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Re:Launch HN: Enombic (YC S20) – Create your own stock indexes by _eb13 on Thursday February 25, 2021 @04:41PM (#26268688)
Indeed! We've been thinking through this model, but there's still a bit more to figure out. Our primary goal is to empower the prosumer retail investor.
Re:Launch HN: Enombic (YC S20) – Create your own stock indexes by Mumps on Friday February 26, 2021 @06:16AM (#26273609)
I'd like to offer the counter to some of the support for this idea. I worry that as soon as there is a commision structure in place:

A) The marketplace will become absolutely flooded with copy after copy after copy of $GENERIC_ETF as people are trying to scramble onto some comissions.

A2) It will destroy the community aspect of people sharing ideas just because. This has been seen in a lot of other marketplace areas before.

B) It'll be back to the same problem of losing money to fees - which is the whole point of low cost brokerages and etfs for us poors.

Please, please, do not implement this.

Re:Launch HN: Enombic (YC S20) – Create your own stock indexes by cgb223 on Thursday February 25, 2021 @04:45PM (#26268736)
I can tell you the difference between me being a user and not being a user is this exact feature.

I can buy stocks on my own in different quantities to make my own “ETF” (granted not at fractional share prices)

But if I could bundle it and make a small commission for it, you’d have my business for the rest of my life

Also, what an awesome incentive that would be for me to share your product around with others who would invest in it! I’d literally be getting paid to do it!

Re:Launch HN: Enombic (YC S20) – Create your own stock indexes by _eb13 on Thursday February 25, 2021 @06:51PM (#26269902)
That's great feedback, thanks!

I still find a lot of value without commission as my preferred investing style was unwieldy to do manually. I suppose it depends on the complexity of your index. As you approach 40+ it gets pretty time consuming.

Re:Launch HN: Enombic (YC S20) – Create your own stock indexes by gregod on Thursday February 25, 2021 @06:35PM (#26269770)
https://www.wikifolio.com/ does something similar for the German speaking market. One part is a social portfolio sharing / tracking component. The other is that they create securities from popular portfolios under a revenue share model with the creators.
Re:Launch HN: Enombic (YC S20) – Create your own stock indexes by multimedial on Friday February 26, 2021 @08:34AM (#26274580)
I find the costs to be prohibitevly high though…