The Australian suspends share trading game after being hit by technical glitch

April 22, 2015 4:58

The Australian has had to suspend its new fantasy share trading game for 24 hours after technical problems.

After the game – which has a prize pool of $25,000 – restarted, some players had to begin again after losing initial trades on their theoretical ASX portfolio.

“The Supertrader game experienced a data caching issue on Monday (the launch day of the game) which impacted a small number of trades,” a spokesman for The Australian told Mumbrella.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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2 COMMENTS

Brenda Hungerford 24 Apr 15

I was one of the people who started the game on the 20th. I lost the ability to trade and then couldn’t sell even after the required 35 minutes.
As of last night the sale I made was not included in the $100K, and all day through trading time the amount did not change, and nor did the amount change gained through the day.
Is this working? No.
Would I use CMC? No
I have emailed twice, once yesterday and then again this morning before trade started. No reply.
If there is a problem we need to know.
I was looking forward to playing the game.
Also could not enter a watchlist.
I’d like to know what is going on.
Great idea, but….

Regards

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jacques hereman 11 May 15

To whom it may concern.

Brenda Hungerford remarks 24 Apr. I can fully endorse!

Regards J.Hereman

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