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| Trading Simulator |
 Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 6:55 am Post subject: Monthly Portfolio Naming Error... |
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| It has been pointed out that we're in February now, and the portfolio screen is still reporting your "January" portfolio return. The date is currently hard-coded in the text, and will be fixed shortly. Thanks. |
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| Benjamin |
| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:05 am Post subject: |
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Alright who missed updating that!?
Oh yeah, I did. Doh!
Thanks.  |
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| akh098 |
| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:45 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the update.
I dont understand how portfolio return is calculated. Which data to use to calculate portfolio return: % figure on manage your portfolio page or figure at bottom on trade history. |
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| Dave Rathbun |
| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:59 am Post subject: |
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| akh098 wrote: | | I dont understand how portfolio return is calculated. Which data to use to calculate portfolio return: % figure on manage your portfolio page or figure at bottom on trade history. |
There are 3 numbers.
I believe that the trade history number is based on closed positions only.
The number displayed on the memberlist and on the top of the portfolio page is updated on an hourly basis while the market is open, and is (supposed to be) based on your return since the beginning of the month. There are some known issues with the calculation math that have been discussed. Frequently.
The number on the bottom of the portfolio page is for all open positions without regard to time.
So the odds are you will see 3 different numbers in each of those places. |
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| akh098 |
| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:05 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | The number displayed on the memberlist and on the top of the portfolio page is updated on an hourly basis while the market is open, and is (supposed to be) based on your return since the beginning of the month. There are some known issues with the calculation math that have been discussed. Frequently. |
Thanks Dave. I appreciate your response.
The confusion is it shows my last month portfolio return -100%  |
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| akh098 |
| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:08 am Post subject: |
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I am trying to understand the logic so i can calculate % myself also. 
Current position: Last month return = -100%
Current holding return= -2.70%
Portfolio return= -.06% |
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| Dave Rathbun |
| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:41 am Post subject: |
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| I don't know why it would show -100% for the month. That probably doesn't make sense. |
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| Benjamin |
| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:52 am Post subject: |
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Something happened and it took a snapshot for the start of the month at -100%.
Then the next month right away he showed and increase of 128% so I went in and changed the numbers to go off his end of month number.
Not sure what happened. |
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| akh098 |
| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:07 am Post subject: |
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Dear Benjamin
When ever you have free time, do analyse my account.
Akhil |
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| Benjamin |
| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:19 am Post subject: |
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Wow, your a busy little beaver! Quite a few trades in your history!
One thing that may be throwing you off is that it does say 0.27% overall for the trade history, but some of your holdings we're purchased in January and then sold in February.
On feb 1st we reset to being a 0% again so you may have been up 5% in a stock and then on the first it got set to 0 and then lost 1%. Your trade history would show +4% but for the monthly competition you would be down 1%.
I think thats where the discrepency is. |
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| akh098 |
| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:34 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Wow, your a busy little beaver! Quite a few trades in your history |
Yeah . Pumping in and out huge e $ in diversified stocks.
One more clarification. Can you change my last month return from -100%. |
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| Benjamin |
| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Let me check on that one. But I should be able to fix it. |
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| Im Not Warren Buffett |
| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Benjamin wrote: | | Let me check on that one. But I should be able to fix it. |
A nice little touch I've noticed is that the color of this month's return and last month's return are now separate. It used to be both were either black or red, but I think its a nice touch that they are now independent of each other. Just want to let our programmers know things like that are appreciated. |
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| Dave Rathbun |
| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Im Not Warren Buffett wrote: | | A nice little touch I've noticed is that the color of this month's return and last month's return are now separate. It used to be both were either black or red, but I think its a nice touch that they are now independent of each other. Just want to let our programmers know things like that are appreciated. |
Yeah, I finally noticed that when I had a portfolio in the black last month that was in the red this month... and both numbers were red.  |
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| vetelmo |
| Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:35 am Post subject: |
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| I wondered about that before! |
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