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To: Jatin Kadakia who wrote (4872)	1/23/2008 12:14:01 PM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20435

If the last contest was to end this week, it would have been quite interesting to see how it fared with all the mayhem in the markets. Is it possible for you to give us a snapshot? Sure, I think I still have it - I'll post it tomorrow. Looks like Parsons timed it just right with Apple in the tank today!

To: Jatin Kadakia who wrote (4872)	1/23/2008 11:27:00 PM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20435

If the last contest was to end this week, it would have been quite interesting to see how it fared with all the mayhem in the markets. Is it possible for you to give us a snapshot? This is where we would be if the previous contest had continued. CP maintains his lead, but look who would have risen to 2nd! And contrary to popular belief Harris would not have gone negative.... -5 days to go in Round 5 - Game ends January 18th, '08 Rank Players Current Portfolio Value (began with $100) - 5TH GAME 1 J. Chris Parsons () $105.00 …F (Oct 3rd) 2 Elroy () $103.07 …F (Oct 5th) 3 George Statham $100.97 …F (Sep 21st) 4 Glenn Petersen $99.97 5 BearcatBob $99.91 …F (Nov 12th) 6 1929 Crash $99.22 …F (Aug 31st) 7 Peace (W) $96.21 8 S&P 500 $92.09* 9 Neil H (n) $90.70 10 coug $90.39 …L (Aug 17th) 11 Taro (W) $90.06 12 richardred () $89.02 13 yahoogle () $88.95 14 Sr K $88.91 …L (Sep 21st) 15 Cashboy $87.20 16 Jim McMannus (*) $85.85 17 jrhana (n) $84.31 18 Playing With Profits (n) $83.91 …F (Aug 24th) 19 John Fowler $83.76 …L (Oct 9th) 20 tejek $82.31 21 Kirk () $79.05 22 Ron Perlman (n) $78.73 23 Jatin Kadakia (W***) $77.99 24 Sultan $77.32 25 jmiller099 (n) $76.83 26 snookcity $71.90 27 SI Bob $71.31 28 Casaubon () $70.19 29 Bonefish (W) $69.78 …F (Aug 12th) 30 Thomas Kirwin $67.28 31 Paul Smith () $59.50 32 longnshort $53.59 …L (Aug 12th) 33 Steve Harris $36.86 …L (Oct 8th) Group Avg = $82.88 Combined we're underperforming the S&P by -9.2% 21.9% of us are beating the S&P 500 (W) = Won one of the previous games, (n) = newbie, () = number of times in a row player has beaten the S&P500 (F) = At one point in the match was in first, (L) = At one point in the match was in last -------------------- -------------------- Elroy Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change VCLK $20.22 2.096 $42.39 $19.08 6% OVTI $13.11 2.035 $26.68 $15.65 -16% TZOO $14.61 2.328 $34.01 $13.68 7% Elroy Total = $103.07 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Taro Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change VIP $32.33 1.819 $58.81 $25.26 28% CAVM $19.32 1.191 $23.02 $25.98 -26% AUDC $3.90 2.113 $8.24 $5.43 -28% Taro Total = $90.06 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Kirk Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change C $26.36 0.426 $11.22 $47.00 -44% FNSR $1.62 6.958 $11.27 $1.45 12% GGR $4.35 4.264 $18.55 $4.69 -7% VRGY $20.29 0.826 $16.77 $24.20 -16% VLNC $1.20 17.699 $21.24 $1.13 6% Kirk Total = $79.05 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Cashboy Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change Cash $1.00 46.614 $46.61 $1.00 0% ORXE $0.74 54.840 $40.59 $0.85 -13% Cashboy Total = $87.20 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Jatin Kadakia Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change IHR $3.44 5.525 $19.01 $3.62 -5% CSPI $7.11 2.500 $17.78 $8.00 -11% CMGId $11.88 1.439 $17.09 $13.90 -15% PNTR $6.24 3.865 $24.12 $7.77 -20% Jatin Kadakia Total = $77.99 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Sr K Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change XMSR $11.20 2.343 $31.12 $12.24 -8% Short* VG $1.99 18.990 $37.79 $2.46 -19% HLYS $6.60 3.030 $20.00 $9.90 -33% Sr K Total = $88.91 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- George Statham Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change DNN $6.54 2.784 $18.21 $8.98 -27% JASO $59.91 0.715 $42.83 $34.97 71% BA $76.57 0.254 $19.45 $98.44 -22% NVDA $24.03 0.852 $20.48 $29.33 -18% George Stratham Total = $100.97 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- 1929 Crash Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change