Its not a bad idea.
I've done some searching through the forums this week, and given the issue some thought. So here's my two cents:
The issue with trades is that it's a planned market. The values are set by arbitrary rules, not by actual market behavior. Valuation inequalities in planned or regulated markets ALWAYS create black or grey market behavior.
New owners (like me) come in and expect they are getting fair market value for their trades when they're not; many vets are more than happy to take those trades, but unhappy when others get them; and/or knee-biting cheaters are creating accounts to take advantage of valuation inequalities. So . . .
The optimal solution is to idiot-proof the market. Do some data mining and statistical analysis; then write an algorithm that will base trade values on the trades made by successful owners vs. the trades made by unsuccessful owners. No problem, right? Ok, so maybe that's not a small proposition. :)
While David works on that, . . .
Maybe some of the veteran owners would consider putting together a sticky that actually explains and rates the inequalities of the trading system, foregoing some of the hard-earned and hard-learned advantage that they are gaining through having those inequalities. It wouldn't solve cheating, but some of us newbs do read the forums, and we are trying to field competitive teams. We're not dumb, just ignorant. Some of us are willing to learn - which is what the veterans who are complaining about this issue want, . . . maybe.
I'd volunteer my services, but apparently I'm under-qualified at the moment. :)
Last edited at 2/02/2019 3:43 am
