Brian, re: "Why don't we compare performance say 16 months from now?"
OK, I'll accept that challenge.
Ground rules: 1.We'll both post our entire stock portfolio, as of 6-6-98. 2. It must include all your stocks and options, long and short, and any cash. Do not include mutual funds, bonds, real estate, etc. 3. Use percentages, not total $ amounts. 4. state what fraction, if any, is on margin. 5. post all trades in real time. Title your posts: "OT BK/JS portfolio". It won't really be that OT, since I think both of us will have most of our portfolio in semi/equips. 6. If you'd prefer, you can post yours by private message to me. I'll post mine on this thread. 7. Game ends in 16 months, 10-6-99. 8. anyone else is welcome to join the game if they want. 9. Here's mine. It'll be simpler if we use the same format every posting:
JS portfolio:(6-6-98)
stock price % bsx 65 1/4 17.7 csco 77 7/16 22.1 intc 68 21/32 56.0 znlat 10 3/8 4.2
cash 0 margin 25.1 equity 74.9
total 100.0 % gain 0.0 (the "% gain"= % gain in total value (equity + cash) compared to 6-6-98.) |