INTC $19.98 1.668 $33.33 $23.98 -17% AMD $7.56 1.537 $11.62 $13.01 -42% KBH $22.88 1.125 $54.27 $35.57 -36% Short 1929 Crash Total = $99.22 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- steveharris Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change CDS $5.95 3.788 $22.54 $11.15 -47% RCH $6.13 2.336 $14.32 $18.75 -67% steveharris Total = $36.86 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- snookcity Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change FMCN $47.32 0.343 $16.22 $62.73 -25% CREE $28.55 0.960 $27.40 $27.49 4% DRYS $55.24 0.321 $17.73 $75.32 -27% AMPX $1.73 6.099 $10.55 $5.50 -69% snookcity Total = $71.90 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- longnshort Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change IFON $1.27 20.408 $25.92 $2.45 -48% XWG $1.40 19.763 $27.67 $2.53 -45% longnshort Total = $53.59 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Paul Smith Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change IIG $10.10 2.637 $26.64 $18.96 -47% AFN $3.30 9.960 $32.87 $5.02 -34% Paul Smith Total = $59.50 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Thomas Kirwin Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change VPHM $9.00 5.747 $51.72 $8.70 3% UDW $0.22 51.020 $11.22 $0.49 -55% AMPX $1.73 2.503 $4.33 $9.99 -83% Thomas Kirwin Total = $67.28 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- richardred Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change AIRT $8.88 3.002 $26.65 $8.33 7% QEPC $9.57 2.520 $24.12 $9.92 -4% GFF $10.18 1.734 $17.65 $14.42 -29% TAYD $5.29 3.894 $20.60 $6.42 -18% richardred Total = $89.02 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- John Fowler Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change AAPL $139.07 0.242 $33.72 $185.93 -25% FSLR $164.75 0.304 $50.05 $148.38 11% John Fowler Total = $83.76 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Peace Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change LEH $58.96 0.677 $39.93 $59.07 0% CFC $5.99 0.718 $4.30 $27.86 -78% RMTR $3.86 13.468 $51.99 $2.97 30% Peace Total = $96.21 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- tejek Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change MTL $77.76 0.242 $18.84 $90.02 -14% DRYS $55.24 0.298 $16.47 $74.74 -26% MOS $81.00 0.296 $23.95 $82.31 -2% JASO $59.91 0.385 $23.05 $49.56 21% tejek Total = $82.31 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Playing With Profits Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change CCJ $34.03 1.269 $56.81 $39.40 -14% Short HRT $5.95 4.554 $27.09 $10.98 -46% Playing With Profits Total = $83.91 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Ron Perlman Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change SIRF $16.57 1.000 $16.56 $20.01 -17% ISIS $15.29 1.805 $27.60 $11.08 38% ITKG $0.74 6.735 $4.98 $1.62 -54% SIMG $4.06 3.646 $14.80 $5.61 -28% ID $13.05 1.133 $14.78 $17.66 -26% Ron Perlman Total = $78.73 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Casaubon Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change VRTX $20.02 0.547 $10.94 $36.59 -45% ENER $22.03 0.628 $13.84 $31.83 -31% MNTA $6.46 1.826 $11.80 $10.95 -41% FCEL $8.27 2.247 $18.58 $8.90 -7% OVTI $13.11 1.145 $15.02 $17.46 -25% Casaubon Total = $70.19 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Glenn Petersen Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change LWAY $9.66 2.636 $25.46 $14.12 -32% EFJI $1.26 5.413 $6.82 $2.77 -55% LDK $34.95 0.947 $33.08 $47.52 -26% OKN $7.95 4.353 $34.61 $8.55 -7% Glenn Petersen Total = $99.97 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- SI Bob Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change ACAS $30.87 0.151 $4.65 $44.71 -31% FMT $3.39 6.185 $20.97 $3.43 -1% OVTI $13.11 1.472 $19.30 $14.41 -9% WPL $5.24 2.213 $11.60 $10.25 -49% BGG $18.22 0.812 $14.80 $27.93 -35% SI Bob Total = $71.31 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Sultan Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change AVAV $23.59 1.006 $23.72 $19.89 19% CHINA $3.96 3.053 $12.09 $8.19 -52% CREE $28.55 0.580 $16.55 $25.88 10% OSIS $22.62 0.600 $13.58 $24.98 -9% NCST $1.27 8.961 $11.38 $2.79 -54% Sultan Total = $77.32 