# Stock Market Game - The Teeming Millionaires **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 6, 2000, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932 "2000-10-06T05:56:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/21 "2000-10-06T17:09:50Z")
I’m in. FOOLS! I’ll beat you all! ---
**Author:** ![Mamapotomus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mamapotomus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mamapotomus)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/22 "2000-10-06T17:27:42Z")
I am a totally uninformed investor. I looked up companies that make things I like- my portfolio involves alot of food. If I do well it will serve to show the world how much dumb luck is involved in the stock market. Good Luck, everyone! ---
**Author:** ![SqrlCub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/23 "2000-10-06T17:35:42Z")
I finally got into the right area. Woohoo. I are computah geehk. Doh. Anyway, I don’t care what you guys do but I will tell you that I am going to try to sell my stocks everyday and then reinvest. I know that is not the way it works but oh well. We will see how my strategy works out. HUGS! Sqrl ---
**Author:** ![sdimbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sdimbert/32/20204_2.png) [@sdimbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sdimbert)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/24 "2000-10-06T17:44:14Z")
**SqrlCub** , what you propose is the Day Trader’s Motto. Hold nothing and get out every day. Good luck… the odds are against you. ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/25 "2000-10-06T17:49:55Z")
I have viewed my competitor’s portfolios. Ha! Ha! Ha! I laugh at you pathetic holdings. I have devised cunning strategies, and have invested with wit and acumen. I have sacrificed a lamb to the God’s of Sector Rotation and Diversification. I blow my nose in your general direction! Damn! I used all my margin. ---
**Author:** ![SqrlCub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/26 "2000-10-06T18:02:25Z")
Well, I may modify my strategy some. Maybe I will just let them sit there until Christmas and then sell them all. Hmmm… that may work too. HUGS! Sqrl ---
**Author:** ![sdimbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sdimbert/32/20204_2.png) [@sdimbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sdimbert)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/27 "2000-10-06T18:17:07Z")
```auto Name Total Value % Gain # Trades UncleBeer 100710.00 0.71 7 Opengrave 100160.75 0.16 1 SqrlCub 100038.50 0.04 4 mamapotomus 100000.00 0.00 6 zette 100000.00 0.00 0 Aglarond 100000.00 0.00 0 Scylla 100000.00 0.00 8 pldennison 99797.00 -0.20 14 tubagirl 99562.23 -0.44 21 TwistofFate 98568.01 -1.43 16 EnosStrate 97732.25 -2.27 4 sdimbert 96192.50 -3.81 10 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/28 "2000-10-06T18:28:50Z")
BTW: You know to update manually, I think. ---
**Author:** ![bafaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@bafaa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bafaa)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/29 "2000-10-06T18:42:39Z")
I’ll give it a shot. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/30 "2000-10-06T18:42:59Z")
WTF!!! There is no “Join Game” in my “My Stocks”. I see “Join a Class” and “Join a Contest” A little help? ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/31 "2000-10-06T18:44:22Z")
I tried the “Join a Contest” one, it accepted SDMB and cecil, but I don’t see any group listings of other players. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/32 "2000-10-06T18:45:33Z")
Found it…what a steaming pile of shit this website is. ---
**Author:** ![sdimbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sdimbert/32/20204_2.png) [@sdimbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sdimbert)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/33 "2000-10-06T18:57:07Z")
```auto Name Total Value % Gain # Trades Scylla 101098.50 1.10 8 UncleBeer 100710.00 0.71 7 Opengrave 100160.75 0.16 1 SqrlCub 100038.50 0.04 4 mamapotomus 100000.00 0.00 8 zette 100000.00 0.00 0 Aglarond 100000.00 0.00 0 bafaa 100000.00 0.00 0 LamarMundane 100000.00 0.00 0 Omniscient 100000.00 0.00 0 pldennison 99989.88 0.01 17 tubagirl 99659.22 -0.34 23 TwistofFate 98568.01 -1.43 16 EnosStrate 97732.25 -2.27 4 sdimbert 96266.69 -3.73 11 ``` BTW, you can all see the rankings yourselves, there, by clicking on the “Rankings” button in the blue button bar. That’s the one with the “Buy Stock” button in it. That is, of course, if you can navigate this “steaming pile of shit.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![sdimbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sdimbert/32/20204_2.png) [@sdimbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sdimbert)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/34 "2000-10-06T19:00:10Z")
Hey, **Scylla** , how did you make money on a screenfull of stocks that are down for the day? ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/35 "2000-10-06T19:01:22Z")
That’s quite all right. Now that it’s been updated and my intellectual superiority undeniably confirmed, I’m feeling quite magnanimous. What do we win, BTW? ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/36 "2000-10-06T19:11:01Z")
Sdimbert: The Nasdaq’s undergoing a general correction right now. It may need to retest the May lows, but I don’t think so. I’ve primarily purchased energy sector/tech stocks. With the theory of “Buy low/sell high” I noticed that that sector was getting particularly beaten up, and tried to get in at the bottom. They’ve rebounded a little, but there remains the distinct possiblity that they’ll get pummelled a little later in the day or Monday. I’ll gloat now while the gloating is good. It probably won’t last. ---
**Author:** ![sdimbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sdimbert/32/20204_2.png) [@sdimbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sdimbert)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/37 "2000-10-06T19:13:13Z")
**Scylla** , you’re not the only one praying for a rebound in the tech market. :crossingfingers: ---
**Author:** ![tubagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@tubagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tubagirl)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/38 "2000-10-06T19:19:43Z")
Ok… I think I’m getting carried away with this trading of stocks thing. I just can’t seem to stop. I’m at 30 something… jeez! ---
**Author:** ![Aglarond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@Aglarond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aglarond)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/39 "2000-10-06T20:36:16Z")
Everybody ignore that Aglarond guy with no trades. He was a dumbass. The new and improved Aglarond is now available. I’ve sent an e-mail to Sdimbert asking him to remove the other one. 🙂 Stupid. Stupid. ---
**Author:** ![sdimbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sdimbert/32/20204_2.png) [@sdimbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sdimbert)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/40 "2000-10-06T21:36:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Aglarond \* > \*\*Everybody ignore that Aglarond guy with no trades. He was a dumbass. The new and improved Aglarond is now available. > > I’ve sent an e-mail to Sdimbert asking him to remove the other one. 🙂 > > Stupid. Stupid. \*\* I can’t figure out how to delete the profile right now and I don’t have time to mess with it. Is anyone surprised that I can’t make the site work? :rolleyes: Who picked this stupid website, anyway? :looking around: I will be out of the office and unavailable on Monday. See you all Tuesday! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932.md?page=3)