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Biotech / Medical
2015 Biotech Charity Contest
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Emcee:  BulbaMan Type:  Moderated
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CONTEST PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION DEADLINE: SUNDAY, 1/4/2015, MIDNIGHT, PST!

Welcome to the 2015 Biotech Stock Picking Charity Contest.

Here are the 2015 Contest Guidelines:

1) Each contestant starts with a virtual $100,000 cash to be allocated to a portfolio of biotech stocks. At the Contest’s end date, Thursday, December 31, 2015, 4PM EST, the contestant with the year’s best-performing portfolio will select a charity to which other contestants are pledged to donate.

2) Only biotech stocks are eligible to be included in Contest portfolios.
Traditionally, we've defined "biotech" very broadly. However, if one or more contestants strongly object to a particular stock being categorized as a biotech, I’ll use my judgment to determine whether that stock is eligible for the Contest.

3) Foreign and penny biotech stocks have traditionally been considered eligible. For foreign stocks, I will generally use prices from the exchange where that stock is most traded, with prices converted to dollars based on the appropriate prevailing exchange rate.
If one or more contestants strongly object to a penny or foreign stock pick (e.g., it's substantially illiquid or trades at a super-low price), I’ll use my judgment to determine whether that stock is eligible for the Contest.

4) Each portfolio should include a minimum of Eight stocks and a maximum of 10 stocks.

5) Each portfolio stock’s allocation is limited to a maximum of 20% and a minimum of 5%.

6) I use the Yahoo Finance symbols to download quotes. So if Yahoo uses a suffix in a stock symbol, please include it when posting your picks. To make it easier for me to set up my spreadsheet, here are two examples of the best way to post your picks:
ARIA 10%
AMF.TO 15%
As indicated above, all I need is the symbol (in UPPERCASE) and %age of $100,000 you wish to invest. Please leave about five spaces between the symbol and %age.

7) Contestant portfolios may be posted on this thread or in a Silicon Investor PM to me.
Portfolios posted to me by PM will not be made public until the Contest submission deadline has passed.

8) Initial portfolio stock prices for the 2015 Contest will be set at their closing price on Wednesday, December 31, 2014.
Stock picks may be rejected if it appears a contestant violated the Biotechie Code of Honor by taking unfair advantage of market-moving news (e.g., news following the 12/31/14 market close but prior to the 1/4/15 submission deadline). Contestants may appeal any such rejection.

9) No trading is allowed during the Contest year, with the initial portfolio being held until the Contest end date: Thursday, December 31, 2015, 4PM EST.

10) In the case of buyouts for cash the proceeds will be reallocated to the remaining portfolio stocks. The initial portfolio percentage allocations to those stocks will be used to determine the reallocation percentages.

11) A contestant's pledge amount and designated charity may be posted along with the initial portfolio, or at a later date. Pledge amounts should be donated to the charity selected by the Contest winner.

12) Contestants objecting to decisions I make (e.g., rejection of a stock pick) may appeal my decision to the other contestants. In case of such appeal, I will change my decision if the majority of contestants who indicate their opinion on the appeal want me to do so.

For prospective new contestants who’d like to browse the 2014 Contest board, here’s the link:
http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=59338

Best wishes for a Healthy & Prosperous 2015 Biotechies!
Peace & good health,
Bulba
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407Congrats MOPGCW!Scotty L-1/3/2016
406BioDan, You posted your 2016 Contest portfolio on the 2015 board. Please repost BulbaMan-1/2/2016
405This should be fun ESPR 15% TTPH 15% ADRO 5% ONCE 5% TRIL 10% AFMD 10% BIIB 5%BioDan-1/2/2016
404Below is a table showing the 2015 performance of each of the 51 Contest portfoliBulbaMan-1/2/2016
403Congrats on a fine 2015. I mailed a check to CT today. Thanks. JackJack Hartmann-1/1/2016
402Below are the following (foreign stock prices not converted to US$ in these TablBulbaMan11/1/2016
401Ohmsonite: Actually, MOPGCW’s charity is Cambodia Tomorrow which is at: cambodiaBulbaMan-1/1/2016
400Congratulations MOPGCW. A donation of $100 is made to East Bay College Fund in yohmsonite-1/1/2016
39912/31/15 Contest final update It’s official!!! MOPGCW is the 2015 Biotech StockpBulbaMan-12/31/2015
398Congrats George! Donation sent in a week or so ago when the outcome was no longerkrw112/31/2015
397Congrats! Sent donations to Cambodia Tomorrow & East Bay. Great contest. technetium-12/31/2015
396>> You are being too modest, George! << Exactly. Year after year, scaram(o)uche112/31/2015
395You are being too modest, George! Much appreciate your East Bay College Fund conBulbaMan212/31/2015
394Bulba & Participants -- this has been, and will continue to be one of my famopgcw912/31/2015
393Congratulations on a great win for MOPGCW!! Sent $250 to Cambodia Tomorrow and Thehammer212/31/2015
392Congratulations to George/MOPGCW. $100 donation to Cambodia Tomorrow has been mabiocqr112/31/2015
391My donation is on its way. Look forward to continuing to increase the size of thDaniel Ward-12/30/2015
390Well played, sir! My online donation to cambodiatomorrow.org is on its way. ManyDonShimoda312/30/2015
389Congratulations, George! You picked a fine portfolio in a difficult year for manDewDiligence_on_SI212/30/2015
388George, You are the guru now! Having followed your thoughts on biotech stocks, Biotech Jim412/30/2015
387My checks too, are on the way. Congratulations to mopgcw. If anyone surges pasA.J. Mullen112/30/2015
386My checks for $101 are on their way to Cambodia Tomorrow and Eastbay Fund.work4ever-12/30/2015
385As of today’s close, MOPGCW is up 77.17% YTD, 20% above second place GHMM, up 57BulbaMan-12/30/2015
384$100 each sent to Cambodia and East Bay. Congrats and Thanks respectively!dna_joe-12/29/2015
383Fortunately, or unfortunately (as the case may be), we do not have to hold actuaIRWIN JAMES FRANKEL-12/28/2015
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