The Off-Topic investing challenge!

[Hygro]

EDIT

First: Make an account
Second: Sign up for our contest


Here it is, inspired by Tanicius's fantastic thread, a place where we can all compete against ourselves, each other, and the market. Sign up at investopedia (it's a good site and I know a young financial advisor who used it to learn the investing side of her business) and join the game.

Password is "thunderfall"(of course!)

The rules are fairly liberal. You start with $250,000k and you can go long, short, options and equities. Let's see what you are made of.



there might be prizes for the winner(s)


Winning can be defined as the following but I will be keeping track of

• Weekly winners--who grew the most, who is in first?
• Quarterly winners
• Who is currently beating the market since starting.
• The year in victor

I am completely open to suggestion.

 

[Theige]

Looks cool, I'm in!

 

[LucyDuke]

Cool... I'm confused about how to join.

Aha: Create an account, then this link:

http://simulator.investopedia.com/Game/JoinGame.aspx?GID=152650

 

[amadeus]

amadeuscfc reporting in.

 

[Joecoolyo]

I know jack-squat about economics, but investing here I come!

 

[Takhisis]

What fantastic thread?

 

[Mise]

Awesome! Let me just get my random number generator out and we'll see how well I do!

I'm assuming there are no insider trading rules in this game...?

EDIT: Gah, this is on America-time!!!!

 

[EnglishCrusader]

I know jack-squat about economics, but investing here I come!

Same here

 

[Skwink]

Same here

Also same!

I do I choose our contest?

 

[azzaman333]

I signed up, do I win yet?

 

[Maniacal]

Not sure if trust. Too many newsletters.

 

[EnglishCrusader]

Also same!

I do I choose our contest?

What I had to do was search for Hygro under "Game Creator's Nicknamee" part.

 

[Mise]

Or just click the link in Lucy's post, or the first one in Hygro's post.

 

[azzaman333]

Not sure if trust. Too many newsletters.

Don't sign up for them?

 

[EnglishCrusader]

Or just click the link in Lucy's post, or the first one in Hygro's post.

Ahh, I didn't see those.

 

[Hygro]

Not sure if trust. Too many newsletters.

They're off by default.

And I just freaking told you I know a financial adviser who used the site (at large) to learn a lot when she was first hired after college while trying to get licensed. Financial adviser isn't exactly a throw-away title, particularly at her firm...

 

[IglooDame]

Outstanding, I'm in. I suspect the winner(s) will be those who bet correctly on the result of the US debt ceiling crisis.

 

[really]

I'm signed up but am not sure how much time I will have to give to this.

I'll give it a go.

 

[Tee Kay]

I'm signed up but am not sure how much time I will have to give to this.

I'll give it a go.

This.

 

[Patroklos]

Signed up, looks interesting.