[committee] TradingPlaces - 2011 DCM BlueLake Portfolio Competition

[Matthew Bryan]

To whom it may concern,



I am the National Competitions Coordinator at TradingPlaces, which as you
may already be aware, is Australia’s most sophisticated, real time, FREE
stock market simulation game provider. Our competitions are open to ALL
undergraduate university students – irrespective of study area – in
Australia.



TradingPlaces has hosted the widely-renown and highly prestigious J.P.
Morgan Portfolio Competition for the past 5 years. However, I am contacting
you with regard to our newest and most exciting competition yet – the DCM
BlueLake Portfolio Competition – and ultimately requesting your support in
promoting our competition within the University of Western Australia
Computer Club.



DCM BlueLake is an equity trading and investment company based in Sydney,
Australia, with active operations in Equities and Derivatives. Open to the
prospect of adding to the existing repertoire of some of Australia’s most
successful traders, the 2011 DCM BlueLake Portfolio Competition will allow
students to showcase their trading and investment skills or alternatively
develop and test strategies in a zero-risk environment.



The operations of the DCM BlueLake Portfolio Competition remain exactly the
same as those of the J.P. Morgan Portfolio Competition, however the prize
pool has doubled to a massive $20,000 and our newest competition is also
mobile-friendly for the first time in TradingPlaces history.



The competition is run by students, for students, and bestows great benefits
upon all those who choose to take up the challenge of the ASX300 for a
period of 8 weeks. The most noteworthy of the various advantages of
participation include the following:

   - The competition provides a realistically challenging, hands-on
   educational experience for participants, allowing them to develop and/or
   test trading strategies whilst gaining invaluable experience in the
   financial markets.
   - The game is zero-risk. Whilst participation is free, students have the
   opportunity to trade or invest a virtual $200,000 (with an option to
   leverage a further $50,000) on a simulated ASX300, where the consequences of
   their actions are actually realised. Further, for those who master the
   market, massive cash prizes and career opportunities are up-for-grabs.
   - As a TradingPlaces project, the DCM BlueLake Portfolio Competition is
   set to be held in high-esteem, and thus participation will provide a
   valuable addition to a student’s CV.
   - Top participants will be given the opportunity to attend the first ever
   DCM BlueLake Portfolio Competition Awards Ceremony, where they will be given
   the opportunity to liaise and network with successful traders whilst also
   learning from their experience and expertise.

TradingPlaces is looking to work together with the University Computer Club
in order to allow a greater number of students, including those not from a
business/commerce background, to realise the benefits of otherwise rare
experience in the financial markets. Such a partnership would require the
distribution of promotional material (mostly soft-copy, with the possibility
of hard-copy also), as well as including the competition in any publications
such as newsletters or a Facebook page.



The Competition is scheduled to start on Monday, 28th March 2011, with
registrations opening Monday, 14th February 2011. In the case that you
choose to provide us with your promotional efforts, we will contact you
closer to registration date with the abovementioned promotional material.
Any promotional support that you could provide would be greatly appreciated,
both by us and the students that go on to benefit from participation.



I look forward to hearing from you and establishing a successful partnership
in the near future.



Yours sincerely,



Matthew Bryan

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Matthew Bryan | National Competitions Coordinator | TradingPlaces | Level
20, Suite 2002, Gateway Building, 1 Macquarie Place, Sydney NSW 2000
Australia | T:+612 8071 9219 | mb at tradingplaces.com.au
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