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Quick Get Started Guide (With Starting Strategy)

By Decatsmeow

Everything You Need To Get Started + A Solid Starting Strategy

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Category: Gameplay Basics, Trading, Walkthroughs

Languages: English

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Everything You Need To Know To Get Started

Investopedia Video: What Are Stocks?
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrGp4ofULzQ

Investopedia Video: Fundamental vs Technical Analysis
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMSmmIFM5Yg

Investopedia Video: Introduction To Enterprise Value
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8HdwcRlWZk

^Above are extremely short form videos real investors have used to learn how to trade. IMO, these are more then enough to get you started with these games. Trading stocks is extremely simple compared to other forms of trading (like options trading lmao).

Key ofcourse is to buy low, sell high. Bonus is checking to make sure the company is profitable every year, something you can see in the game. You tend to have to pay more for profitable companies, but your investment tends to be safer. Also, positive earnings per share can also be a helpful clue that your investment might be safe and profitable going forward.

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Winning strategy I've found is look to see what company is most profitable for the year (annually), buy into the one that's the most profitable (ideally at a low), and hold, selling when the stock starts to turn lower, and buy when the stock is pretty low and starting to turn higher.

Note: If you're playing with no luck, this strategy gets much tougher. Companies that were solidly profitable can suddenly crash with no explanation (imo unrealistic but 'shrugs'; you're playing on higher difficulty, you get what you signed up for)

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Above is not real trading advice. Do your own due diligence. Trade Responsibly.

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Decatsmeow [author] 4 Sep @ 1:30pm

Bonus Videos->
Investopedia Video: Earnings Per Share Explained (EPS)
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGmNahd9Ne0

Decatsmeow [author] 30 Aug @ 3:43am

Ofcourse this is japan in the 1980's so who knows what financial regulations were like haha. Sorry to directly compare to the US's trading system today.

Decatsmeow [author] 30 Aug @ 3:42am

Bonus Tip Relevant Through The Whole Game ->

When you buy stock from a company, know that you likely will need to hold said stock for about a week or possibly even longer. Buying a majority of a company, then immediately turning around and selling it will get you in trouble.

In real life, there are rules to avoid being considered "an active day trader". In this game, the closest equivalent is to hold the shares for a set period of time. The more shares, the longer you need to wait it seems.

Also another factoid about real life trading, I believe if you own 2% of the total shares of a company, you need to submit a form to the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) saying that you're planning to sell a major position, and you'll be doing so starting in a week or two in the future. This is for transparency, helps fight against insider trading I believe.

Decatsmeow [author] 30 Aug @ 3:27am

The picture used for this guide is in direct use from the first video, "Investopedia Video: What Are Stocks?" All assets used in the video are owned by Investopedia. All rights of the image/assets/videos reserved to Investopedia.

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