Hints And Tips

Check the FAQ for detailed information about the market and trading.

Some quick hints:
1. Don't spread your investments too thin. Focus on one or two key stocks you're interested in.

2. Try to generate interest in stocks by adding news items.

3. Create an investment team and work in groups. Use the traders list to send messages.

4. Once you reach 1000 credits, enable Margin from the Account Options screen and use the trading station to trade within the market maker's offers.

5. You might get lucky and hit a big dividend payout if you spend all of your credits and hold lots of shares. On the other hand, if you make sure you have lots of credits available for trading instead of being tied up in share holdings, you can capitalize on market fluctuations by being a more active trader.

6. Manage your portfolio. Check out the price situation for every stock you own and if you're investing long term, make sure the stock has at least one trade every couple of days or the market maker will offer some lower priced shares. You can also prevent this from happening by placing some scheduled bids just below your purchase price.