[committee] TradingPlaces - 2011 DCM BlueLake Portfolio Competition

[Bob Adamson]

On Mon, 24 Jan 2011, Jacques Chester wrote:

> Two observations.
> 
> 1. I remember these competitions from high school. Basically it's a nationwide lottery
> where the winners were the ones who picked whichever penny dreadful moved the most
> during the competition.

Seeing as the competition limits you to the ASX300, I don't think this 
will be the case.
 
> 2. This strikes me as a ploy to get some cheap headhunting done. Will the UCC get a
> finders fee?

I see it more as an opportunity for some of our members to learn a bit 
about the stock market, maybe write/use some stock market analysis 
software, and possibly win some money.

Bob Adamson
UCC Treasurer

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