Day Trader 2001

by Monte Cristo

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005A8XZ
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: April 18, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,619 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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The stock market thrives on three words: buy, sell, and trade. It can make a poor man rich in a matter of seconds, or it can crumble the most powerful of companies. Do you have what it takes to be a day trader?

Day Trader 2001 places you on the floor of the world's most intense stock exchanges. Whether it's New York, London, or Tokyo, billions of dollars will change hands right before your eyes. Cunning, skill, and intelligence are your weapons. Earn the respect of your peers and the ire of the competitors as you build your financial empire.

Day Trader 2001 features over 50 internationally recognized stocks to trade in, and seven gripping scenarios ranging from the NASDAQ crash to the heated operating systems war. Control your financial destiny in New York, London, or Tokyo. Gather vital information using more than 500 press clippings, sound bites, and e-mails.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real Life Strategy, April 30, 2001

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"mrfinance" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Day Trader 2001 (CD-ROM)

One criticism is that the game is very fast moving, but so are real life markets. What is today's hesitation is tomorrow's opportunity lost.

I was a little skeptical buying a game called Day Trader - because I frown upon such market practises. However, the game isn't about day trading...You use options and futures, as well as standard long/short transactions...You can conduct business in the three major global financial centers (NY, London and Tokyo), and trade currency, stock indexes, and bonds (T-bonds, Gilts and JGBs).

Even better, you have a selection of scenarios to play (such as Internet booms, etc), where you have a selection of relevant stocks to trade in. For example, with the internet boom you can play with ETrade, Yahoo, etc.

With the exception that things do move really fast, I think it an excellent game on the whole.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good and Challenging, November 7, 2001

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"smsuduck" (Chicago, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Day Trader 2001 (CD-ROM)

This is the best stock game I have ever played. The graphics are well done and so is the interface. You have an office that you staff with different people to help you out. There is a lawyer to sue companies and to protect you when you get sued for trying to devalue prices. You have a spy to help find out additional information and spread rumors. You have a broker to give you advice on stocks, he's not nearly right all the time. You have a marketing person to raise your standing in the broker community and to help influence stock prices. You also hire people to work in different markets (New York, Tokyo, and London). You will periodically get updates similar to news broadcasts. If you have a large stake in a company you get to vote on company decisions, if you have a controlling interest you make the decisions. You can buy/sell stocks, futures, and options. Definately a mistitled game as it really is not daytrading. You want to play for a longer term approach, you will not be selling and buying daily but rather playing for a few months down the road. The game does move fairly quickly but this helps to keep the game more challenging and interesting. I have found most games based on stock market simulations to be rather easy to master but you won't have that problem with this one.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Won't run on either of my machines, April 10, 2003

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bunnyrabbit4 (New Orleans, LA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Day Trader 2001 (CD-ROM)

I have tried this program on two very fast machines that should run ANYTHING...on one it will not run at all. On the other it runs so poorly that its not worth playing. The intro hangs on a black screen. If you can get past that it won't let you enter your name...so you decide to play without a name and then you can't pick stocks. Its a mess. I got an email about the first problem from the manufacturer. As I remeber it had something to do with confirming my processor type.

In short...getting it to run right was just too much trouble and now it just sits on a shelf. I wish I would have sent it back right after I got it.