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To: Elroy who wrote (6)	11/13/2005 10:05:51 AM
From: Taro	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20435

Thanks for clarifying the rules. Agree with Steve we should keep it simple. I assume we can buy or sell at any time to maximize the value? Or should we have restrictions here, would generate more work to maintain the Excel sheet. If so, we need a rule for the valuation of such transaction. Closing value of the date of the transaction? Hey, this looks like some fun! Taro

To: Elroy who wrote (6)	11/13/2005 10:07:41 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20435

How about one more idea as follows? You get to trade once per month, on the last Friday of the month. So you can trade on only three days during the competition. Nov 25th closing price December 30 closing price January 27th closing price The trades work as follows: 1- If you are holding any cash, you can buy a stock on that Friday's close in the same way we are now starting our initial positions. No commission on buys. 2- If you want to sell a particular stock, you have to sell the entire position (to keep it simple), and there is a 1% commission fee (this is the penalty for trading). 3- If you sell a stock you can (on the same trade day) put all or some of the cash proceeds (after 1% commission fee) into another stock. for example, -sell all JNPR and use the proceeds to buy CSCO, -sell all JNPR and buy $300 CSCO and put the rest in cash You pay the 1% commission on any sold amount, but buys are free. If you like your picks of course you don't have to trade at all until Feb 28th. But, if someone blows up this gives them a chance to throw a hail mary pass in the final month! And.....no pink sheet stocks! Only US listed (Nasdaq+NYSE)stocks. And I'll put the S&P500 index into the competition as well. Hopefully the winner will beat the index.