<p class="MsoNormal">To whom it may concern,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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:</p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt">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.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt">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.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt">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.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt">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.</li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Competition is scheduled to
start on Monday, 28<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>March
2011, with registrations opening Monday, 14<sup>th</sup> 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.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I look forward to hearing from you
and establishing a successful partnership in the near future.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Yours sincerely, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Matthew Bryan</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"></span></p><br>-- <br>Matthew Bryan | National Competitions Coordinator | TradingPlaces | Level 20, Suite 2002, Gateway Building, 1 Macquarie Place, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia | T:+612 8071 9219 | <a href="mailto:mb@tradingplaces.com.au">mb@tradingplaces.com.au</a><br>
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