INVE$TMENT$!

[Rob14]

I'm /in. Throw as much cash as I can on green as of now.

[Rob14]

Actually, leave $100 off green and donate that to blue's campaign. So:

Buy 12 Green @ $51 for total of $612
Donate $100 to Blue
And I guess buy 1 White @ $35 for total of $35

So I have $3 left.

[Rob14]

I'll attend both (especially the inauguration, since I'm VP). I could tell you I'll rule justly, but I'd be lying.

Sell 1 Blue, Buy 1 Green

[Rob14]

Can I short stocks if other posters agree to accept an order as such?

[Rob14]

Actually, to prevent having to add in borrowing, we could just allow for mutually agreed upon and binding put/call orders. It's essentially the same thing, but you have to find another party to be the other side of the transaction. Now that I think of it, that's more of what I was interested in anyway.

[Rob14]

Quoting as required:

I, Rob13, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States of Aronis against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God!!!!!!!!!

(I added exclamation marks because I'm that excited.)

Also, since I'm VP, I call for help and head to the safe room.

(Fixed it for you )

[Rob14]

As my first act as VP, I will lobby the president to give me some actual power. But after that fails, I'll lobby her to adopt new energy policies that include banning off-shore drilling, implementing a system of tradable emissions permits to reduce harmful emissions, and subsidizing the purchase of electric and hybrid cars.

We're going GREEN, baby!

[Rob14]

I'm considering buying

Black

shares at $10 over the market price from other players, so long as they agree to buy them back at that same price within 3 days if I request it. Basically, you either do a zero-sum trade or make a free $10 per share with no risk. If anyone would be interested in this, please let me know.

[Rob14]

But Bernie Blue has a better ring to it! (fixed)

[Rob14]

I'd like to support Mist for CEO.

[Rob14]

Hey! I own one share! And my vote goes to Mist.

Non-voters, please be aware you can still buy White and vote Mist for

president of white people

CEO of the white company.

[Rob14]

I'm considering buying

Black

shares at $10 over the market price from other players, so long as they agree to buy them back at that same price within 3 days if I request it. Basically, you either do a zero-sum trade or make a free $10 per share with no risk. If anyone would be interested in this, please let me know.

There isn't exactly no risk to that, unless they were planning on holding the black stocks anyways

I know, I'm marketing towards people like Mist who plan to hold black for prolonged periods of time anyway.

[Rob14]

I have no idea how many white stocks are still available, but:

Sell all green stock, buy all white stock possible given my total money.

Cancelling this order given Mist's announcement below.

[Rob14]

I plan to pull out within the next few days.

Giggity

[Rob14]

@N: I'll buy one teal from you at $55 if you want. I don't think it's worth the full price.

[Rob14]

Shh, Aronis, you're not supposed to point out that he can just sell them back to you at market price.... ;(

[Rob14]

The CEO selling 1/4 of the company's shares? That can't have a good effect on the market.

Sell 1 white, buy 1 orange

[Rob14]

Doesn't mean it couldn't have an effect on the market.

[Rob14]

I'm announcing my candidacy for orange. On that note:

Sell all green stock, buy as much orange as is available

[Rob14]

And cast all votes for myself obviously.

[Rob14]

As your vice-president, I will build the orange business on a foundation of political favors and unfair tax exemptions. Yay capitalism!

[Rob14]

Based on previous PMs with Aronis surrounding the white election, the answer seems to be yes.

[Rob14]

I am running for Orange candidacy. Any more Mist supporters still out there?

But I voted to put you on the board of white. I was hoping for your support in orange. ;(

[Rob14]

@Aronis: Something funky is going on with my entry in the table. Selling all greens should have left me with a lot of cash, but nothing's there.

[Rob14]

I'm willing to sell six stocks of orange privately to the highest bidder. That's enough to get on the Board of Directors, as there is currently at least one member with less than six votes.

[Rob14]

Wait, I might be confused. Aronis, is the board permanent until another vote is held or is it constantly changing with any change in the vote tally?

[Rob14]

Wtf did you guys do

It was you noted in the press release. #Vote out the CEO!

[Rob14]

Buy all available orange

[Rob14]

Actually, I take that back:

Sell all orange

[Rob14]

Aww, hope your day gets better Aronis! Take your time.

FYI I repurchased my stocks in the Board thread. I was trying to time my sale/purchase to avoid any negative effects of the split (i.e. an instant price drop due to more shares outstanding), although there appears to have been none.

[Rob14]

$1 on all but orange.

[Rob14]

How much would it cost to buy a gun to shoot one of the horses?

Capitalism

[Rob14]

Can we start placing some of our money on a stock that goes up 1 if you fulfill an update promise and down 1 if you don't?

