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seperisStock List
The current stock list is available here. This is not the total that will be available as of January 3, 2011; it's the total I've finished researching and clearing, which is why it went a lot slower than I expected, since I had to start eliminating several that started acting wanky and made me nervous (google Allied Irish Banks for context).
About the Stock List
The master list I'm using went through three revisions due to a.) American-centrism b.) technology-centrism, and c.) prices. The biggest problem came with prices; my favorite companies are also above the $30 US Dollar limit and as an American, it's not easy to get information on non-major companies outside the US that was also written for a layman.
All companies that are included in the list have been reviewed on at least two to four websites. Some of the companies are old and stable; some are not. Some have dividends, some don't. Some are really volatile, some aren't. My original determination to choose stable companies ended up being possibly the most boring game in the world; you make money with a certain amount of risk. None of these companies, as far as I can tell, is going to crash in the next year, but let's all remember Enron, Lehman Brothers, and the economic death spiral of 2008; it's not guaranteed. But I'd risk actual money on most of these. In fact, if it was below $30 Dollars American, anything I have or am investing in I added to the list.
There is, at least right now, a hard tilt toward American or American-dominated companies, mostly because they were the easiest to clear quickly. More will be added, but we are limited by a.) me being for all intents and purposes monolingual and b.) currency conversion. Now that's next.
( conversions - how to do it profitably and well )
Before you answer this, read about conversions above. This poll is limited to non-American participants. Yes, you don't get to have fun with this. I'll find you something fun to do to make up for it.
Conversion Poll
If anyone has Excel and is comfortable using it, I can send you my data and you can build a copy of the conversion tables to verify. Since I'm using live data from the internet through Excel, google is not making it easy to upload this.
Right now, this is overwhelming data, so skip to the next section.
( gameplay rules for january and february )
We're getting close to start time, so this is the time that any kind of clarification or questioning should be done. Work is in a slump, thank God, which means I have this week and probably next week unlimited time to work on anything you need help with.
Interesting Sites
Investing For Dummies Cheat Sheet
Business Week
Main Street
Gameplay Links
Your Individual Spreadsheet
Market Timezones
Stock List
A conversion spreadsheet will be posted when I can figure out how to get it up dynamically instead of with static information. I am almost tempted to write a Perl script for this.
Deadlines
December 31, 2011 midnight - answer poll with your choice of conversion method
January 3, 2011 midnight - Gameplay begins.
Final Notes
Please remember to verify we have you in your correct country and timezone if you haven't already; you don't need to post unless you need to make corrections. Me and my comod both keep copies on our computers as well as googledocs (and I keep one at work as well) but redundancy is everyone's friend.
Instructions on how to create an Excel spreadsheet for stock tracking as well as conversions goes up probably Sunday. I know not everyone uses Excel and I downloaded the open source alternative so I could give more generic instructions, but some features of Excel do not translate well and I'm looking for substitutions.
Any questions? Just remember, yes, this is a lot of data, but there's time to absorb it and it won't seem quite so overwhelming once you're actually doing things that make it relevant and useful. Especially with conversions, if you have any questions on how I'm getting my numbers or how it's done, please reach me in chat where we can go over it individually. I'm under seperis on yahoo and available 9:00 PM CST every night. And I get bored easily, so really, it'd be nice to have someone to talk to.
If anyone, like me, will be home New Year's Eve and would be interested in group chat, email me at seperis at gmail and we'll set it up.
And don't forget; have fun!
The current stock list is available here. This is not the total that will be available as of January 3, 2011; it's the total I've finished researching and clearing, which is why it went a lot slower than I expected, since I had to start eliminating several that started acting wanky and made me nervous (google Allied Irish Banks for context).
About the Stock List
The master list I'm using went through three revisions due to a.) American-centrism b.) technology-centrism, and c.) prices. The biggest problem came with prices; my favorite companies are also above the $30 US Dollar limit and as an American, it's not easy to get information on non-major companies outside the US that was also written for a layman.
All companies that are included in the list have been reviewed on at least two to four websites. Some of the companies are old and stable; some are not. Some have dividends, some don't. Some are really volatile, some aren't. My original determination to choose stable companies ended up being possibly the most boring game in the world; you make money with a certain amount of risk. None of these companies, as far as I can tell, is going to crash in the next year, but let's all remember Enron, Lehman Brothers, and the economic death spiral of 2008; it's not guaranteed. But I'd risk actual money on most of these. In fact, if it was below $30 Dollars American, anything I have or am investing in I added to the list.
There is, at least right now, a hard tilt toward American or American-dominated companies, mostly because they were the easiest to clear quickly. More will be added, but we are limited by a.) me being for all intents and purposes monolingual and b.) currency conversion. Now that's next.
( conversions - how to do it profitably and well )Before you answer this, read about conversions above. This poll is limited to non-American participants. Yes, you don't get to have fun with this. I'll find you something fun to do to make up for it.
Conversion Poll
Poll #5472 Conversion Methods
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 16
Which Conversion Method would you like to use?
View Answers
Fixed Rate
0 (0.0%)
Monthly Conversion
13 (81.2%)
Daily Conversion
3 (18.8%)
Hourly Conversion
0 (0.0%)
If anyone has Excel and is comfortable using it, I can send you my data and you can build a copy of the conversion tables to verify. Since I'm using live data from the internet through Excel, google is not making it easy to upload this.
Right now, this is overwhelming data, so skip to the next section.
( gameplay rules for january and february )We're getting close to start time, so this is the time that any kind of clarification or questioning should be done. Work is in a slump, thank God, which means I have this week and probably next week unlimited time to work on anything you need help with.
Interesting Sites
Investing For Dummies Cheat Sheet
Business Week
Main Street
Gameplay Links
Your Individual Spreadsheet
Market Timezones
Stock List
A conversion spreadsheet will be posted when I can figure out how to get it up dynamically instead of with static information. I am almost tempted to write a Perl script for this.
Deadlines
December 31, 2011 midnight - answer poll with your choice of conversion method
January 3, 2011 midnight - Gameplay begins.
Final Notes
Please remember to verify we have you in your correct country and timezone if you haven't already; you don't need to post unless you need to make corrections. Me and my comod both keep copies on our computers as well as googledocs (and I keep one at work as well) but redundancy is everyone's friend.
Instructions on how to create an Excel spreadsheet for stock tracking as well as conversions goes up probably Sunday. I know not everyone uses Excel and I downloaded the open source alternative so I could give more generic instructions, but some features of Excel do not translate well and I'm looking for substitutions.
Any questions? Just remember, yes, this is a lot of data, but there's time to absorb it and it won't seem quite so overwhelming once you're actually doing things that make it relevant and useful. Especially with conversions, if you have any questions on how I'm getting my numbers or how it's done, please reach me in chat where we can go over it individually. I'm under seperis on yahoo and available 9:00 PM CST every night. And I get bored easily, so really, it'd be nice to have someone to talk to.
If anyone, like me, will be home New Year's Eve and would be interested in group chat, email me at seperis at gmail and we'll set it up.
And don't forget; have fun!
