# Teeming Millionaires - Round II!!! (Stock Market Game) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 3, 2001, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309 "2001-01-03T22:48:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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:** [January 24, 2001, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309/61 "2001-01-24T23:00:32Z")
As of the close of US Markets today (1/24/01), here are the rankings for all **Teeming Millionaires** that have made money: ```auto    Name          Ttl. Value   Gain  Trades 1. **CnoteChris**     $154,872.14 54.87% 76 2. **thinksnow**      $121,695.15 21.70%  6 3. **superhead**      $121,149.25 21.15%  3 4. **Saltire**        $116,701.35 16.70%  3 5. **jantom**         $114,403.00 14.40% 17 6. **Modian**         $113,577.68 13.58% 10 7. **corvus**         $113,306.66 13.31%  7 8. **LamarMundane**   $108,846.91  8.85%  6 9. **sdimbert**       $108,117.14  8.12%  8 10. **beakerxf**       $106,328.92  6.33%  2 11. **pantom**         $104,940.80  4.94% 22 12. **Shylock**        $103,644.17  3.64%  6 13. **bibliophage**    $103,603.63  3.60%  1 14. **robgruver**      $100,948.72  0.95%  1 15. **sd_teabag**      $100,175.37  0.18%  0 16. **BearNenno**      $100,175.37  0.18%  0 17. **AdNoctum**       $100,175.37  0.18%  0 18. **Dignan1**        $100,131.50  0.13%  0 ``` Why has this thread been so quiet? ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2001, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309/62 "2001-01-25T00:15:11Z")
Not to be nit-picky here, **SD** - can I call you **SD**? Sure, why not. I own this town. Those rankings have been a day old when you post. The site doesn’t update until early in the morning. As of today, 1-24-01, I’m riding high at $175,000.00. **Who’s your daddy people!** Can I get an amen out there! ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2001, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309/63 "2001-01-25T15:13:57Z")
Quite the little mover and shaker, aren’t you, **Cnote**? Hope all that day trading doesn’t bite you in the ass. \ If only I had this sort of performance in my IRL portfolio. \ ---
**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:** [January 25, 2001, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309/64 "2001-01-25T16:04:56Z")
Hey **Chris** , go ahead and gloat. As my mother says, “Chinky Choes always knows.” (No, I don’t know what that means, either.) BTW, wasn’t **Chris** waaaay out ahead at this point last time? :innocent look: Then he had that mysterious “software problem”? :_really_ innocent look: I sure hope nothing like that happens again, **Chris**. That would be terrible. :really, really, _really_ innocent look, complete with folded hands and halo, despite evil grin: ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2001, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309/65 "2001-01-26T01:29:55Z")
Yeah, yeah. **Thinksnow** and **SD** - Here’s a fifty. Go tell someone who cares. ---
**Author:** ![pantom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/34f0e0/32.png) [@pantom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pantom)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2001, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309/66 "2001-01-26T03:04:56Z")
Ah Cnote, you should take lessons in humility from me. 'Course, I’m finding it real easy to be humble right about now… (this will change, of course. Like Satchel said, don’t look back!) ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2001, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309/67 "2001-01-26T04:38:49Z")
What’s humble cost? ---
**Author:** ![pantom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/34f0e0/32.png) [@pantom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pantom)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2001, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309/68 "2001-01-26T05:06:48Z")
Depends on what flavor you want in that pie, I think. I prefer lemon merengue, myself. ---
**Author:** ![Modian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Modian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Modian)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2001, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309/69 "2001-01-31T20:51:32Z")
I haven’t looked at this or my picks since the first day when I made my picks. Nice to see I’m in 6th, and have been for awhile, and they’ve all done great. What pisses me off though is I noticed I forgot to buy Covad on that inital day. Could’ve had em for a little under 2 and now they’re almost to 5. _cries_ Bought em now though, so of course they’re going to tank. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2001, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309/70 "2001-01-31T22:57:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Modian \* > \*\*Bought em now though, so of course they’re going to tank. \*\* Thanks for the tip, **Mo**. I just got out. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2001, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309/71 "2001-02-02T18:24:49Z")
Tough day on The Street. As of lunch, todays best performace was something like -0.2%. I actually lost about a grand while I watched as the page refreshed! ---
**Author:** ![pantom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/34f0e0/32.png) [@pantom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pantom)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2001, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309/72 "2001-02-04T19:56:00Z")
From dead last at the beginning of the contest to sixth. Whee! Interesting thing is is that if I had just shorted mercilessly like I did in the last contest, I’d be a lot further ahead. 'Specially after this Friday. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2001, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309/73 "2001-02-09T13:50:38Z")
Time to hang it all out there…wish me luck! ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2001, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309/74 "2001-02-09T15:39:46Z")
I’m getting killed out there! Fucking Bush needs to shut the hell up. ---
**Author:** ![pantom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/34f0e0/32.png) [@pantom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pantom)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2001, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309/75 "2001-02-09T17:36:28Z")
Ah, I’m in third. Almost as G-d intended… Join the Dark Side, Cnote. Short away. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2001, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309/76 "2001-02-09T19:35:47Z")
Looks like **Cnot** should gone to a cash position a few weeks ago, eh? “What’s pride cost” indeed. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2001, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309/77 "2001-02-09T22:50:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pantom \* > \*\*Join the Dark Side, Cnote. Short away. \*\* **Never!** I’m mounting a huge comeback. I’ll own you people soon! ---
**Author:** ![JCThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@JCThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JCThunder)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2001, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309/78 "2001-02-10T00:03:59Z")
Just joined up (better late than never). Half are in the red anyway! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2001, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309/79 "2001-02-16T13:27:49Z")
As some of you out there have already noticed by now, the VTE site is kaput. 404 errors were all that came up for me this morning. A check of their front brought up this: > [@](#): > > **VirtualStockExchange is Getting Super-Charged!** > > As a result, [VirtualStockExchange.com](http://VirtualStockExchange.com) will be down temporarily as we undergo this transition. > > We expect to be back up and running by 2/23/2001. We apologize for any inconvenience. > > As a faithful user of VirtualStockExchange we realize that you depend on us to provide you with the utmost virtual trading experience. In order to offer you the highest quality of service and performance, as well as to continuously improve our product, we have agreed to allow MassHysteria ([www.MassHysteria.com](http://www.MassHysteria.com)) to acquire VirtualStockExchange. MassHysteria, a premier digital media infrastructure and solutions provider, is a perfect match to provide the technology to push VirtualStockExchange to new levels and offer greater benefits for you, the user. Thank you for your understanding as we go through this mild and quick transition. If you have any questions, please contact [info@masshysteria.com](mailto:info@masshysteria.com)… Hmmm. I’m neither upset nor surprised. Their site was going down the tubes fast. Missed trades, time-out errors, updates coming days after trades, you name it, it was getting worse by the day. All in all, not a big surprise, I guess. What I _ **DO** _ is that I’d be pissed beyond belief if I’d had really money tied up in that site. Oh well, it’s only fun money for me. Later. Oh, by the way, did anyone out there have stock in Virtual Exchange? ---
**Author:** ![pantom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/34f0e0/32.png) [@pantom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pantom)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2001, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309/80 "2001-02-16T13:58:57Z")
so I sell out my shorts, then wanna get back in, then can’t get in for the past week, market’s about ready to tank this morning, which is just ideal for me, and I’m going on vacation, and they do this! ::catches breath:: Oh well, as I won’t be back 'til the 25th, I guess this is as good as it gets if something like this is gonna happen. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-ii-stock-market-game/48309.md?page=5)