Hello and welcome to Goldenguard's stock market basics/tutorial V 2.0

This is the place where you should go if you want to learn how to play in the stock market

if you find any wrong information or if you think there is something missing please tell me (Goldenguard [262] ASAP so i may fix it ... you WILL be rewarded for your aid if it turns out that you are right.

What is the stock market?: The stock market is a place where you can buy stocks that can potentially make you more money or make you lose it... it all depends on how you play, there are alot of variables so it will take a eye for details and the cunning of a fox to make a killing out there.

Is the stock market a good place on making money? : Yes and no... it is all on how you play and if you are lucky... it is kind of like the casino.

How does the stock market work?: the stock market is simple to understand despite the size of this tutorial. the stock market works in 15 minute intervals also known as updates and will go up and down depending on two things...
One: How many people are buying and selling stocks... the more people sell the lower it will go the more people buy the higher it will go (so if you can get alot of people to buy you can make more money when it goes up)
Two: The second thing this depends on is how much people are buying and selling the items that are related to the company... say if people were to buy a gun from big al's gun shop the stock price should go up and selling a gun should go down

How to play: To play in the stock market you need two things, a nice amount of money (probably 20k or more just to be safe) and 20 points to buy a " Stock ticketer" (click on the bold to follow a link to where you can buy the stock ticketer).

Okay I have the stock ticketer but what does everything mean? : When you have the stock ticketer you can go to the stock market and you will see 30 different companies all with either green or red things to the right of them and prices.
Green means that the price for the stock has gone up... if you own some of that stock that is a good thing because it means you had made some money.
Red means that the price for the stock has gone down and if you own some of this stock it means that you have lost money.
Yellow yellow means that there has been no change from the last 15 minutes’s price; this is neither good nor bad.

Just as a example if you buy some company shares (lets say we buy 50) for $120 each and the price of the shares goes up to $240(eventually because it won’t just jump like that) then you have doubled your money and you can sell it for double of what you paid... but don’t get too greedy

what will i see when i go into the stock market?: Well when you click on the stock market link in the city you will enter a page that will show you all the company's going down a list and on that list you will see the following on each company(for list of current company's look further down this tutorial)

Your portfolio : this is seen in a lighter grey box you click on this to see what stocks you own and what has happened to them (more will be explained later in tutorial)

Stock Logo: this tells you what the company is and it also doubles as a link to futher information about the company once again explained in detail later in the tutorial but the important thing is this is where you are able to buy stocks

Stock Price: this is rather simple, it tells you what the current price is of the company, this is how much it would cost you per stock if you were to buy at that time

Price change: This tells you how much of a change there has been since the last update(15 minute interval), these changes will most likely be small but give it an hour and it should add up if it is going well for an hour.

% Change: this works pretty much the same as the price change but tells you in the form of a percentage of the company's total worth.

Last 24h: This is a graph showing you how well the company is doing on a hour by hour basis showing you the last 24 hours

Any tips you can give me?: Well I have been giving you tips but if you want more just look at the quoted parts down the bottom for any tips from other players but just a little one from me... it is a good idea to do research into a stock before you purchase it....just to help you from choosing one that could go bankrupt

What is this portfolio thing i see?: The porfolio is the place where you hold all your stocks and it tells you how each of them have been doing since you have bought it and it is the ONLY place where you can sell your stocks. The portfolio will show you the things that the main page will show you but it wont be by the 15 minute update, it will tell you what it is from when you bought it, along with that it will also tell you how many shares you have and how much they are worth... this will be the ammount of money you get if you were to sell them.

How do i buy stocks/shares and how do i know what one is the best?: When you are looking at all the stocks all you need to do to buy them is to click on the logo of the company you are intrested in to have the option to buy some shares. You will have two options down the bottom of the page (both will be preset to the maximum that you can buy with your current money) one of the options being how many shares you wish to buy and the second how much money you would like to invest, this one will round it the ammount you wish to the nearest ammount of shares that you can have with the ammount of money you type and it will tell you how many shares and how much it will cost before you invest.

Why is "Sell" greyed out on my stock in my portfolio?: Well basicly it means that you havent had that particular stock for 6 hours yet... this matters because there is a penalty of 1% if you wish to sell the stocks before you have had them for 6 hours...but by no means does the greyed out "sell" mean you cant sell =D

When should i sell my stocks/shares?: Well hopefully you should sell them when you have made a good profit but you could sell them if you think that the stock price will go lower... but doing this you will make the stock price go lower yourself. A trick is to try and predict what other people would do and act accordingly but remember if you do not want to get penalised by 1% then you should at least wait 6 hours.

