Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Jul 22 '04
Pros: interactive, always updating, easy to understand, fun to play
Cons: could become a little addictive
Summary: Have you ever seen a movie that you thought should have never been made? Have you ever thought that you knew who would be the next big actor in motion pictures? Are you good at predicting which movies will do well in the box office, and which ones will ... read more
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Jul 20 '01
Pros: Addictive and insanely fun! GREAT community life. Prizes may even come your way.
Cons: None.
Summary: I stumbled upon to this website back in April of 2000. Little did I know the Hollywood Stock Exchange would keep me coming back for years to come.
Hi, I'm MJC* and my port is worth $25 million. Do you like movies? Do you like the stock market? ... read more
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May 21 '01
Pros: Gives keeping up on entertainment news a whole new, interactive angle. Addictive.
Cons: Learning it is easy, but getting GOOD at it takes a LOT of time! Addictive.
Summary: I don't even know how I stumbled across the Hollywood Stock Exchange, or the "HSX" as it is called, but almost 2 years and countless hundreds of hours later, I think you should check it out too.
What It Is
The HSX, www.hsx.com, ... read more
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Feb 01 '01
Pros: Fun and engaging way to spend your time.
Cons: Cozying up to the entertainment industry might be bad for karma.
Summary: Illusionary stock exchanges have been around for a while. However, The Hollywood Stock exchange has perfected this practice and turned it into a very fun, if not slightly addictive, way to spend time online.
The concept is pretty simple: " Players " ... read more
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Jul 20 '00
Pros: There are a lot of players.
Cons: The central game mechanisms are clunky and unrealistic.
Summary: I found the site to be littered with broken links and the community represented in their forum was more interested in being "rules lawyers" than trying to help anyone learn to play the game. The game is unrealistic because trading is frozen ... read more
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Jul 12 '00
Pros: interesting concept, not that time consuming, interesting movie news, feeds the competitive spirit, overall professional job, possibility of earning real money
Cons: limitations on trading, questionable moneymaking practices
Summary: Yes, I finally found yet another way to waste my time online. The Hollywood Stock Exchange or HSX is a rather unique and refreshing idea that both copies and mocks the standard day-trading experience.
So what the heck do you do ... read more
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Jun 23 '00
Pros: A fun, yet somewhat serious game
Cons: Beginner user friendliness rating: 6/10
Summary: Do you have an interest in trading stocks, but don't have enough money to risk playing around with. Perhaps you are just tired of the NYSE or NASDAQ. If so, check out The Hollywood Stock Exchange, HSX, where you can trade virtual stocks, bonds, and other ... read more
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Jun 07 '00
Pros: Fun simulation of a stock market
Cons: Music Market is not based in reality
Summary: The Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX) is a virtual stock exchange in which you can trade in "stocks" of movies, actors, directors and musical artists. When you sign up (for free) you get 2,000,000 Hollywood Dollars (abbreviated "H$") ... read more
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Apr 25 '00
Pros: Fun & Free
Cons: Wish it was real money??
Summary: I just joined today after seeing Stephen Baldwin talk about it on the Rosie O'Donnell show... It sounded like a lot of fun and best of all.... it's FREE! You can't lose!
It is basically a simulated stock exchange offering movie, music, star ... read more
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Apr 19 '00
Pros: First-rate "educational stock" information on movies or music; now, soon and in the future.
Cons: You can lose your virtual shirt, and that can be bor-r-r-r-ing!
Summary: While it may not really be news in an Internet, Hollywood, or real sense, looking over the reviews of the Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX), I see a recent development that has not been reported by our correspondents.
Last week HSX began ... read more
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Apr 19 '00
Pros: cool idea, good site structure
Cons: got boring REALLY quick
Summary: Let's get a couple things straight right off the bat: first, I'm a movie lover to the core, no bones about it. Second, I'm a computer lover, and often have some free time at work and at home to surf the web and stumble upon & participate in ... read more
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Apr 18 '00
Pros: Making money is always fun
Cons: Learning the language, and it's not real money! LOL!
Summary: Of course, my "vast wealth" is in HOLLYWOOD dollars, but let's not squabble over details.
I am a movie FANATIC. I worked in a video store AND in a movie theatre when I was in college, and the perks were a dream come true--all the ... read more
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Mar 24 '00
Pros: Feel like you're playing with the big boys.
Cons: Front page design changes, nothing else does.
Summary: While I do have problems with HSX, you'll notice that it's in my "I Love It" column. Why? Because even with all its problems, I'm still addicted! I'm in the upper-middle level of the game, high enough to feel successful, low enough to keep it ... read more
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Mar 23 '00
Pros: you get to buy and sell people (and movies)
Cons: works best if you understand stock market buying and selling
Summary: This site lets you buy and trade movie and music stars. So a basic knowledge of buying/trading is a big plus. The home page has a bunch of special reports (tons of info. about the Oscars), a “buy Oscar-related stuff” page, links to other sites, an ... read more
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Mar 23 '00
Pros: Outstandingly original
Cons: one word... addictiv!
Summary: Off the addictivness scale!! Great site that lets you trade H$ on music and movies. Easy to learn yet hard to master, young grasshopper! Has basic trading, options, short selling, the works. You can start out with over H$2,000,000, so you can buy ... read more
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