The stock exchange in GangCity: trading shares with bankruptcy risk

The stock exchange (Wall Street) is not a quiet savings account but a rotating market of companies with real bankruptcy risk. It is designed as a skill casino: players who read the market well profit; players who gamble blindly can lose their stake. The exchange is not a money printer — loss is a genuine part of the game.

Companies and tiers

You trade shares of companies, spread across five risk tiers. On one end sit stable blue chips with modest returns and a small chance of bankruptcy. On the other end sit risky crime startups with much higher potential returns, but also a much greater chance of going bankrupt. Pick a tier that matches your risk appetite.

Buying and selling

• Buy low, sell high — the classic principle. Prices move with supply and demand.
• Order impact — your own buy and sell orders affect the price: buying big drives the price up, selling big pushes it down.
• Cooldown — there is a waiting period between buying and selling the same stock, so you cannot jump in and out within seconds.
• Sales tax — a small percentage goes to the treasury on every sale (a money sink).

Bankruptcy

A company can go bankrupt periodically. If you are still holding shares, you only get a portion of your stake back (the recovery percentage, which differs per tier) — the rest disappears from the game. Riskier tiers pay back less on bankruptcy. Diversifying and getting out in time are therefore important skills.

Tools and limits

• Advisor (Scout) — for a fee you get temporary advice on a company's outlook.
• Weekly cap — the realized profit per player per week is capped, to keep the economy balanced.