Liar's Poker (APSIA Only/IC)
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2019 2:38 pm
New Wave of Finance
The once modest financial markets of the world have now bloomed as new Exchanges with standardized fees and legal practices emerge. The Imperial Landersvich Exchange (ILE), International Stock Exchange (ISEx), and the Tokyo Exchange have drastically increased their trade volume as lower fees and computer technology have made trading significantly faster and easier. Derivative trading has taken the financial world by storm and now stands as a multi-billion dollar industry. Relatively light regulations have led to just about everything getting monetized...
The Profits of War
War is hell, especially for a nation's coffers. But to the budding investor? War is lucrative. Betting pools for the victors are commonly traded as stock tickers. Current conflicts in South Asia have led to the creation of INE-V and PER-V funds that supply the Indian Emirates and the Persian Sultanate with capital on the condition that after victory the debts will be repaid with seized assets. African and Asian armament bonds are becoming a favorite way for tinpot regimes to secure funding for military ventures. Defense options have created an overnight millionaire class and attract many to the dangerous derivative game. French REITs aggressively purchase real estate and land the second Entente armies conquer them.
A Time for Growth
With major deescalation in North America, and what analysts are calling a "brief scuffle" in Europe, global markets are starting to pick up. The world is by no means peaceful, but with large organizations like the European Council, African Economic Pact, Pacific Union, and the long lasting APSIA organization maintaining stability, investors have confidence that contracts will be obeyed and trade practices will be fair. 9/10 analysts predict long term growth globally. We can only hope that they're right.
Rules
- Only members of the APSIA region are allowed to participate in this RP.
- Any RP-related secrets in Discord, telegrams, or any other medium must be disclosed when asked. No exceptions. Note that disclosed secret information cannot be used in-character by anybody except for those who know it in-character.
- You must use APSIA time and every post you make must include at least the date. Failure to use APSIA time will result in your post being nulled.
- No godmodding. If you think it's godmodding, it most likely is.
- You must clearly state with OOC tags when a post is not in-character.
- Weapons of mass destruction (including nuclear weapons) are not allowed to be deployed unless all damage is self inflicted.
- If you are using a puppet, you must clearly state who the puppet belongs to. Failure to do so will result in the nulling of any posts related to that puppet and you getting removed from the RP.
- You must have an account on Discord and be on the APSIA Discord Server in order to participate in this RP.
- Your posts are allowed to be humorous, but the tone has to fit with both your nation and the APSIA region as a whole.