Ok im having trouble choosing what stock i want to buy from...what do i do?:well ... there are 2 ways you can get help and that is by getting help from other players... and i dont mean going to some random guy and saying what should i buy i mean going to the stock market forums and have a look there... but the problem there is that the info there might be old.... so id say you should be techical and go get mIRC ... hop on it get to the torncity thingie and make your way to the stockmarket channel.... you can actually talk to people there who are buying and selling and giving info... it is also a great place to learn some tricks =D

I clicked on logo but what is all this information about?: This is where things get confusing even for me and i am man enough to admit that i dont know a couple of things in here but when i learn i will update it. Here you get extra information on a company like what the company is related to and you also get the las 24 hours of the stock changes in both graph and number form (if your seeing green and alot of it then it is a good company). As for the things like the networth and the turnover things... yea i dont understand them so just disrgard them for now untill i figure out the true meaning of them.

Going though the city and all the way to the portfolio all the time is taking too long... is there a shorter way? Instead of going to your portfolio all the time to see how your stocks are doing you can click on the home link and watch the scrolling text at the top of the page so you know what is happening.

Does a group of people buying and selling stock effect the market in any way?There has been ALOT of speculation over this but it is my opinion that it does... that’s why it is a good idea to join one of those organized buyers groups even tho the coordination required is so immense that most of them break apart

Other questions

I dont like the stock market... can i sell the stock ticketer? No...but keep at it... it might take time but it will be worth it

Does the stock market open and close at a certain time? It goes for 24 hours 7 days a week.

List of companys

1 Society and Legal Authorities Group (SLAG)
2 Syscore MFG (SYS)
3 Torn City Investment Banking (TCB)
4 Torn City and Shanghi Banking Corporation (TCSB)
5 Insured On Us (IOU)
6 Big Al's Gun Shop (BAG)
7 Yazoo (YAZ)
8 Torn City Health Service (TCHS)
9 Crude & Co. (CNC)
10 Grain (GRN)
11 The Torn City Times (TCT)
12 Mc Smoogle Corp (MCS)
13 Torn City Motors (TCM)
14 International School TC (ISTC)
15 I Industries Ltd. (IIL)
16 Messaging Inc. (MSG)
17 TC Media Productions (TCP)
18 Performance Ribaldry Network (PRN)
19 Eaglewood Mercenary (EWM)
20 Home Retail Group (HRG)
21 The Empty Lunchbox Building Traders (ELBT)
22 Feathery Hotel Corp (FHC)
23 TC Music Inductries (TMI)
24 Symbiotic Ltd. (SYM)
25 Wind Lines Travel (WLT)
26 Tell Group Plc. (TGP)
27 Torn City Clothing (TCC)
28 Evil Ducks Candy Corp (EVL)
29 Lucky Shot Casino (LSC)
30 West Side South Bank University (WSSB)

Alright im bloody rich...so what is this long term investor thingie?first off congratz on being rich enough to do this =) but back down to buisness... a long term investor puts a large ammount of money in a stock and leaves it in there for 20-60 days plus... after you do this you should be getting a special bennifit from the company you invested in... and just so you are not lost on what does what i will give you what company gives what and how much you will need to invest...

1.Society and Legal Authorities Group (SLAG) – Investor will receive “Lawyers Business Card” on average once per month which can be used to get the user out of jail (for a cost). ($300million investment)

2 Syscore MFG (SYS) – Syscore MFG – Improved firewall software stopping some company specials/viruses from being used on themselves, or their company. ($1.5billion investment)

3 Torn City Investment Banking (TCB) – Improved city bank interest rates. ($1billion investment)

4 Torn City and Shanghi Banking Corporation (TCSB) – Random Dividends. ($2billion investment)

5 Insured On Us (IOU) – Random Dividends. ($500milion investment)

6 Big Al's Gun Shop (BAG) – 50% discount on all ammo. ($800million investment)

7 Yazoo (YAZ) – Free image adverts in newspaper. ($50million investment)

8 Torn City Health Service (TCHS) – Weekly Boxes (random) of medical supplies. Either 50 x SFAKs, 30 x FAKs, or 20 x Morphine’s. ($50million investment)

9 Crude & Co. (CNC) – 25% discount on Oil Refinery startup cost, plus 25% increase on profits. ($3billion investment)

10 Grain (GRN) – Random Dividends. ($100million investment)

11 The Torn City Times (TCT) – Free personals placements in newspaper. ($25million investment)

12 Mc Smoogle Corp (MCS) – Random Energy boosts. ($350million investment)

13 Torn City Motors (TCM) – 25% discount to racing parts. ($250million investment)

14 International School TC (ISTC) – All educational courses are free. ($25million investment)

15 I Industries Ltd. (IIL) – Virus coding time reduced by half. ($35million investment)

16 Messaging Inc. (MSG) – Free classified ads in newspaper. ($25million investment)

17 TC Media Productions (TCP) – 10% boost to company profits (if director). ($200million investment)

18 Performance Ribaldry Network (PRN) – Weekly (random) DVD which boosts happiness. ($45million investment)

19 Eaglewood Mercenary (EWM) – Weekly box of 25x Grenades. ($400million investment)

20 Home Retail Group (HRG) – 1 free property (randomly) every week. ($500million investment)

21 The Empty Lunchbox Building Traders (ELBT) – 10% discount to all home upgrades. ($600million investment)

22 Feathery Hotel Corp (FHC) – Weekly (random) coupon to stay at a hotel, boosting energy and happiness. ($750million investment)

