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Welcome to the 2010 QIS Capital Stock Challenge. This contest has been designed to share investment ideas, strategies, and some enjoyment. The contest will run until December 31, 2010. Participants are encouraged to enter a "real-life" portfolio which reflects your investment strategy. A comments section will be included with each trade submission for investors to share a few key points and reasons for the trade. All entries will be approved by QIS Capital management and any inappropriate usage will be grounds for dismissal. Investors are encouraged to treat participants with respect and any personal attacks or comments, regardless of Stock Challenge performance, are inappropriate.

2009 Contest Page

2010 Contest Rules
1) Hypothetical portfolio starts at CDN$50,000.
2) A maximum of 10 stocks in the portfolio at any given time.
3) Stocks must be chosen from a Canadian Exchange.
4) A maximum of 5 trades per month. Trades must be submitted by midnight the previous day and will remain open for 15 business days. Only the actual trading volume at the specified price will be filled.
5) A fixed commission of $10 will be added to each trade.
6) A minimum of 5 stocks must be purchased prior to December 1, 2010 and a minimum of 1 trade must be completed each quarter or the participant will be disqualified.
7) Portfolio values and standings will be updated approximately once per week.
8) It would be appreciated if any dividends paid or special situations be reported by email to info@qiscapital.com.


2010 Prizes - Complete Details and Information Below or Click Here


Top 5 Leaderboard - as at Mar. 5, 2010

LEADERBOARD
Rank Name Portfolio Value % Return
1 woodstove $67,550 35.1%
2 Kobayashi $62,790 25.6%
3 Deke $56,818 13.6%
4 PCWizard $54,840 9.7%
5 compacto $53,440 6.9%


Top Weekly Gainer(s) & Decliner(s)
Feb 26 - Mar 5
Name Comments
PCWizard has gained over $7,800 on the week and moves into the top 5
petesky dropped down to 23rd after posting a loss of $2,150 on the week


Contest Standings and Portfolios - PDF File


Last Week's Contest Standings and Portfolios




TO SUBMIT A TRADE ORDER, CLICK HERE


Recent Trades:

Check out these latest trades by clicking on the corresponding contestant's Trading Summary below...

Mar 1-5, 2010: Bobwins, Compacto, FunnyPaper, jchubitnet, Okanagan Kid
Feb 19-26, 2010: Hakuna Matata, jchubitnet, joshpacific, Okanagan Kid, zannado
Feb 16-19, 2010: dundee, Hakuna Matata, jchubitnet, Kobayashi, Okanagan Kid, zannado
Feb 8-12, 2010: Deke, FunnyPaper, jchubitnet, joshpacific, riding the rails, zannado
Feb 1-5, 2010: Compacto, Deke, jchubitnet, joshpacific, petesky, riding the rails
Jan 25-29, 2010: askretka, Deke, dundee, FunnyPaper, Hakuna Matata, jchubitnet, Kobayashi, mrjones321, Okanagan Kid, PCWizard, riding the rails
Jan 18-22, 2010: Compacto, jchubitnet, Kobayashi, Okanagan Kid, ray, riding the rails, woodstove
Jan 11-15, 2010: AndyH, askretka, Bobwins, compacto, Deke, FunnyPaper, Kobayashi, mrjones321, Ocean Zephyr, petesky, riding the rails, rodball, woodstove
Jan 4-8, 2010: askretka, Deke, Kobayashi, petesky, PCWizard, Okanagan Kid

Contestant Trade Summaries with Reasons

ALDWICK
askretka
Bobwins
Compacto
Deke
dundee
FunnyPaper
Goldbug
Hakuna Matata jchubitnet
joshpacific
JustForFun
Kobayashi
mrjones321
Ocean Zephyr
Okanagan Kid
PCWizard
petesky
ray
riding the rails
rodball
StkSnipr
tradrgal
Trinity Capital
woodstove
zannado



Prizes - Additional Information:

First Place:

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