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</font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><font size="3"><font color="#000000">Hello,</font></font></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"> Members of Economics and Finance Society @ TAMUC,</font></font></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"> 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.<span>
</span>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.</font></font></font></div><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri">Step1: Go to <a href="http://investopedia.com">investopedia.com</a> and register for a free
account.</font></font></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><font size="3"><font color="#000000">Step 2: Click on the link below To Join the Game “<u>Eco Fin
Society Traders</u>”.</font></font></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.investopedia.com/simulator/game/joinprivategame.aspx?GID=300945" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff" size="3">http://www.investopedia.com/</font><font color="#0000ff" size="3">simulator/game/</font><font color="#0000ff" size="3">joinprivategame.aspx?GID=</font><font color="#0000ff" size="3">300945</font></a></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">(if step 2 does not work, c<font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri">lick on Simulation-> and then on join game.
Search for “<u>Eco Fin Society Traders</u>” -> clink on join game.)</font></font><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font></span></div><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><font size="3">Step3: Enter the password “TAMUC”. You will get access to
the game.<span> </span>The game begins on Monday 9</font><font><sup>th</sup></font><font size="3">
Feb.</font></font></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri">Step4: Watch the tutorials listed on stocks, options etc. These
videos should help you get started.</font></font></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Calibri"> </font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri">Rules Overview:</font></font></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri">1. You will each receive $100,000 virtual money at start.</font></font></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri">2. Margin trading, short selling and option trading is
allowed.</font></font></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri">3. Market delay will be 1min.</font></font></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri">4. Cannot trade more than 20% daily volume of one particular
stock or option.</font></font></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri">5. A commission of $10.99 per trade will be charged.</font></font></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri">6. A commission of $1.75 will be charged if you write an
option contract.</font></font></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri">7. Cannot allocate more than 30% of your portfolio toward
one particular Stock or an Option.</font></font></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri">8. If you choose to trade with margin the interest rate is
6%.</font></font></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Calibri"> </font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri">May the best man win!</font></font></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Nishanth Arepalli,</div><div>Graduate Research Assistant,</div><div>Economics & Finance Department,</div><div>Texas A&M University-Commerce.</div></div></div>
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