# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![Silo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Silo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silo)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2000, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/121 "2000-10-16T22:58:36Z")
Satan, bafaa, you’re going down! Oh somebody stop me, bwahahahahahaha!!! I W I L L W I N B E C A U S E I 'M J U S T T H A T G O O D ! ! ! ! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2000, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/122 "2000-10-17T02:53:17Z")
W O O H O O ! I’m #8. And with a positive (+0.13), too! ---
**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 17, 2000, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/123 "2000-10-17T15:20:27Z")
**bafaa** , I checked your portfolio this morning and followed you into the Teradyne jump. But then, the bottom fell out - how did you know to get out? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![bafaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@bafaa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bafaa)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2000, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/124 "2000-10-17T15:59:30Z")
I’ve gotten burned before by being greedy so now I get out as soon as I make a profit, in this case $2200. I had no idea it would go down again or I would have turned around and shorted it. It’s down 9 points right now! ---
**Author:** ![bafaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@bafaa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bafaa)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2000, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/125 "2000-10-17T16:08:24Z")
Did you notice that I shorted it at first? That was a mistake but I should have left it that way. I’d have made $12,000 instead of only $2200! Oh well. Still number 1 🙂 ---
**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 17, 2000, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/126 "2000-10-17T16:18:14Z")
Not to brag, but look out, y’all. I’m up 1.23% percent today (down overall, but climbing!) and have moved up to 29th place or so. I’m starting to make my move… 😉 ---
**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 17, 2000, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/127 "2000-10-17T20:57:16Z")
```auto 1 **bafaa** 140197.05 40.20 99 2 **Satan666** 113425.89 13.43 30 3 **oldscratch** 106159.76 6.16 43 4 **Silo** 105677.94 5.68 15 5 **pantom** 101410.53 1.41 21 6 **QuickSilver** 100257.14 0.26 12 7 **zette** 100122.28 0.12 0 8 **Aglarond** 100122.28 0.12 0 9 **Ankh_Too** 100088.91 0.09 0 10 **Goose** 100033.33 0.03 0 11 **Kerrigan** 100000.64 0.00 2 12 **mamapotomus** 99956.90 -0.04 22 13 **beakerxf** 99696.54 -0.30 12 14 **DrainBead** 99342.01 -0.66 6 15 **ShadowKat** 99083.62 -0.92 19 16 **jazzmine** 98852.31 -1.15 1 17 **Omniscient** 98747.90 -1.25 5 18 **EnosStrate** 96520.95 -3.48 4 19 **Opengrave** 96508.54 -3.49 2 20 **TwistofFate** 95706.10 -4.29 77 21 **pldennison** 94539.47 -5.46 29 22 **tubagirl** 94505.80 -5.49 64 23 **LazarusLong42** 93929.07 -6.07 14 24 **Modian** 93273.93 -6.73 19 25 **Saltire** 92711.64 -7.29 47 26 **Aglarond78** 91055.17 -8.94 2 27 **sdimbert** 90317.36 -9.68 108 28 **Scylla** 89108.98 -10.89 13 29 **pugluvr** 88673.71 -11.33 13 30 **LamarMundane** 86436.98 -13.56 3 31 **Thirsty4** 82911.54 -17.09 10 32 **SqrlCub** 81112.14 -18.89 6 33 **CnoteChris** 77452.76 -12.56 10 ``` Just in case you didn’t notice, I climbed from 31st place up to 27th… with a gain of 8.15% for the day. I’m getting the hang of this thing! ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2000, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/128 "2000-10-17T23:29:15Z")
**HEY!!** I’m not in last place!! That’s **UncleBeer’s** spot. Let’s try and get the **whole** field listed in these updates. **UncleBeer** - Owens Corning ? (Te Heee). I’m poised to make a dramatic comeback tomorrow. Just you watch! ---
**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 18, 2000, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/129 "2000-10-18T14:40:33Z")
```auto 1. bafaa 140212.63 40.21 99 2. CnoteChris 136354.18 36.35 243 3. Satan666 113487.79 13.49 30 4. oldscratch 105822.34 5.82 45 5. pantom 104563.77 4.56 25 **6. sdimbert 102719.40 2.72 110** 7. Silo 101035.88 1.04 15 ``` :D:D:D:D:D ---
