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 Hacking Funds, Shadowrun team VS. the Megacorps |
 Jan 30 2006, 12:25 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 932 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orlando, Florida Member No.: 1,042  |
Yeah, money is data, data can be stolen.
And there are lots of people who want to buy things besides corporations. SINless people living in feral urban zones and rural areas need things - steal a truckload of granola bars, or sneakers, or light bulbs, and sell it to them at 50% off. |
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Jan 30 2006, 02:27 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,283 Joined: 17-May 05 Member No.: 7,398 |
Or, judging by the rules on fencing stuff... 70% off. ;)
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Jan 31 2006, 12:22 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 834 Joined: 30-June 03 Member No.: 4,832 |
Our team tends to make money by doing insider trading (we've done something like this twice now). We just short sold stock on one of the corps we attacked since the data we leaked would drive the stock down, and net us a profit. Shortselling is a process which you make money off of a stock going down, so if you make the stock go down, you make money. Simple eh?
edit: Besure to never use that SIN again though if you do this :D |
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Jan 31 2006, 04:48 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 2-September 05 Member No.: 7,673 |
Well other than a Mega assuming you are a fixer profiteering off work contracts there shouldn't be too much of a backlash from this kind of action. 1) The SIN shouldn't be in anyway connected to the company the shares are related to (eg just some joe shmoe off the street buying and selling shares) 2) Only some of your runs should result in share fluctuations (if they are quiet in/outs then more than likely actions and their fallout will be covered up by victim corp and this helps with 3) 3) Reason for fluctuation may not be immediately (if at all) evident and so share trade shouldn't be flagged by stock exchange. 4) Do your trading through a broker and there is a good chance your SIN will never get linked to the shares in question anyway. 5) a bit of legwork should allow you to profit in the other direction too (eg find out who gets the profit from your run and trade in their shares because as their competitor goes down there is a good chance they'll go up) You could even try out proactive insider trading whereby you hack into a news network and plant info regarding a corp you just did a run against based on info you took whilst inside their system/compound. The dirt should cause the share fluctuation you are looking for and profit off |
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