[EcoFinSociety] Stock Market Simulation Game

[Economics and Finance Society]

Hello,
Members of Economics and Finance Society @ TAMUC,
Welcome to our stock market simulation game. Here, you will learn how to
trade stocks just like you would in real life. This year we have also
enabled trading options. This is a great opportunity for you guys to put to
test various trading strategies you have learned in class. Remember the
objective is to have the highest portfolio value. The person with the
highest portfolio value on May 1st will be declared the winner and will
receive $50 in cash as prize money.

Step1: Go to investopedia.com and register for a free account.

Step 2: Click on the link below To Join the Game “*Eco Fin Society Traders*
”.
http://www.investopedia.com/simulator/game/joinprivategame.aspx?GID=300945
(if step 2 does not work, click on Simulation-> and then on join game.
Search for “*Eco Fin Society Traders*” -> clink on join game.)

Step3: Enter the password “TAMUC”. You will get access to the game. The
game begins on Monday 9thFeb.

Step4: Watch the tutorials listed on stocks, options etc. These videos
should help you get started.

Rules Overview:

1. You will each receive $100,000 virtual money at start.

2. Margin trading, short selling and option trading is allowed.

3. Market delay will be 1min.

4. Cannot trade more than 20% daily volume of one particular stock or
option.

5. A commission of $10.99 per trade will be charged.

6. A commission of $1.75 will be charged if you write an option contract.

7. Cannot allocate more than 30% of your portfolio toward one particular
Stock or an Option.

8. If you choose to trade with margin the interest rate is 6%.

May the best man win!

Nishanth Arepalli,
Graduate Research Assistant,
Economics and Finance Department
Texas A&M University- Commerce
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