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- coug Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change AUY $15.07 3.649 $54.99 $13.90 8% TGB $3.82 4.711 $18.00 $5.79 -34% Cash $1.00 0.067 $0.07 $1.00 0% BCON $1.11 15.620 $17.34 $2.05 -46% coug Total = $90.39 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- J. Chris Parsons Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change XOM $83.45 0.592 $49.37 $84.51 -1% AAPL $139.07 0.400 $55.63 $125.00 11% J. Chris Parsons Total = $105.00 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Bonefish Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change Q $5.93 2.987 $17.71 $8.37 -29% Cash $1.00 17.013 $17.01 $1.00 0% AMGN $44.75 0.499 $22.34 $50.08 -11% CEGE $2.07 6.143 $12.71 $4.07 -49% Bonefish Total = $69.78 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- yahoogle Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change BQI $3.35 6.535 $21.89 $5.05 -34% OVTI $13.11 1.641 $21.51 $20.11 -35% AUY $15.07 3.022 $45.54 $11.25 34% yahoogle Total = $88.95 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Jim McMannus Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change PCS $16.37 0.909 $14.88 $27.50 -40% MEDX $9.56 1.511 $14.44 $16.55 -42% SUN $56.93 0.371 $21.10 $67.45 -16% CROX $29.35 0.497 $35.43 $50.35 -42% Short Jim McMannus Total = $85.85 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Neil H Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change AEO $22.64 2.192 $49.63 $22.81 -1% AKAM $27.79 1.478 $41.07 $33.83 -18% NeilH Total = $90.70 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- jmiller099 Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change FRPT $3.66 1.538 $5.63 $16.25 -77% ZICA $0.63 17.857 $11.25 $0.84 -25% COF $44.20 0.365 $33.86 $68.47 -35% Short ALSK $13.07 1.083 $14.16 $13.85 -6% PPHM $0.37 32.258 $11.94 $0.62 -40% jmiller099 Total = $76.83 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- BearcatBob Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change BEXP $6.14 6.625 $40.68 $4.59 34% ATPG $37.59 0.716 $26.93 $42.45 -11% RAME $4.65 6.947 $32.30 $4.51 3% BearcatBob Total = $99.91 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- jrhana Stock Price Shares Value Cost Change ESA $5.69 8.757 $49.82 $5.71 0% MMG $2.00 17.241 $34.48 $2.90 -31% jrhana Total = $84.31 S&P 500 1,338.60 0.0688 $92.09 1,453.64 -7.9% ---------------------------------------- Stock Price Cost Change ISIS $15.29 $11.08 38% AUY $15.07 $11.25 34% RMTR $3.86 $2.97 30% AVAV $23.59 $19.89 19% FMCN $47.32 $40.78 16% AAPL $139.07 $125.00 11% CREE $28.55 $25.88 10% DMAN $10.83 $10.00 8% VLNC $1.20 $1.13 6% VCLK $20.22 $19.08 6% VPHM $9.00 $8.70 3% PG $66.24 $65.39 1% LEH $58.96 $59.07 0% ESA $5.69 $5.71 0% AMZN $73.97 $74.78 -1% Short XOM $83.45 $84.51 -1% QCOM $36.63 $37.89 -3% QEPC $9.57 $9.92 -4% IHR $3.44 $3.62 -5% ATHR $26.04 $27.67 -6% FCEL $8.27 $8.90 -7% GGR $4.35 $4.69 -7% AIRT $27.72 $29.93 -7% S&P 500 1,338.60 1,453.64 -7.9% OSIS $22.62 $24.98 -9% AMGN $44.75 $50.08 -11% CSPI $7.11 $8.00 -11% NXG $2.80 $3.23 -13% CCJ $34.03 $39.40 -14% GPOR $15.00 $17.47 -14% CMGId $11.88 $13.90 -15% MCHX $8.03 $9.47 -15% SUN $56.93 $67.45 -16% VRGY $20.29 $24.20 -16% INTC $19.98 $23.98 -17% SIRF $16.57 $20.01 -17% TAYD $5.29 $6.42 -18% VG $1.99 $2.46 -19% PNTR $6.24 $7.77 -20% VSEC $29.95 $37.52 -20% BSC $87.00 $110.20 -21% Short LSGP $0.39 $0.49 -21% Short BA $76.57 $98.44 -22% JNPR $24.60 $32.09 -23% OVTI $13.11 $17.46 -25% SMMX $6.62 $8.86 -25% ID $13.05 $17.66 -26% DNN $6.54 $8.98 -27% CCOI $17.84 $24.78 -28% Q $5.93 $8.37 -29% GFF $10.18 $14.42 -29% ENER $22.03 $31.83 -31% MMG $2.00 $2.90 -31% Short HLYS $6.60 $9.90 -33% BQI $3.35 $5.05 -34% Short AFN $3.30 $5.02 -34% KBH $22.88 $35.57 -36% PCS $16.37 $27.50 -40% MNTA $6.46 $10.95 -41% CROX $29.35 $50.35 -42% Short AMD $7.56 $13.01 -42% MEDX $9.56 $16.55 -42% C $26.36 $47.00 -44% XWG $1.40 $2.53 -45% RBY $1.10 $2.01 -45% VRTX $20.02 $36.59 -45% NVDA $24.03 $43.99 -45% HRT $5.95 $10.98 -46% IIG $10.10 $18.96 -47% IFON $1.27 $2.45 -48% CACS $2.40 $4.71 -49% CEGE $2.07 $4.07 -49% CHINA $3.96 $8.19 -52% REFR $6.61 $14.19 -53% NCST $1.27 $2.79 -54% UDW $0.22 $0.49 -55% CFC $5.99 $27.86 -78% AMPX $1.73 $9.99 -83%