Just a joke; the pace of updates has been more than I thought it would be when I joined, actually.

[Rob14]

I feel like after October those shares will go to zero with a joke about you raising awareness and not actually doing anything.

[Rob14]

Semi-official announcement from the

Orange

Board of Directors:

Earlier today, the Orange Board of Directors voted to approve a change in corporate strategy to deliver unprecedented value to our shareholders. By accepting additional risk on a short-term basis, we hope to get the orange stock back on track to where we think it belongs. You can expect the orange stock to increase by a larger percentage than normal in the next update. Of course, this comes with additional risk. As a result, we heavily recommend that our shareholders insure all orange stocks that they own prior to the next price change.

Following a 1-day trial period on our new corporate strategy, our stock will automatically convert to an extremely low-risk and low-return investment while we evaluate the results and determine the proper path forward for the company.

Thank you for your continued investment and faith in

Orange

, the premier provider of premium packages of personal property.

- Rob on behalf of the Orange Board of Directors

P.S. I'm taking this too seriously.

[Rob14]

Please note that

Orange

has now converted, to the time being, to a low-risk asset similar to White. The Board is currently debating what to do going forward. You do not currently need to insure orange stocks, and indeed we recommend that you do not, as there is minimal risk of the stock decreasing even by small amounts and no risk of large amounts outside of a special event. We will keep our stockholders apprised of developments going forward.

[Rob14]

@Aronis - By my count, there should be only 7 orange available still in your OP, based on the table of who has what.

Not speaking on behalf of the Board, but as a Board member of orange, I'd like to encourage folks to pick up the 7 orange while they're still available. Big things are coming for our company soon, and you'll want to be on board.

[Rob14]

The Orange Board of Directors has voted to pay out a $3 dividend on all current stocks. If you own an Orange stock as of this post (or the next update, not sure how Aronis would process that), you'll get $3, while the stock price of Orange will go down $3. This will help us bring the stock price to an even $40, where we expect it to stay for a day or two as we decide on the future of the stock, which may involve a split.

[Rob14]

Dividends via return of capital are a real thing! They're generally considered to indicate weakness, but they're a thing!

Dividends are likely to be a significant part of the orange business going forward. We're interested in allowing stockholders to continue holding their orange stock while still receiving money to invest elsewhere. This seems to be the best way to do it.

[Rob14]

Buy 2 orange

[Rob14]

What.

I just lost so much money with that

Don't worry; you'll gain money just as fast.

[Rob14]

Is wealthyinvestor an NPC?

He has 10 of each of the "special" stocks and $2,500, so I'm going to go with either:

A) He's putting out for Aronis.
B) He's an NPC.

[Rob14]

Orange

Board of Directors Update:

We are currently voting on a proposal to include dividends as a major plan for our stock. If the current proposal is approved, which I expect it will be, we will be targeting our stock around the $20 mark in the long-term. To prevent the value from going above $20, we may begin giving out dividends on a weekly basis on a sliding scale, with higher dividends as we approach the $20 goal. This will allow shareholders to hold the relatively safe and potentially high return Orange while also receiving money to invest in other stocks as they wish.

[Rob14]

Orange

Board of Directors Update:

We are currently voting on a proposal to include dividends as a major plan for our stock. If the current proposal is approved, which I expect it will be, we will be targeting our stock around the $20 mark in the long-term. To prevent the value from going above $20, we may begin giving out dividends on a weekly basis on a sliding scale, with higher dividends as we approach the $20 goal. This will allow shareholders to hold the relatively safe and potentially high return Orange while also receiving money to invest in other stocks as they wish.

This proposal has now passed. Orange will now target $20 by using weekly dividends on a pre-determined sliding scale. You should expect to begin seeing dividends pop up on Fridays (or whenever the next day after Friday is that updates are processed) when Orange hits the $10 mark.

[Rob14]

I'll buy two orange from anyone for $5 a share, which is above market price.

[Rob14]

I vote for ghosts. 2 SPOOKY

[Rob14]

Sell 97 Orange, buy 9 white

[Rob14]

As the Vice President I vote for

GHOSTS

Uh, mist, I'm the VP.

[Rob14]

Sell all white, buy all available orange

[Rob14]

Buy all orange that I can given cash constraints

[Rob14]

^That should be 41 shares with $4 left over.

[Rob14]

who wants in on the ground floor of neon???? let's pyramid scheme this

How much did you pay for Neon? I may be willing to buy the company/all your shares.

[Rob14]

I will not be going on the trip.

[Rob14]

SHHHHHHHHHHH

[Rob14]

FYI, Orange is now in dividend territory, so that's a thing. BUY BUY BUY!