, should be interesting. But at this moment I'm kind of confused without a little bit of guidance.

 

[DrDeath]

Joined, seems interesting.

 

[Meeder1]

Signed up and joined, will be interesting.

 

[rs nechryeal]

Signed up and joined the game.

Looked interesting enough.

Care to explain how it works? Like what we can trade etc?

You trade stocks in real time. The market opens and closes every day at real time. You buy and sell stocks at the price that they are really going for, but with fake money.

Honestly, I don't know much else about the game, save for the buying and selling, but if you go to this link (http://vse.marketwatch.com/Game/Research.aspx) you can learn everything that you really need to know.

 

[NextSoulreaper]

Says the name of it can't be found?

 

[davidh93]

i joined btw

 

[rs nechryeal]

Says the name of it can't be found?

Are you putting a space between Sythe and Market? It should be one word

 

[davidh93]

^ it looks like u are the bottom , i am third from the bottom. doesnt seem like anyone else made any trades

 

[DrDeath]

ranks so far..

 

[davidh93]

niiiicee looks like david is number 3 . i am going to hold mine long term 0_o

 

[Rsaccounttrader]

What is the Game ID?

 

[BEYOND REASON]

Signed up and joined but I don't fully understand.

 

[BEYOND REASON]

anyone care to explain in detail how this works?

 

[hybanks2000]

ranks so far..

Alright one day and i'm in first place. And i still have very little idea of what i'm doing.

 

[rs nechryeal]

anyone care to explain in detail how this works?

Fairly simple. In this game, everything from price to the time that you can buy stocks is set in real time. You start with $100,000 US and another $100,000 US buying power, with which you can purchase stocks of any company. You can choose one that just looks promising or one that you buy from yourself. All you need to do is click on the 'Make a Trade' option. From there, it will ask you to enter the company symbol. You can google that or search from the links they provide (I find it's easier to just google it). Once you search for the company by symbol, it will ask you to enter the quantity of stocks you wish to purchase. Enter however much you want, as long as it's within your price range. Then when the stock market opens up again, you will have those stocks.

I'm sure you've heard of the stock market rising and falling. The point of this is to choose a company that will do as much rising as possible and as little falling as possible. You can sell stocks at any time if you feel that they will keep falling and you'll lose money by holding on to them. Or you can just ride out the fall and hope it raises to new heights.

That is the basics of the game. If you have any questions on the finer points, I can refer you to:
http://vse.marketwatch.com/Game/Research.aspx
That link provides background information on the game as well as How To's and links to research different corporations.