Investing in Virtual Stocks

Being an investor in Market4thought is a thrilling experience. It represents an entirely new and effective way to bring the knowledge of stakeholders into the success of an organization. As an investor, you are given virtual capital to invest in the various projects, goals, or innovations your organization is exploring. When you buy or sell stock and share information through the Discussion Board, you are helping apply corporate wisdom to the success of the organization's ventures.

Buying and Selling Shares of an Idea

In Market4thought, each stock is a prediction about the future; for example, "Project X will produce $3 million in revenue this year." As a potential investor, you may choose to buy shares of this stock if it looks attractive to you. If the price of this stock is M$47, the Market (consisting of investors like yourself) thinks that there is a 47% chance that the stock will actually achieve its goal; i.e., that the prediction will come true. If you think the chances of the prediction's success are better than that, then you would be inclined to buy shares of that stock. If you thought the chances of success were less than 47%, you would be inclined to sell any shares that you own.

Consensus on Success

As people buy shares of a stock, the price of the stock rises. Eventually, the price of the stock reaches an equilibrium: a price that for the moment represents a consensus among the market investors about the probability of success for the prediction. This is what makes Market4thought such a powerful tool; it quickly and effortlessly shows the organization the consensus conclusion about the chances of a prediction's success (whether it be about a project, a goal, or an innovation).

Communicating Your Way To Returns

The other key component of Market4thought is communication. Market4thought has three avenues of communication built in: 1) a Prospectus, 2) Announcements, and 3) a Discussion Board. The Prospectus and Announcements are driven by the Stock Manager, but the Discussion Board is a communications medium driven by all the investors. Through it, any investor can bring new information to the attention of all the other investors and to the Stock Manager.