Would you like to play a game?

[Jason Fabritz <ajug@bugbytes.com>]

Maybe a bit off topic, but I thought it might be a bit of fun to let people 
know about this.  Its a pure Java (with a bit of MySQL thrown in) project.

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Hi, I would like to invite you to play a game.  It is a stock market 
simulation based upon the NFL season.  For an explanation of the details of 
the game, please go to:

http://www.bugbytes.com/nflx.html

and then click on the "Rules" link.

Also, please forward this to anybody that you think would be interested in 
playing and would promise not to try and hack the website.  The more 
players we have, the more fun (and challenging) it will be.   I will be 
taking names, email address, who referred them to the game, and their 
residential state from those interested in playing (names, states and 
scores will be posted at the end of the game, not email 
addresses).  Anybody is welcome to join at any time, but It will be more 
convenient to join this week.  Perhaps next year I'll have it totally 
automated so you can sign up yourself, but for the meanwhile I need to 
process requests by hand.  Please send requests to nflx@bugbytes.com.

Some extra notes (which make sense after reading the rules):

I will only add players during the maintenance periods, one is coming up 
this weekend.

Some tips: Even though there is an open market, there are not that many 
players, so be careful about submitting orders, it is possible to submit a 
buy order, but nobody is willing to sell, except for at a high price, the 
market price will move up to meet that price.  If you are only willing to 
buy/sell at a given price, use the priced orders (limit sell, limit buy) or 
take careful note of the "last ask" and "last bid".  Limit Buy and Limit 
Sell advertise your price, Stop Loss does not.

(However a player might assume that with 0.5M shares outstanding that they 
still might be able to get IPO stock for the current price, at least in the 
beginning of the game, kind of like stock options eh?)

Of course there is no cost for playing the game and the only prize is 
bragging rights, we must keep the SEC and the IRS happy.

Happy Day Trading!

Jason Fabritz,
BugBytes, Inc.