In February, the exchange closed temporarily due to programming problems and completely recoded the exchange. Reopening in Brautigan's sim of Friedman, the WSE began the golden age of finance in SL, helping to capitalize over 40 businesses with the equivalent of over $ 2 million USD in capital. When the WSE moved out of Friedman, Brautigan delisted his business, Brautigan & Tuck Holdings from WSE and relisted it with a new competitor, AVIX Exchange, which took WSE's place in Friedman.