Game Screenshots
See the screenshot below to explore some of the features available for game players. There are 3 menu sections available:
Top section
Top section shows loaded game name, game clock, which shows day and time and action menu.
Game's day is similar to stock market trading day. It starts at 9:30 am and ends at 4 pm that is why game clock runs from 9:30 am to 4 pm only. At any point of time you can pause, stop, rewind or run game clock using action menu:
Play - runs game's clock with 15 minutes game intervals.
Pause - stops the game clock.
End of day - rewind the game clock to the end of the day (4 pm).
Next day - rewind the game clock to the morning (9:30 am) of the next day.
Next week - rewind the game clock to the morning (9:30 am) of the day which is 7 days ahead from current game day.
Stop & Save - stops the game clock and saves the game data.
Note: in order to prevent data loss we recommend you to save the game often. The game data will be saved automatically only when you book a new trade order. Please, be sure that you press button "Stop & Save" or use menu item "Save & Exit" every time you exiting your game.
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Left side menu (Main Menu)
Main Menu divided into 3 sections: Current Game, Research and Help.
Current Game
Gain / Loss - shows list of sell transactions and includes Gain\Loss calculations.
Balance & Positions - shows available cash amount, current holdings and current account market value.
Order History - shows all orders processed in the player's account. There is no modifications can be made except for open orders. If order has not been processed yet, player can cancel it.
Place Order - opens New Order dialog which allows player buy or sell stocks.
Research
Research sections allows player to search for an investment. There are only subset of stocks available for the game. The Research section will help you navigate among them.
Industry List - shows all industries with number of symbols in each industry available for player as of current game date. You can see list of stocks in the industry by clicking the Industry Name link.
Every stock belongs to an industry group. Institutional money can flow into or out of these groups. If an industry group is out of favor, it indicates that institutional money is flowing out of those stocks that belong to the industry.
Use Industry List to monitor institutional money flows at a higher level. It helps focus your attention on the best market sectors and make sure that a stock you are considering is in a strong industry.
Stock List - shows all stocks available for player as of current game date. For each symbol in the list player can see price moves for the last 4 weeks.
Save & Exit
Save & Exit menu item will save the current game data and close current game.
Logout
Logout menu item will save the current game data, close current game and automatically close current user session. This is helpful when player is using public computers in order to play the game.
Please, use "Save & Exit" or "Logout" menu items when you want to close your current session and save game data.
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Bottom section (Shortcut Menu)
Bottom section (Shortcut Menu) is always available for player and gives player access to most actively used functions:
- Get Symbol Quote - just type symbol in the text box and press "GO" button
- View all available symbols - click "Symbol Lookup" link
- Check Index Quotes - get quotes and charts for most commonly used indexes:
DJI - Dow Jonex Industrial Index
GSPC - S&P 500 Index
IXIC - NASDAQ Composite Index
- Buy or sell stocks - click link "Place Order"
The more you play the game, the better investor you become!
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