Subject: acka-finance-digest V3 #112
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acka-finance-digest       Monday, June 15 1998       Volume 03 : Number 112

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Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 00:24:23 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fin: Reserve Meteing.

On Sat, 13 Jun 1998, Towsner wrote:
>How about this:
>	I propose making the P-setting 0.4
>	I propose making the N-setting 0.8
>	Making things a little more volatile...

I had thought that IB's changes would make things pretty hard.
I'm all in favor of a bit more opportunity for market growth, so
I also specify a P-setting of 0.4 and an N-setting of 0.8.

I would (at least for the summer) so that we don't have a complete
market crash if things keep moving so slowly want to consider possibly
lowering the D-setting and raising the A-setting.

- --JT

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Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 04:22:26 -0400 (EDT)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Purchase

On Sat, 13 Jun 1998, Towsner wrote:

> >As an experiment, I hereby purchase 5 stocks.  (I would appreciate knowing
> >what I pay for them, if possible.)
> 	You bought them (as did IB) at 33.6.
What about the commission?
105% of the Stock Value at the time was 1.05*(33.6) = 35.28
The smallest integer greater than or equal to this is 36.
So each stock cost Alfvaen and IdiotBoy A$36.

Yours,
Slakko
Commission Guy
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Duncan C. "" Richer aka
Slakko (Lost) Warner - http://dcr24.quns.cam.ac.uk/ - Queens' College
Cambridge, 1st Year PhD(Pure Maths), CUDipSoc, CUSFS, CUSTS, CURS etc
Acka - President, Web-Harfer, RuneMaker, ChessUmpire, Map-Harfer

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Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 04:30:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Auction Results

The Otmza Card Shield auction held starting 8 Jun 1998 only had one valid
bid in time.  

JT gets one card for A$10.
I get the other card for A$0 (by default).

Yours,
Slakko

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Duncan C. "" Richer aka
Slakko (Lost) Warner - http://dcr24.quns.cam.ac.uk/ - Queens' College
Cambridge, 1st Year PhD(Pure Maths), CUDipSoc, CUSFS, CUSTS, CURS etc
Acka - President, Web-Harfer, RuneMaker, ChessUmpire, Map-Harfer

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Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 09:11:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: K2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Purchase

And thus cost a round A$ 180...

K 2 :)

Towsner wrote:

> >As an experiment, I hereby purchase 5 stocks.  (I would appreciate knowing
> >what I pay for them, if possible.)
>         You bought them (as did IB) at 33.6.
>
> --
> -Henry Towsner
>
>         <[email-masked]>
>
>         Success is the child of audacity.
>                 -Benjamin Disraeli

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Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 10:32:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fin: Reserve Meteing.

>I would (at least for the summer) so that we don't have a complete
>market crash if things keep moving so slowly want to consider possibly
>lowering the D-setting and raising the A-setting.
	I'd be willing to consider a change to A and D, but remember that
activity is based on the previous day.  Maybe dropping the A-setting to
0.1...(not that that's not a formal suggestion yet)

- --
- -Henry Towsner

	<[email-masked]>

	Success is the child of audacity.
		-Benjamin Disraeli

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Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 10:33:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Purchase

>What about the commission?
>105% of the Stock Value at the time was 1.05*(33.6) = 35.28
>The smallest integer greater than or equal to this is 36.
>So each stock cost Alfvaen and IdiotBoy A$36.
	Sorry, I meant the stock value.  I usually leave the commisions up
to K2.  But don't they pay 5*35.28 rounded up?  I though rounding was done
at the end of the whole purchase.

- --
- -Henry Towsner

	<[email-masked]>

	Success is the child of audacity.
		-Benjamin Disraeli

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Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 10:40:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Purchase

On Sun, 14 Jun 1998, Towsner wrote:

> >What about the commission?
> >105% of the Stock Value at the time was 1.05*(33.6) = 35.28
> >The smallest integer greater than or equal to this is 36.
> >So each stock cost Alfvaen and IdiotBoy A$36.
> 	Sorry, I meant the stock value.  I usually leave the commisions up
> to K2.  But don't they pay 5*35.28 rounded up?  I though rounding was done
> at the end of the whole purchase.

