Stockezy organizes Stock Market Warriors - 'Stock Picking and Derivatives Trading competition 2009'

Nov. 18, 2009 - PRLog -- The brightest financial minds from India’s top 18 B-Schools will be slugging it out in the biggest ever Online Stock Picking and Derivatives Trading Competition. The 2 week competition which started on 16th November will bring together nearly 1000 students, competing for the coveted title of Stockezy Stock Pundit 2009, and a cash prize of Rs. 25000. The competition consists of 2 rounds starting November 16 thru November 27.

Round 1 (Nov 16-20) - Intra-College Stock Picking competition.

Round 2 ( Nov 23-27)- Inter-College Derivatives Trading Strategy competition.

The complete competition details can be found at: http://stockezy.com/competition/details/

The Competition, first of its kind conducted online will see participation from MBA students across 18 reputed B-Schools including all 7 IIMs and other prominent schools like, XLRI, SP-Jain, FMS, IIFT, MDI, IMT, IIFT, IIT-Bombay,NITIE, IFMR and NMIMS. The competition will allow students to test their stock picking abilities and at the same time connect with stock market enthusiast from the Indian investor community.

All the colleges live performance,ranking can be found at the Leader-board http://stockezy.com/competition/

The first leg of the competition starts on 16th November. Students from each participating B-School will make teams of 2, and try to pick winning stocks and cumulate the maximum returns in the 5 day period ending November 20th. Top 3 winning teams from each college will advance to Round 2.

Round 2, (Nov. 23 - 27) will allow participants to trade Index/Equity Futures & Options. Students will submit their daily Derivative trading strategies before market open. At the end of the competition, the team generating maximum Profit from all the strategies will be judged as the winner. The Top 3 winning teams will receive a cash prize of Rs. 25,000, Rs. 15000 and Rs. 10000 respectively.

Tushar Makhija,Co-founder & CEO ,Stockezy said,”Stockezy has taken various initiatives in the past to promote intelligent financial Investing in India.This competition allows Indian B-School Students to showcase their financial wisdom and earn recognition for their investing acumen.Indian Social Investing audience will also benefit from the event as they get an opportunity to experience first hand the investment strategies from B-School students, who are very much the future successful bankers, analysts and savvy investors of India.”

Stockezy,a pioneer in Online Social Investing space has also tied-up with IIM-Lucknow based Credence Capital to bring effectual Investing knowledge to retail Investors.Credence Capital is also the student organizing partner of this PAN India B-School event. Stockezy is also credited with taking the social investing philosophy online in India and allowing investors across India find a common ground to discuss stocks with other investors aiming for similar financial goals and aspirations.

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Stockezy is an effective platform where investors help investors and work together to make informed financial decisions. Whether you are a seasoned trader or new to stocks; Stockezy is the place for you.

In addition to Stock Picks, Market News and Opinions, Stocks Quotes, QnA, Stockezy also provides online services like portfolio management and also offers free web-based social utility to build new connections, collaborate and work together for mutual benefit.