Congrats to the Champ. Looking for Suggestions for ROUND 2.

[Dan Mezick]

It's officially Over. We have our Champion.

Here are the top 10:

Rank Username Net Worth % Return # Trans
1 jpkruse $1,065,202.46 113.04 % 46
2 paral2004lax-ebay $629,269.85 25.85 % 9
3 nhamstra $614,526.97 22.91 % 2
4 ShakRampage $601,142.26 20.23 % 1
5 nikir2003 $594,870.58 18.97 % 59
6 stoli7 $585,492.77 17.10 % 4
7 dandy_don_17 $569,266.16 13.85 % 59
8 badboybenny_gc $562,398.36 12.48 % 7
9 i_checkraise $537,411.61 7.48 % 19
10 kitaristi0 $532,121.22 6.42 % 5

#1 with 113% return.
#10 with 6.42% return.
These are impressive numbers.

This was a short term contest. My intention was to generate some interest in trading from the general 2+2 population.

I'd like to run another one of these. We could open it up and go 6,9 or 12 months. We might open it up to options & futures.

I'm looking for suggestions and insights on

1. Alternative sites to run such contests
2. What's OK and not OK about Marketwatch
3. What people want to see in terms of timeframe and format to represent a true (current) measurement of trading prowess.

So, let's hear from you. This Stock Market Forum is underdeveloped 2+2 real estate. Let's get it going.

A good first step is setting up a wider and longer trading competition on the best platform we can find, and letting it rip.

Please get your specific suggestions in by next Friday, October 7th.

It would be truly great to get a small (large?) essay from The Champion ("jdoe" on 2+2) on how he did it. How about it jdoe?? Such a post would be WIDELY discussed.

That's an impressive 3-month return to say the least !!