| From: | IAN <JHURLEY1@******.BITNET> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Corp. Shadowfiles |
| Date: | Fri, 27 Aug 1993 21:16:29 -0400 |
>inside information. As in: the new product Renraku has been promising
>for six months is likely to be delayed, because someone kidnapped
>the head of research for that product... Fuchi's control of this
>market niche appears to be safe for now.
>
>Inside information can strongly affect market price. It can pay a
>'runner to hang onto a stock until the market learns what he already
>knows.
>
>Of course, inside information is worth money in itself, since it can
>be sold to people in a position to buy more stocks (or options!) than
>you can.
>
>Quincunx
This brings up another possibility for shadowruns->ones to affect
the performance of a particular stock. 'Raku could send a group (or
groups) of shadowrunners to mess up an Aztech project(s) to scr*w Aztech's
stock price. The price of a company's stock directly influences a company's
ability to raise money for expansion, new products, etc...
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The Shadowfiles note this, and point it out as a possibility for a hook
for a shadowrun. What I had failed to note in the review, was that the book
was mainly concerned with explaining WHY shadowruns occur, and how a GM
can use this in their game.
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An artifically low stock price can really throw a wrench into the
works if done at the right time. A stock price that is far too low for the
value of a company could also make that company ripe for a takeover. This
might not be much of a concern for a megacorp, but might be a worry for a
smaller corp.
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Yep!
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I still don't have much more to add to the review as yet. Sorry I didn't post
it here originally, as well as on usenet news.
