Stock Exchange

What the Stock Exchange Is

The exchange lists eight companies, each with its own ticker, share price, dividend and price-to-earnings ratio. The market screen splits into three tabs: the market itself where you buy, your portfolio where you track value and gains, and a transaction history that records every trade you make.

Buying is done directly from the market board. Each company shows how many shares are available and what they cost, and you can expand a company row to place a buy order. Selling is handled from your portfolio, which recalculates your total value, your percentage gain or loss and your overall position against what you invested.

The Eight Listed Companies

The board covers every corner of the criminal economy, from ammo manufacturers to casino entertainment. Prices range from the budget Pharmafirma at just over $45 to the heavyweight offshore bank at nearly $235 a share. Dividend-paying companies reward long-term holders, while low-dividend growth stocks rely on price movement.

Casino Entertainment trades at the richest dividend of the eight, while Car Theft Syndicate pays none at all and is purely a price-play. If you prefer income over speculation, watch the dividend column; if you like volatility, look at the P/E ratios.

Buying Shares

Every purchase carries a fee of 1% of the order value, with a minimum charge of $100. That means small orders are punished and large orders are efficient — the exchange is built for serious money. Your fee is deducted on both the buy and the sell side.

Your level also caps how concentrated a position you can build. The maximum number of shares you can hold in a single company is 300 times your character level. At level 10 that is 3,000 shares; at level 100 it is 30,000. Diversification is not just smart — at the cap, it is mandatory.

There is also a trade cooldown between orders, and the exchange is off-limits from jail. If you want to manage your portfolio, keep your character out of the cell and free to act when the market moves.

Selling Your Portfolio

Selling returns your shares to the market's available pool and credits the proceeds, minus the same 1% fee, straight to your cash. Your portfolio shows you exactly where you stand: current value, total invested and the overall gain or loss percentage across your whole position.

There is no need to micromanage individual lot sizes — a 'Sell All' action clears a company position with a confirmation step, which is the fastest way to exit a stock you believe is about to drop. Between the buy fee, the sell fee and the cooldown, the exchange rewards patience and punishes churn.

How the Market Moves

The simulated market updates every thirty minutes, and a full trading day resets at 17:00 — previous close, day high, day low and volume all roll over so each day starts clean. Between updates, the price history chart builds up a real record you can read.

Each industry has its own volatility, which is what makes some stocks swing harder than others. Automotive theft is the most volatile sector and transportation the calmest, with volatility ranging from 0.8% to 2% per tick. Trading hours matter too: during the 9:00 to 16:00 window the market's activity factor rises to 1.1, and outside it falls to 0.9, so prices move faster mid-day.

Supply is dynamic as well — every tick generates new volume equal to a fraction of a company's available shares, which is why prices drift even without big buyers. The result is a living market with trends, spread and momentum, not a static price list.