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[signup] VSE Marketwatch Game 1

There is a new Investment Challenge starting soon. Starting amount is $100,000.

Competition ID: BBR001
Competition Name: BBR Investment Challenge
Competition Password: BBR001

Setup:



Please sign up for a MarketWatch account (using the same name as your BBR name)ASAP to be registered in time for the beginning of the game. (I've been signed up there for a few years and have never received SPAM).

»vse.marketwatch.com/Game/Homepage.aspx

Please reply to this thread if you wish to participate.
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permalink · 2009-06-07 12:14:49 · Print · Reply to this

Archivis
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Re: [signup] VSE Marketwatch Game 1

I'm in, will register later.
permalink · 2009-06-07 12:19:55 · Reply to this

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Re: [signup] VSE Marketwatch Game 1

I'm registered already, username is Paul G

edit.. WOOT IM WINNING
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Re: [signup] VSE Marketwatch Game 1

said by Paulg See Profile :

I'm registered already, username is Paul G

edit.. WOOT IM WINNING
You were winning
permalink · 2009-06-07 13:19:25 · Reply to this

Dezbend
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permalink · 2009-06-07 13:41:13 · Reply to this

Dezbend
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Re: [signup] VSE Marketwatch Game 1

My wife, Kursten, will also be playing. We are both novices in the stock market, but would like to learn more, so this will be a learning experience for us.
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permalink · 2009-06-07 13:50:23 · Reply to this

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Re: [signup] VSE Marketwatch Game 1

Great!
permalink · 2009-06-07 14:41:59 · Reply to this

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Re: [signup] VSE Marketwatch Game 1

I'm kinda scared. Never really been into the stock market. I signed up though.
permalink · 2009-06-07 17:16:29 · Reply to this

ZandraBee
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Re: [signup] VSE Marketwatch Game 1

Ok, just to make sure I get it before we start. We take our "virtural" money and buy real stocks just to see how we do, right?

Like, I could buy some shares of DOW (not that I could), but then I can sell or trade or something?
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permalink · 2009-06-07 17:27:21 · Reply to this

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Re: [signup] VSE Marketwatch Game 1

That is correct. You use the virtual money to buy real world investments and see how you do it approximately 90 days.
permalink · 2009-06-07 17:32:12 · Reply to this

Dezbend
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Re: [signup] VSE Marketwatch Game 1

any strategy/hints for new players?

obviously, focusing on short term gain instead of long... buy low sell high, but anything that isn't so obvious?
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permalink · 2009-06-07 17:38:42 · Reply to this

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Re: [signup] VSE Marketwatch Game 1

There are some sites out there that make educated guesses on how a stock is going to open for the day as well as IPO offerings that I usually look at. There aren't too many 'trending' websites out there that are free, so that might be a challenge...
permalink · 2009-06-07 17:52:12 · Reply to this

Dezbend
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Re: [signup] VSE Marketwatch Game 1

I put Neil Cavuto's business show on my DVR schedule, and I might do whatever he tells me to

that and invest in my own company, cause that is the right thing to do.
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permalink · 2009-06-07 19:02:18 · Reply to this

Archivis
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 I'm in. Man, I haven't done the virtual day trading thing in a long time. I think when we were done, I had like a 3000% return on my original investment.
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permalink · 2009-06-08 07:00:17 · Reply to this

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Re: [signup] VSE Marketwatch Game 1

said by Archivis See Profile :

I'm in. Man, I haven't done the virtual day trading thing in a long time. I think when we were done, I had like a 3000% return on my original investment.
Alright, you're not allowed to play!!!
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Re: [signup] VSE Marketwatch Game 1

I forgot who it was. Was one of those redneck canadians... Steck maybe? I can't remember the name. He was crushing with some several million odd dollars.

I'm going to see if my method still works. I always told myself if I had that kind of change laying around in real life, and the time, I'd go get myself rich.

Edit: Also glad to see I won't have to deal with those who penny stock flop/reset portfolio.
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 I might sign up, no guarantees though.

These games REQUIRE that you day-trade to even come close to being successful. I wonder if my OptionsXpress account is still open so I have the real-time quote tracker...
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permalink · 2009-06-08 10:30:25 · Reply to this

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permalink · 2009-06-08 11:47:12 · Reply to this

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Re: [signup] VSE Marketwatch Game 1

6/15/09
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Re: [signup] VSE Marketwatch Game 1

Signed up.
permalink · 2009-06-09 08:22:15 · Reply to this

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Re: [signup] VSE Marketwatch Game 1

said by Kristopher See Profile :

Signed up.
^^ what he said.
permalink · 2009-06-09 09:51:18 · Reply to this

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said by Kristopher See Profile :

Signed up.
Actually, I thought I signed up, but it doesn't look like I'm there. This is a good thing, though. I discovered it when I went in to try and un-sign up.

I won't really have the time to put into this type of game. Sorry for the pull back.
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Re: [signup] VSE Marketwatch Game 1

I am only planning on buying/selling once per day... I don't plan on winning
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said by Dezbend See Profile :

I am only planning on buying/selling once per day... I don't plan on winning
Neither would I, but things are picking up speed again IRL, and I'm not a big enough fan of money games.
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Archivis
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 I'm probably going to have to bail out. Shit is blocked at work.

Let me see if I can find a wireless network to leech off of.
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permalink · 2009-06-09 10:57:38 · Reply to this

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Re: [signup] VSE Marketwatch Game 1

No wireless network to leech off of, I won't be able to play this game. Maybe I can set up a web proxy from home.
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Re: [signup] VSE Marketwatch Game 1

said by Archivis See Profile :

No wireless network to leech off of, I won't be able to play this game. Maybe I can set up a web proxy from home.
I find that I can usually bypass most firewalls with an RDP session to my home computer for stuff like this..
permalink · 2009-06-10 12:43:07 · Reply to this

manfmmd
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 Here are the site rules:

»vse.marketwatch.com/Game/Help/Ru···les.html

for your reading in case you wonder how certain orders/trades work.
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permalink · 2009-06-09 11:10:06 · Reply to this

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 i'm in...not too familiar with stocks, but i am going all in on red...wait a second, where is the red pile to put all my money in?
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Re: [signup] VSE Marketwatch Game 1

You can go all red, I'll go all black
permalink · 2009-06-09 11:13:27 · Reply to this

dirtyjeffer
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permalink · 2009-06-09 11:20:28 · Reply to this

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This starts tomorrow morning. I will post a game thread and weekly standings along the way. Playful banter and taunting is encouraged!
permalink · 2009-06-14 14:01:36 · Reply to this

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 Why is the minimum price for a stock you can trade $2.00


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Re: [signup] VSE Marketwatch Game 1

said by Alcohol See Profile :

Why is the minimum price for a stock you can trade $2.00


We're using the same rules as the last game that I hosted.
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If the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, what is the road to Heaven paved with?

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permalink · 2009-06-21 10:37:21 · Print · Reply to this

dirtyjeffer
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 i am taking a beating...i give up.

i think i am just going to randomly pick stocks and sit on them...anything has to do better than the logic i used to base my purchases on.
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permalink · 2009-06-22 18:56:35 · Reply to this

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 I have been sitting on centurytel and embarq stock on and off every day waiting for the FCC announcement... I assumed the stocks would spike when the merger was finalized... it was my ace in the hole, I have 5,000 CTL stocks today, the FCC approves the merger and... nothing. :P
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