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The EVE API got me into programming, real life investing and trading (through a "could I apply this in real life?" light bulb moment), and unleashed my intere

by krono 4y ago

The EVE API got me into programming, real life investing and trading (through a "could I apply this in real life?" light bulb moment), and unleashed my interest for mathematics. The game itself also made me into somewhat of a cynical and incredulous person - I'm undecided whether or not that's something negative :)

andrewljohnson 4y ago
Traders have to be cynical.
Rebelgecko 4y ago
So, were you able to apply the same methodology effectively in real life?
- krono 4y ago
  Yes absolutely. Mostly consisted of data aggregation, monitoring/reporting, risk/position calculations which eventually led to automated trading (still working full-time*2, so no golden goose). Though, as you can probably imagine, some of the most successful strategies would be quite illegal in real life. Best thing that came out of it by far, was the software dev shop that I ended up starting and am still running today. Never would have happened without EVE and it's API.
  - IMAYousaf 4y ago
    Can you please speak to some examples of these in game strategies that are illegal in real life when it comes to trading?
    - krono 4y ago
      Infiltration, espionage, sabotage, and manipulation of rivals, partners, and other key influential entities. If that fails or seems ineffective threaten/harass/assault (it helped that there was always a fleet of nerds with digital spaceships to call upon heh). One example would be having an "alt" character be accepted into a rival group, and then just monitor their private chats and asset listings (through that API) for any opportunities to act upon. Think resource transports, infrastructure vulnerabilities, strategic assets mistakenly placed in generally accessible storage, etc. So really quite similar to how these things work in real life, and nothing that directly involves any trading in and by itself. Mostly market and environment control for better success rates and increased profit margins, but at lower cost and with more leeway for mistakes/timings.
- MonaroVXR 4y ago
  Not the parent, but I did this out a silly game called MapleStory.

by krono 4y ago

andrewljohnson 4y ago

Traders have to be cynical.

Rebelgecko 4y ago

So, were you able to apply the same methodology effectively in real life?

krono 4y ago
Yes absolutely. Mostly consisted of data aggregation, monitoring/reporting, risk/position calculations which eventually led to automated trading (still working full-time*2, so no golden goose). Though, as you can probably imagine, some of the most successful strategies would be quite illegal in real life. Best thing that came out of it by far, was the software dev shop that I ended up starting and am still running today. Never would have happened without EVE and it's API.
- IMAYousaf 4y ago
  Can you please speak to some examples of these in game strategies that are illegal in real life when it comes to trading?
  - krono 4y ago
    Infiltration, espionage, sabotage, and manipulation of rivals, partners, and other key influential entities. If that fails or seems ineffective threaten/harass/assault (it helped that there was always a fleet of nerds with digital spaceships to call upon heh). One example would be having an "alt" character be accepted into a rival group, and then just monitor their private chats and asset listings (through that API) for any opportunities to act upon. Think resource transports, infrastructure vulnerabilities, strategic assets mistakenly placed in generally accessible storage, etc. So really quite similar to how these things work in real life, and nothing that directly involves any trading in and by itself. Mostly market and environment control for better success rates and increased profit margins, but at lower cost and with more leeway for mistakes/timings.
MonaroVXR 4y ago
Not the parent, but I did this out a silly game called MapleStory.