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How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
5 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 8 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score -0.03.
Idea: 3 for, 5 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun way to compete with friends
From 3 comments
Wow what a cool idea - thanks for sharing! It sounds like the main purpose is to show how qualified people are to give advice but I'll note my first thought was how fun it would…
f0e4c2f7 on HNoh hey this is cool, I'd like to start investing some time so this seems fun to play around with first
tbs1996 on HNSounds like fun!
sakerbos on HN
Idea is cool
From 2 comments
Wow what a cool idea - thanks for sharing! It sounds like the main purpose is to show how qualified people are to give advice but I'll note my first thought was how fun it would…
f0e4c2f7 on HNRealistically if enough value exists a secondary-market selling "successful" accounts will crop up and anyone wanting to harvest leads on the forum will purchase one of those.…
tmpz22 on HN
Objections
Multiple accounts could game the leaderboard and reputation
From 2 comments
How do you prevent people from opening a ton of accounts with different risky positions, abandoning the ones that don’t work out, and claiming to be a genius on the ones that top…
kleinsch on HNRealistically if enough value exists a secondary-market selling "successful" accounts will crop up and anyone wanting to harvest leads on the forum will purchase one of those.…
tmpz22 on HN
No tax consequences modelled
From 2 comments
IMO a big thing these sort of simulators always lack is a notion of tax consequences, which is always a big factor in real decision making.
aetherane on HNThe most obvious one is holding for at least a year to avoid being qualified as short-term capital gains. There are other relevant rules too, for example look up "wash sale rule".
cmeacham98 on HN
Verification email not received
From 2 comments
Never got a verification email. So I don't know what it offers, but I'd say it should allow shorting, if it doesn't already.
SamReidHughes on HNI did check my spam folder and it didn't get any messages. But now, the third email got instantly delivered, into the spam folder (hosted by Fastmail), and I marked them as Not…
SamReidHughes on HN
Trading hours and commissions unrealistic
From 1 comment
I did check my spam folder and it didn't get any messages. But now, the third email got instantly delivered, into the spam folder (hosted by Fastmail), and I marked them as Not…
SamReidHughes on HN
Requests
Add shorting
From 2 comments
Never got a verification email. So I don't know what it offers, but I'd say it should allow shorting, if it doesn't already.
SamReidHughes on HNAdd shorts!! ,gotta have market neutral portfolio ,also add leverage.
vrdvn on HN
Simulate taxes
From 2 comments
IMO a big thing these sort of simulators always lack is a notion of tax consequences, which is always a big factor in real decision making.
aetherane on HN(1) It would be hilarious if you included state taxes based on IP. I think having no taxes would be a decent decision -- it could be an IRA. (2) This is just a basic paper…
SamReidHughes on HN
Weekly P&L updates
From 1 comment
just signed up and bought some positions, i hope it sends me weekly updates of my pnl
joshxyz on HN
Better ticker search
From 1 comment
I did check my spam folder and it didn't get any messages. But now, the third email got instantly delivered, into the spam folder (hosted by Fastmail), and I marked them as Not…
SamReidHughes on HN
Questions
How are multiple accounts prevented
From 1 comment
How do you prevent people from opening a ton of accounts with different risky positions, abandoning the ones that don’t work out, and claiming to be a genius on the ones that top…
kleinsch on HN
What the get paid page means
From 1 comment
What's up with the "get paid" page? Are you selling real subscriptions to insider knowledge for people's fictional portfolios?
smoldesu on HN