SPORTSDAQ.com Wall Street Showdown: Prizes Awarded In 4 Days
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 1999--The world's first contest to pit sport fans against a basket of Wall Street's hottest technology stocks ends December 10.
There's still time to get a SPORTSDAQ.com(TM) account to enter and qualify to win outstanding prizes. Visit SPORTSDAQ.com at sportsdaq.com to register a free account.
Response to the game has been so overwhelmingly positive that SPORTSDAQ.com will launch a second round on Monday, December 13th. This time, SPORTSDAQ.com members will have the chance to help select the basket of stocks that make up the High Octane Index. Members are asked to send their top stock choices from the list below to WallStreetShowdown@SportsFutures.com. The current OCTANE INDEX (SD$OCT) is noted below. The OCTANE-2 INDEX (SD$OCT-2) will be comprised of 50 stocks, and may include any stock from the original basket or from the "OCTANE-2 INDEX CANDIDATES" listed below.
SPORTSDAQ.com Wall Street Showdown Primer
The SPORTSDAQ.com Wall Street Showdown, the world's first free contest to pit sports fans directly against Wall Street's hottest technology stocks. Website visitors can register for a free account, build a portfolio of sports teams, and compete against other members for over 50 prizes, including Mark McGwire 1985 Topps rookie cards and Amazon.com gift certificates. Prizes will be awarded to members with portfolios that generate percentage returns that beat the percentage return of the SPORTDAQ.com OCTANE INDEX (SD$OCT). The benchmark index will be comprised of the following equally weighted companies:
OCTANE INDEX (SD$OCT):
24/7 Media (NASDAQ:TFSM), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), America Online (NYSE:AOL), Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN), Apple Computer (NASDAQ:AAPL), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), AT&T (NYSE:T), Bluestone Software (NASDAQ:BLSW), British Telecommunications PLC (NYSE:BTY news), Broadcom (NASDAQ:BRCM), BroadVision (NASDAQ:BVSN), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), CMGI, Inc. (NASDAQ:CMGI), CNET, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNET), Dell Computer (NASDAQ:DELL news), DoubleClick (NASDAQ:DCLK), EBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), EMC Corporation (NASDAQ:EMC), Excite@Home (NASDAQ:ATHM), Exodus Communications (NASDAQ:EXDS), F5 Networks (NASDAQ:FFIV), Go2Net (NASDAQ:GNET), i2 Technologies (NASDAQ:ITWO), Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), Internet Capital Group (NASDAQ:ICGE), Juniper Networks (NASDAQ:JNPR), Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU), Lycos (NASDAQ:LCOS), MarketWatch.com (NASDAQ:MKTW), MCI WorldCom (NASDAQ:WCOM), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Motorola (NYSE:MOT), Network Solutions (NASDAQ:NSOL), Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NYSE:NTT), Nortel Networks (NYSE:NT), Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL), PMC Sierra (NASDAQ:PMCS), Quokka Sports (NASDAQ:QKKA), Redback Networks (NASDAQ:RBAK), SAP AG (NYSE:SAP), Siebel Systems (NASDAQ:SEBL), SportsLine USA (NASDAQ:SPLN), Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:SUNW), Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN), TheStreet.com (NASDAQ:TSCM), Time Warner (NYSE:TWX), VerticalNet (NASDAQ:VERT), Vitesse Semiconductor (NASDAQ:VTSS), Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO),
OCTANE-2 INDEX CANDIDATES:
3Com Corp. (NASDAQ:COMS), ACTV, Inc. (NASDAQ:IATV), Adaptec (NASDAQ:ADPT), Adaptive Broadband (NASDAQ:ADAP), ADC Telecomm (NASDAQ:ADCT), Adobe Systems (NASDAQ:ADBE), Advanced Fibre Communications (NASDAQ:AFCI), Agile Software (NASDAQ:AGIL), Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A), AirNet Communications (NASDAQ:ANCC), Allaire (NASDAQ:ALLR), Alteon WebSystems (NASDAQ:ATON), Altera (NASDAQ:ALTR), Amkor Technologies (NASDAQ:AMKR news), Anadigics (NASDAQ:ANAD), Analog Devices (NYSE:ADI), Ancor Communications (NASDAQ:ANCR), Applied Micro Circuits (NASDAQ:AMCC), Appnet (NASDAQ:APNT), Ariba Inc. (NASDAQ:ARBA), Arm Holdings (NASDAQ:ARMHY), Aspect Development (NASDAQ:ASDV), Atmel Corp. (NASDAQ:ATML), Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK), Automatic Data Processing (NYSE:AUD), BackWeb Technologies (NASDAQ:BWEB), Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP), BarnesandNobel.com (NASDAQ:BNBN), Bell Atlantic (NYSE:BEL), Biogen (NASDAQ:BGEN), Black Box (NASDAQ:BBOX), BMC Software (NASDAQ:BMCS), Brocade Communications (NASDAQ:BRCD), Burr Brown Corp. (NASDAQ:BBRC), Business Objects (NASDAQ:BOBJ), California Amplifier (NASDAQ:CAMP), CBS Corp. (NYSE:CBS), C-Cube Microsystems (NASDAQ:CUBE), Check Point Software (NASDAQ:CHKP news), CheckFree Holdings (NASDAQ:CKFR), CHINA.COM (NASDAQ:CHINA), Chiron Corporation (NASDAQ:CHIR), Ciena Corp. (NASDAQ:CIEN), Citrix Systems (NASDAQ:CTXS), Clarify (NASDAQ:CLFY), Clear Channel Communications (NYSE:CCU), COLT Telecom (NASDAQ:COLT), Commerce One (NASDAQ:CMRC), Compaq (NYSE:CQP), Computer Associates (NYSE:CA), Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE:CSC), Compuware (NASDAQ:CPWR), Comverse Technology (NASDAQ:CMVT), Concentric Network (NASDAQ:CNCX), Conexant Systems (NASDAQ:CNXT), Copper Mountain Networks (NASDAQ:CMTN), CuraGen Corporation (NASDAQ:CRGN), Cypress Semiconductor (NYSE:CY), Dallas Semiconductor (NYSE:DS), Dendrite International (NASDAQ:DRTE), Digital Lightwave (NASDAQ:DIGL), E*TRADE Group (NASDAQ:EGRP), EchoStar Communications (NASDAQ:DISH), eGain Communications (NASDAQ:EGAN), Elantec Semiconductor (NASDAQ:ELNT), Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS), Electronic Data Systems (NYSE:EDS), Emulex Corp (NASDAQ:EMLX), Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERICY), E-Tek Dynamics (NASDAQ:ETEK), eToys (NASDAQ:ETYS), Euro909.com (NASDAQ:ENON), Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR), Finisar Corp. (NASDAQ:FNSR), Flextronics International (NASDAQ:FLEX), Forrester Research (NASDAQ:FORR), Foundry Networks (NASDAQ:FDRY), Gene Logic (NASDAQ:GLGC), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Global Crossing (NASDAQ:GBLX), Globespan (NASDAQ:GSPN), GOTO.com (NASDAQ:GOTO), GTE Corp. (NYSE:GTE), Harmonic (NASDAQ:HLIT), HearMe.com (NASDAQ:HEAR), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HWP), Immunex (NASDAQ:IMNX), INFOSPACE.COM (NASDAQ:INSP), Inktomi (NASDAQ:INKT), Integrated Device Technology (NASDAQ:IDTI), Internet Initiative Japan (NASDAQ:IIJI), Interwoven (NASDAQ:IWOV), Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU news), J.D. Edwards (NASDAQ:JDEC), Jabil Circuit (NYSE:JBL), JDS Uniphase (NASDAQ:JDSU news), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Kana Communications (NASDAQ:KANA), KLA Tencor (NASDAQ:KLAC), Korea Telecom (NYSE:KTC), Kyocera (NYSE:KYO), Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC), Legato Systems (NASDAQ:LGTO), Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ:LVLT), Liberate Technologies (NASDAQ:LBRT), Linear Technology (NASDAQ:LLTC), Liquid Audio (NASDAQ:LQID), Macromedia (NASDAQ:MACR), MapQuest.com (NASDAQ:MQST), Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ:MXIM), Medimmune (NASDAQ:MEDI), Mercury Computer (NASDAQ:MRCY), Metromedia Fiber (NASDAQ:MFNX), Micrel Semiconductor (NASDAQ:MCRL), Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP), Micron Technology (NYSE:MU), MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR), MIPS Technologies (NASDAQ:MIPS), NBC Internet (NASDAQ:NBCI), Net Perceptions (NASDAQ:NETP), Net Perceptions (NASDAQ:NETP), NetObjects (NASDAQ:NETO), Netrix