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To: George Statham who wrote (1459)	9/21/2006 7:07:12 AM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20435

I understand your examples but that is different. You're assuming the same one item changing over two different time periods. I started out with $50 CRUS and $50 FDRY. I have not made any trades. One went up 17% and the other is down 7% over the same time period, starting with equal amounts. Try is this way: Let's say CRUS has went up 50% since the game started to $75. And FDRY has went down 50% since the game started to $25. 50% up plus 50% down equals zero change which is correct because I would still have $100 I started with. Or CRUS went up 100% and FDRY went down 100%. CRUS would be at $100 and FDRY would be $0. I'd still have the $100 I started with and a zero % change. Or CRUS went up 30% to $65. And FDRY went down 30% to $35. Up 30% and down 30% for zero % change is right because I would still have the $100 I started with. So, if the two above examples are correct, then what's the difference between down 7% and up 17% not equaling 10%? :) Elroy, your math is broken, I demand I be listed with an account value of $110!! lol