The Campus Investor Stock Challenge 2010 is a stock picking competition open to all BCIT students, with $1000 in prizes. The competition will be held from January 18, 2010 to March 19, 2010. Accompanying the competition is a series of workshops that begin weekly every Wednesday at 2.30 PM starting from January 20, 2010. The workshop topics are currently TBA.

 

SIFE Campus Investor Stock Challenge 2010

What?

The SIFE Campus Investor Stock Challenge is a stock picking competition open to all BCIT students. The competition is administered through Virtual Stock Exchange and brought to you by SIFE BCIT.

When?

January 18, 2010 to March 19, 2010.

Prizes?

  • $500 start up fund in CIBC Investor's Edge account for 1st ranked portfolio.

  • $300 start up fund in CIBC Investor's Edge account for 2nd ranked portfolio.

  • $200 start up fund in CIBC Investor's Edge account for 3rd ranked portfolio.

Important: In order to be eligible for prizes, please email campusinvestor@gmail.com with your full name, program, and screenname.

To join the game, please do the following:

  1. Get a Virtual Stock Exchange account at  www.virtualstockexchange.com (you might need to enter a US zip code like 90210)

  2. Sign in to your account.

  3. Click on the “Find a Game to Join” link on the left hand side of the page.

  4. Type in the Game ID “CampusInvestor” (case-sensitive), then click on the “Find This Game” button.

  5. On the following page, please click on the “Join Game” button at the bottom of the page.

Note: You are able to join the game before the start date but the game will not start until the opening bell at 6.30 AM on January 18, 2009.

To start trading, please do the following after you have logged in and joined the game:

  1. Click on the “Make A Trade” button on the left hand side of the page.

  2. On the pop up, type in the stock ticker or the company name that you would like to buy shares of, then click the “Go” link.

  3. Fill out the type of order and the number of shares you would like to purchase on the next page.

  4. Then click on the “Preview Trade” button on the lower right hand side of the pop up.

  5. Review your order on the next page then click on the “Place Order” button. Your order will go through after 20 minutes has passed.