Corp. (NASDAQ:NTRX news), Network Appliance (NASDAQ:NTAP), Network Associates (NASDAQ:NETA), New Era Networks (NASDAQ:NEON), Nokia Corp. (NYSE:NOK), NorthEast Optic (NASDAQ:NOPT), Novell (NASDAQ:NOVL), Oak Industries (NYSE:OAK), Open Market (NASDAQ:OMKT), Packeteer (NASDAQ:PKTR), Parametric Technology (NASDAQ:PMTC), Pegasus Communications (NASDAQ:PGTV news), Peoplesoft (NASDAQ:PSFT), Peregrine Systems (NASDAQ:PRGN), Phone.com (NASDAQ:PHCM news), Priceline.com (NASDAQ:PCLN), Project Software (NASDAQ:PSDI), PSW Technologies (NASDAQ:PSWT), Puma Technology (NASDAQ:PUMA), QLogic Corp. (NASDAQ:QLGC), Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM), Qwest Communications (NASDAQ:QWST), Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR), Rambus (NASDAQ: RMBS), Ramp Networks (NASDAQ:RAMP), RCN Corp. (NASDAQ:RCNC), RealNetworks (NASDAQ:RNWK), Red Hat (NASDAQ:RHAT), Remedy (NASDAQ:RMDY), Rhythms NetConnections (NASDAQ:RTHM), RSA Security (NASDAQ:RSAS), Safeguard Scientific (NYSE:SFE), Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK), Sanmina (NASDAQ:SANM), Sapient Corp. (NASDAQ:SAPE), SBC Communications (NYSE:SBC), SCI Systems (NYSE:SCI), Scientific Atlanta (NYSE:SFA), SDL Inc. (NASDAQ:SDLI), Seagate Technology (NYSE:SEG), Semtech Corp. (NASDAQ:SMTC), Siebel Systems (NASDAQ:SEBL), Silicon Valley Bancshares (NASDAQ:SIVB), Silknet Software (NASDAQ:SILK), Software Spectrum (NASDAQ:SSPE), Solectron (NYSE:SLR), Sony (NYSE:SNE), Sprint (NYSE:FON), Stamps.com (NASDAQ:STMP), Sterling Software (NYSE:SSW), STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), Sybase (NASDAQ:SYBS), Sycamore Networks (NASDAQ:SCMR), Symantec (NASDAQ:SYMC), Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS), Telescan Inc. (NASDAQ:TSCN), Tellabs (NASDAQ:TLAB), Teradyne (NYSE:TER), THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI), TranSwitch (NASDAQ:TXCC), Triquint Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TQNT), TSMC (NYSE:TSM), Unify (NASDAQ:UNFY), US West (NYSE:USW), USWeb (NASDAQ:USWB), Vari-L (NASDAQ:VARL), Verio (NASDAQ:VIRO), VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN), Veritas Software (NASDAQ:VRTS), Verity (NASDAQ:VRTY), Visual Networks (NASDAQ:VNWK), Webtrends (NASDAQ:WEBT), Western Digital (NYSE:WDC), Williams Communications (NYSE:WCG), Wind River Systems (NASDAQ:WIND news), Xerox (NYSE:XRX), Xilinx (NASDAQ:XLNX), Zoran (NASDAQ:ZRAN)
About SPORTSDAQ.com
SPORTSDAQ.com is an online fantasy sports production of Sports Futures Inc. The SPORTSDAQ.com Market is a dynamic and uncompromisingly responsive fantasy game where fans can buy and sell contracts for major professional sports teams as easily as managing a portfolio of stocks. During a sports season, the simulation is driven by the fantasy sports world's first application to make use of pure supply and demand forces to move prices. Prices are then directly linked to the real sports world at the end of the season, when winning teams liquidate for maximum value and all other teams expire worthless. The game is entirely free to play, and top traders can win valuable prizes.
Sports Futures Inc. is an online media company dedicated to defining the future of interactive fantasy sports gaming and online sports communities. Sports Futures Inc.'s mission is to help sports fans communicate with each other in innovative and powerful ways. The first step towards fulfilling this mission is the opportunity our members have to predict the outcomes of major sporting events in our dynamic SPORTSDAQ.com market simulation. Sports Futures Inc. executives are available to members of the media seeking more information about our first-to-market innovations.
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CONTACT: SPORTSDAQ.com/Sports Futures Inc.
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