23 TC Music Inductries (TMI) – Random Dividends. ($1billion investment)

24 Symbiotic Ltd. (SYM) – Weekly (random) drug packs including either 10x Xanax, or 10x Vicodin. ($250million investment)

25 Wind Lines Travel (WLT) – 50% decrease in flight times and free travel (from travel agency, does not stack with airstrip). ($5billion investment)

26 Tell Group Plc. (TGP) – Free advertising for company. ($200million investment)

27 Torn City Clothing (TCC) – Random Dividends. ($75million investment)

28 Evil Ducks Candy Corp (EVL) – Random happiness boosts. ($350million investment)

29 Lucky Shot Casino (LSC) – Weekly (random) voucher which can be exchanged for 100x lottery tickets. ($50million investment)

30 West Side South Bank University (WSSB) – No energy costs required with any educational course. ($30million investment)

Well i hope this helps you become alot richer
By GoldenGuard ID: 262
(obviously this is not 100% accurate but i will tweak it as i go)

Other public service threads by GoldenGuard:

Newbie Aid (click here)<--- this service helps new players by providing free temporary housing and teaches new players that higher happy means better stats

Special thanks
A very special thanks to Body ID:70242 (click here for profile) for being kind enough to sticky this tutorial after a long time of bumping in the forums =D

to The Republic of Futuria (no link) for allowing me to use their forums (while i was a member) to create version 2.0 and give me good feedback while doing so =D

my real life friends who play torncity for having a look and told me what they thought (hehe ego boost ftw)

and also to all those people who tried to help either by pointing out possible mistakes or bumping the original version of this... either way thanks

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VERSION UPDATES

Edit: Updated to version 2.0 thanks to some updates made by Chedburn.

Edit: Updated to version 2.1 thanks to a newer update regarding a early pull out penalty ALSO added info on the mIRC AND went through the bb code and changed every red text to a nice easy to read dark blue.

Edit: Updated to version 2.2 ... finnaly added the information on long term investors (should of did it when it came out but i was lazy hehe)

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By GoldenGuard[262]

This tutorial is proudly sponsored by:

Benefits for Long Term investors

In September 2008, a number of advantages became available for long term investors. Touse these benefits, you must invest the money for 20-60 days. Aim of the new update was increasing the amount of people in the stockmarket, and to increase the fun-factor. As long as you invest the initial amount (or over) at the start, you will receive the benefit.

Torn City and Shanghi Banking Corporation – Random Dividends. ($2billion investment)
Torn City Investment Banking – Improved city bank interest rates. ($1billion investment)
Syscore MFG – Improved firewall software stopping some company specials/viruses from being used on themselves, or their company. ($1.5billion investment)
Society and Legal Authorities Group – Investor will receive “Lawyers Business Card” on average once per month which can be used to get the user out of jail (for a cost). ($300million investment)
Insured On Us – Random Dividends. ($500milion investment)
Grain – Random Dividends. ($100million investment)
TC Health Service – Weekly Boxes (random) of medical supplies. Either 50 x SFAKs, 30 x FAKs, or 20 x Morphine’s. ($50million investment)
Yazoo – Free image adverts in newspaper. ($50million investment)
Messaging inc – Free classified ads in newspaper. ($25million investment)
Crude & co - 25% discount on Oil Refinery startup cost, plus 25% increase on profits. ($3billion investment)
Torn City Times – Free personals placements in newspaper. ($25million investment)
TC Music Inductries – Random Dividends. ($1billion investment)
TC Media Productions – 10% boost to company profits (if director). ($200million investment)
I Industries Ltd. – Virus coding time reduced by half. ($35million investment)
Feathery Hotel Corp – Weekly (random) coupon to stay at a hotel, boosting energy and happiness. ($750million investment)
Symbiotic Ltd. – Weekly (random) drug packs including either 10x Xanax, or 10x Vicodin. ($250million investment)
Lucky Shot Casino – Weekly (random) voucher which can be exchanged for 100x lottery tickets. ($50million investment)
Performance Ribaldry Network – Weekly (random) DVD which boosts happiness. ($45million investment)
Eaglewood Mercenary - Weekly box of 25x Grenades. ($400million investment)
TC motors – 25% discount to racing parts. ($250million investment)
Empty lunchbox building traders – 10% discount to all home upgrades. ($600million investment)
Home Retail Group – 1 free property (randomly) every week. ($500million investment)
Tell Group Plc – Free advertising for company. ($200million investment)
West Side South Bank - No energy costs required with any educational course. ($30million investment)
International School TC - All educational courses are free. ($25million investment)
Big Al’s Gun shop – 50% discount on all ammo. ($800million investment)
Evil Ducks Candy Corp – Random happiness boosts. ($350million investment)
Mc Smoogle Corp – Random Energy boosts. ($350million investment)
Wind lines travel – 50% decrease in flight times and free travel (from travel agency, does not stack with airstrip). ($5billion investment)
TC Clothing – Random Dividends. ($75million investment)