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Stock Market Challenge 2009

Sponsor a Student Team Today!

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This event is the largest Stock Market Challenge Ever Held by Fun-Raiser's!

TITLE SPONSOR

 

Premise of the Stock Market Challenge

  1. Teams begin the game with $500,000 trading dollars which the can invest in fictitious stock.
  2. Once the bell is rung, every 80  seconds is a new trading day, in this volatile market! Teams can track their stocks performance and their overall team standing by the information projected onto  three massive screens at the front of the room.
  3. Teams can buy or sell stock by attracting the attention of a floor trader, just as they do on the stock trading floor. Every floor trader is equipped with a hand held computer which sends orders instantly into the system, via wireless transmission.
  4. The team with the largest portfolio after 60 days of trading WINS!

Who can participate?

  1. Each Team consists of 4 players
  2. There will be a student event open to local Middle & High Schools where funding is available
    Contact Amanda to participate 413-747-7670 or email amanda@jawm.org
  3. There will be a Corporate event in the evening which is included with every student team sponsorship

Special Thanks to Our Current Sponsors:

Title Sponsor:
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network  

Double Platinum Sponsors:
MassMutual Financial Group

Platinum Sponsors:
Savage Arms, Inc.
St. Germain Investment Management

Silver Sponsors:
Country Bank
Easthampton Savings Bank
Elms College
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC
Western New England College School of Business
Westfield State College
Zasco Productions, LLC

Team Sponsors:
Bacon Wilson, P.C.
Balise
BlackRock
Dave's Pet & Soda
Gaudreau Group
Florence Savings Bank
MMWEC
OMG, Inc.
Smith Barney
Tom Manzi
United Bank
United Industrial Services, Inc.
Wolf & Company

Stock Sponsors:
Disability Management Services
Kane Scrap Iron & Metal
PeoplesBank
Hampden County Regional Employment Board
NetLogix

Trophy Sponsor:
Dinn Trophies

For Information about the sponsorships available please click on the PDF below


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