# This is pretty cool - The Hollywood Stock Exchange **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 18, 2002, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-pretty-cool-the-hollywood-stock-exchange/114732 "2002-06-18T19:33:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-pretty-cool-the-hollywood-stock-exchange/114732/1 "2002-06-18T19:33:16Z")
It’s pretty awesome. It’s a fake stock exchange. They give you fake money called Hollywood Dollars, and you can buy virtual stocks in movies, actors and actresses, and music. The stocks go up and down and crap like a real stock exchange. You start with H$2,000,000 (in both, movies and music), and you take it from there. It’s easy to get a hang of, and it’s a fun way to blow off the summer. And yes, it’s entirely free. I started this a few years ago, but then stopped for a long time. I just recently came back to it and rediscovered its coolness. Give it a shot, I’m sure you won’t be disappointed. Here is the link: [http://www.hsx.com/](http://www.hsx.com/) Oh yeah, one last thing. When you’re signing up, it asks if someone refered you. You’d make me a happy person if you put “Pepsidave” in that spot, capitals count. Thanks. My net worth: - Movies: H$5,860,407.29 (Woo!) - Music: H$1,466,456.51 (Aww) If you sign up, post your username here. I’d like to see how many people actually did it. ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-pretty-cool-the-hollywood-stock-exchange/114732/2 "2002-06-18T20:11:28Z")
Looks to be a cool way to spend some time when I should be working. Wonder if I can set up a Markowitz minimum variance portfolio with Kid Rock, J Lo, and the new Tom Cruise movie. By the way, **Yo La Tengo** (aka Pepsidave), what do ya win for referring the most people? ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-pretty-cool-the-hollywood-stock-exchange/114732/3 "2002-06-18T20:14:58Z")
Oh, you just get H$100,000 for each person you refer. It’s not really a contest between anyone. A little extra money never hurts anyone… ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-pretty-cool-the-hollywood-stock-exchange/114732/4 "2002-06-18T20:20:34Z")
Oops, didn’ t see your last part. Same username, jk1245 ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-pretty-cool-the-hollywood-stock-exchange/114732/5 "2002-06-18T20:31:14Z")
I probably should mention that the reason I want your username is because there is something called a league. You put someone’s username in and can see how they’re doing. It shows your real life name, so if you really don’t want someone to see that, don’t post your hsx username. …Yeah. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-pretty-cool-the-hollywood-stock-exchange/114732/6 "2002-06-18T20:44:58Z")
I used to go on the HSX in the early days (before they added music and when the stocks were much cheaper) but they expanded their site to the extent that my computer couldn’t take it and would crash constantly. I go once a year now to see what kind of interest I’m collecting… Just dropped by (took forever, naturally). Movies $6.1M + Cash $4.1M = Net Worth $10.3M. Ranking 37239. Maybe I’ll buy something in a month or two… ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-pretty-cool-the-hollywood-stock-exchange/114732/7 "2002-06-18T21:12:06Z")
Same story for me, ArchiveGuy. I just logged in for the first time in years probably, and I have $9.1M cash and zero investments. All the movies I owned came out I guess. ---
**Author:** ![orion007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@orion007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orion007)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2002, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-pretty-cool-the-hollywood-stock-exchange/114732/8 "2002-06-19T01:03:36Z")
Thanks for the link… I signed up (my sn is orion007). I like games like this 🆒 I used to play on a site called Main Exchange. You’d buy stocks with fake money and all that, but the stocks were for real companies and their prices would rise and fall with the real stock market. I think they shut it down though. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2002, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-pretty-cool-the-hollywood-stock-exchange/114732/9 "2002-06-19T05:04:07Z")
I used to play that. I have to see if I can find my username and password. ---
**Author:** ![zephonith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@zephonith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zephonith)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2002, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-pretty-cool-the-hollywood-stock-exchange/114732/10 "2002-06-19T05:12:49Z")
I signed up about a year ago I think I’m not too good I’m always losing money I’m better at the music one, but not by much my user name there is zephonith ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2002, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-pretty-cool-the-hollywood-stock-exchange/114732/11 "2002-06-19T12:33:00Z")
I was on it for awhile some years back. Actually made the leaders for a month. Back then, stocks on bad movies often fell below the actual box office; buying them were a sure-fire winner. You could make good money on the bombs. Then I realized the entire setup was depressing. The emphasis on box office is ruining moviemaking. No one cares about quality, just how much money a film made. I quit. ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-pretty-cool-the-hollywood-stock-exchange/114732/12 "2002-06-20T17:49:21Z")
I don’t know what’s more depressing, my Sprockets stock on HSX or my Nortel stock. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-pretty-cool-the-hollywood-stock-exchange/114732/13 "2002-06-21T02:11:09Z")
I’ve been in HSX for a little over a year and tended to it off and on. My current net worth is $7,705,787.56.