**Author:** ![Silo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Silo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silo)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/130 "2000-10-18T22:11:48Z")
Grrr. Time for me to start some battle mode day trading. Darn, if only I had been home today instead of working. I’ll be home tomorrow… ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/131 "2000-10-18T22:18:51Z")
What a difference a day makes. Like I said. I was poised for a comeback. And comeback I did. I think I’ll have a beer. ---
**Author:** ![bafaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@bafaa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bafaa)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/132 "2000-10-18T23:34:59Z")
:eek: Inconceivable! ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/133 "2000-10-19T21:00:50Z")
he He HEEEE… Worst to first. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/134 "2000-10-19T21:13:16Z")
What the HELL did you buy and sell, Chris? ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/135 "2000-10-19T21:32:55Z")
Somethings screwy. A couple of my stocks have experienced a %100 drop, As I know that many companies can’t have gone out of business today, I’m not too concerned. But, damn it, it makes me look like a loser, rather than the winner I know I am 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/136 "2000-10-19T21:55:58Z")
Could they have had a merger? That might take them off the exchange, and you’d get the drop you’re seeing. In the real world, it would be replaced with new shares of the combined corporation, but maybe the game doesn’t deal with that sort of stuff correctly. ---
**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 19, 2000, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/137 "2000-10-19T22:20:01Z")
```auto 1. View CnoteChris 312174.08 212.17 299 2. View bafaa 242665.64 142.67 150 3. View TwistofFate 119559.63 19.56 77 4. View Satan666 113339.30 13.34 30 5. View sdimbert 111611.51 11.61 118 6. View pantom 109724.64 9.72 38 7. View oldscratch 109594.99 9.59 47 8. View QuickSilver 107462.65 7.46 12 9. View beakerxf 106907.12 6.91 39 10. View mamapotomus 106611.29 6.61 22 11. View Silo 102689.15 2.69 27 12. View EnosStrate 102079.58 2.08 4 13. View LamarMundane 101156.65 1.16 7 14. View ShadowKat 100182.93 0.18 19 15. View zette 100144.53 0.14 0 16. View Aglarond 100144.53 0.14 0 17. View Ankh_Too 100111.15 0.11 0 18. View Goose 100055.56 0.06 0 19. View Kerrigan 100039.40 0.04 2 20. View Grendel69 99968.00 -0.03 4 21. View LazarusLong42 99890.10 -0.11 19 22. View jazzmine 99498.65 -0.50 1 23. View SqrlCub 98598.31 -1.40 6 24. View DrainBead 98087.60 -1.91 6 25. View Omniscient 97676.44 -2.32 5 26. View pugluvr 97515.55 -2.48 15 27. View Opengrave 95500.65 -4.50 2 28. View pldennison 95102.71 -4.90 29 29. View Scylla 94752.24 -5.25 13 30. View Modian 94544.56 -5.46 21 31. View Saltire 94538.59 -5.46 57 32. View tubagirl 94488.77 -5.51 64 33. View Aglarond78 93631.75 -6.37 2 34. View Thirsty4 90889.18 -9.11 10 35. View UncleBeer 59410.32 -40.59 48 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Grendel69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7bcc69/32.png) [@Grendel69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grendel69)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/138 "2000-10-19T22:27:14Z")
Bafaa. I don’t think you know what that word means. ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/139 "2000-10-19T22:33:53Z")
> [@](#): > > What the HELL did you buy and sell, Chris? [Calgon voice]Ancient Chinese secret[/Calgon voice] After nearly three hundred trades, I kind of caught on. Basically, I thought like a stockbroker. All reason was tossed out the window and replaced with an incredible amount of paranoia and fear. I was hunched over my screen waiting for any kind of movement and then reacted as fast as I could. I also bought and sold huge amounts of stock and sold them relatively fast. Even mere gain of $.10 per share is pretty good when you have 65,000.00 shares. **oldscratch** - According to Yahoo! Finance, the last trade of PCLN was at 4:01PM and was 5 1/8. FWIW. Oh, and **sdimbert** , you look nice down there. -smile- ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932/140 "2000-10-19T22:34:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Saltire \* > \*\*Could they have had a merger? That might take them off the exchange, and you’d get the drop you’re seeing. In the real world, it would be replaced with new shares of the combined corporation, but maybe the game doesn’t deal with that sort of stuff correctly. \*\* No it was just a bug. I can assure you that Genentech didn’t have a merger. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932.md?page=8)