My amendments which introduced commission made the rounding of purchase
price _explicit_.  The price anyone pays for each stock is forced to be an
integer, without any other rule needing to impose rounding.
- -- 
Duncan C. "" Richer aka
Slakko (Lost) Warner - http://dcr24.quns.cam.ac.uk/ - Queens' College
Cambridge, 1st Year PhD(Pure Maths), CUDipSoc, CUSFS, CUSTS, CURS etc
Acka - President, Web-Harfer, RuneMaker, ChessUmpire, Map-Harfer

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Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 11:02:53 -0400 (EDT)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fin: Reserve Meteing.

FWIW, I was considering making the A setting negative.  

IB
Rebel Alliance.

On Sun, 14 Jun 1998, Towsner wrote:

> >I would (at least for the summer) so that we don't have a complete
> >market crash if things keep moving so slowly want to consider possibly
> >lowering the D-setting and raising the A-setting.
> 	I'd be willing to consider a change to A and D, but remember that
> activity is based on the previous day.  Maybe dropping the A-setting to
> 0.1...(not that that's not a formal suggestion yet)
> 
> --
> -Henry Towsner
> 
> 	<[email-masked]>
> 
> 	Success is the child of audacity.
> 		-Benjamin Disraeli
> 
> 
> 

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Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 11:08:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fin: Reserve Meteing.

>FWIW, I was considering making the A setting negative.
	No.  There's a risk that the number of actions on a given day +
A-setting could be 0.

- --
- -Henry Towsner

	<[email-masked]>

	Success is the child of audacity.
		-Benjamin Disraeli

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Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 21:39:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Ackan Reserve Financial Report

Stock Market News:

Assuming no futher announcements today, the following information will take
affect tomorrow:

	Current Value: 15.5
	Positivity Value: 0.0
	Activity Value: 15.5

	Change Today: -17.1
	Change in Positivity: -20.1 (-21.2, PV may not go below 0)
	Change in Activity: +3.0
	Percent Change: -53.3%
	Activities Today: 2

	P-Setting: 0.1  (changed today)
	N-Setting: 0.05 (changed today)
	A-Setting: 0.2
	D-Setting: 0.125

Market News:
	The market suffered a catastrophic collapse today as a surprisingly
negative voting pattern combined with new settings designed to make the
market more volatile resulted in a reduction of the positivity value to
below 0.  The market simultaneously suffered its largest collapse ever and
fell to its lowest point ever.

Reserve News:
	The AREB, already holding a meeting to discuss long term strategy
for the next two or three months, has another problem to deal with.  The
total obliteration of the positivity value has added a new dimension to the
discussions.  Reserve Chair else promises immediate reforms.

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The Ackan Reserve Financial Report
Published by the board of the Ackan Reserve
Coming daily since 1998

	else...if

		ELSE...IF

	Chair, Ackan Reserve

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Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 21:40:16 -0400 (EDT)
From: Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Fin: Reserve Problems

	I go to the top floor of the Ackan Reserve's building.

	Alright, we have a problem.  I suggest we set the P-setting to 0.1
and the N-setting to 0.05.  Since IB already suggested this, it happens.

	And, since this seems as good an opportunity as any...I destroy the
Vegetarian Lasagne for A$.  I destroy the Poll 4 Win, the Small off-duty
Czechoslovakian traffic Warden 33, It is Green, and 100 Ackadollars for A$.
This gives me a total of A$1570.  I use this to buy 92 stocks.  I apologize
profusely to all for this wanton destruction of trinkets (though I did save
my favorites)

- --
- -Henry Towsner

	<[email-masked]>

	Success is the child of audacity.
		-Benjamin Disraeli

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Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 22:15:25 -0400 (EDT)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fin: Reserve Problems

On Sun, 14 Jun 1998, Towsner wrote:

> 	I go to the top floor of the Ackan Reserve's building.

Me, too.  Just for kicks.

> 
> 	Alright, we have a problem.  I suggest we set the P-setting to 0.1
> and the N-setting to 0.05.  Since IB already suggested this, it happens.
> 

And zay all laft at me back at zee.. ermm, oops.

> 	And, since this seems as good an opportunity as any...I destroy the
> Vegetarian Lasagne for A$.  I destroy the Poll 4 Win, the Small off-duty
> Czechoslovakian traffic Warden 33, It is Green, and 100 Ackadollars for A$.
> This gives me a total of A$1570.  I use this to buy 92 stocks.  I apologize
> profusely to all for this wanton destruction of trinkets (though I did save
> my favorites)
> 

I like this show of confidence in the market.  Of course, one might see
this as Insider Trading...

IB
whiny

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