OCBC Securities Stock Challenge 2008 is an online competition in which participants, either individually or in teams of up to 4 people, sweats it out over a period of three weeks, beginning on the 6th September 2008.
Using OCBC Securities' sophisticated platform, the virtual game simulates realistically real-time stock environment with a starting capital of SGD 100,000.
Adrenaline-pumping thrills aside, the practical nature arms you with the chance to apply theoretical and technical knowledge and real evaluation of much-touted "investment tips", without real financial losses.
Eligibility
All University, Polytechnic and Junior College/Institutions students are welcome to sign up for it. You can chose to form a team of 2 to 4 people, or simply fight for the top spot in the Individual category.
Feel free to form an inter-school team and get your peers from any school to join you in the game.
Attractive prizes to be won!
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Stock Challenge 2008 Prizes
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Individual Category
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Champion
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SGD 1000
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First Runner-up
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SGD 800
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Second Runner-up
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SGD 500
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Fourth & Fifth Prize
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SGD 150 each
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Consolation (8 Winners)
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SGD 80 each
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Team Category
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Champion
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SGD 2000
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First Runner-up
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SGD 1500
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Second Runner-up
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SGD 1000
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Fourth & Fifth Prize
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SGD 300 each
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Consolation (5 Teams)
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SGD 100 each
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Others
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Most Number of Participants for School
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Challenge Trophy
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Wonder what's the latest development affecting the stock market?
To enhance your trading experience in OCBC Securities Stock Challenge 2008, Stock BULLOG offers yummy nuggets to keep you well-informed. Entries include:
1) Economic development and happenings in the region and around the world, with an impact on the stock market
2) A summary of some of the current stock pick news by analysts
To ensure great satisfaction in your learning journey, BULLOG also support the following features:
BULLetin
Have a question on stocks or finance? Shoot them to BULLetin anytime.
Our friendly and respected guru* will answer your queries, which will be posted for knowledge sharing within this community of young investors.
*To be confirmed
PODCAST
Always wanted to pick up useful investment tips while on the go?
With PODCAST, you can now hear the investors share their stories and experiences themselves.
Check out PODCAST and download them to your portable music device today.
A financial education special brought to you by YOUNG INVESTOR PACK (YIP).
Hall of Fame
Coming soon!
Top 10 most creative shots
Watch out for it on the 1st September 2008!
Win Extra Bonus Credit by taking photos with out Bull and Bear!
$3000 bonus credit for individual.
$1000 bonus credit per member in the team.
How do I get my pictures onto the Hall of Fame?
i. Take picture with our Bull and Bear, available only at road shows ( refer to Annex A).
ii. Rename the photo to “OCBC Securities Stock Challenge <your name> 2008.jpg”, eg. “OCBC Securities Stock Challenge James Tan 2008.jpg”
iii. Upload them onto your blogs, Friendster, Facebook, LiveJournal, MySpace, MSN Messenger or any personal website, and add in the caption 'Take Cover, Take Charge in OCBC Securities Stock Challenge 2008!'. For Friendster, Facebook and Messenger, it must be the display picture.
iv. Printscreen the webpage (tap the Printscreen key which can be found at the top columns of your keyboard and paste it onto Paint)
v. Email it to us at
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, together with your and your team-mates' (if any) names and the URL of your websites (refer to sample blog).
vi. We will post your picture in our Hall of Fame upon receipt of your picture and you will get to enjoy the extra credit in your portfolio and at the same time, increase your cyber popularity!
vii. We will pick the best 10 shots from our Hall of Fame and open them to a round of online voting from 1st September to 5th September. Rally your friends during this period and ask them to vote for you! The person with the highest number of votes will walk away with a MP3 player! Results will be revealed during our Launch on the 6th of September.
Note: The responsibility of ensuring the email delivery to us lies with you. Should the delivery be unsuccessful, you will not be awarded any bonus points as this is the only way we can verify your participation in the Hall of Fame.
Enjoy greater exposure rate for your personal website and show us you love our Event! Send us your to
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today.
What is the "Top 10 most creative shots" about?
We will pick the best 10 shots from our Hall of Fame and open them to a round of online voting from 1st September to 5th September. The person with the highest number of votes will walk away with an MP3 player! Results will be revealed during our Launch.
So get creative and you may just be the lucky one to score the highest votes in the popularity contest.
When and Where
Date: 06th September 2008, Saturday
Time: 9am to 1pm
Venue: Nanyang Auditorium, NTU (click for map)
Guest of Honour
To be confirmed.
Things to watch out for
Our partner OCBC Securities will be giving a live demonstration of how the game would be played and you would be able to try out the game for yourself at the demonstration booths
Look out for our other Investment dialogues by reputable speakers from SGX and PIAS who will be giving investment tips and information on effective stock trading tactics.
Be among the first to try our Launch Mocktail, Bearly Bull Dream! Let our guest Bartender titillate you with his amazing skills. With his extraordinary stunts, get to know the real meaning of challenging gravity.
You are also invited to challenge your limit by joining us in our Record Smashing Feat. Check out this space soon for more details.
Be Thrilled Further!
Bonus Capital Credits
• Applicable to all participants who attend the Launch
• Automatically credited to Stock Challenge Account*
• Individual Cat - SGD 5000 | Team Cat - SGD 2000 per member present
PSP, Apple or FCUK? - WIN Them ALL!
• Coveted lucky draw items include Sony PSP, Apple Products, Shopping Vouchers (including Lacoste, FCUK, Esprit, NewUrbanMale, TopShop and more!)
Exclusive Luncheon - Mingle with the Bankers!
• Fancy sharing plates of fritters and chips with bankers and industry experts? Stand a chance to win an exclusive Luncheon Special with OSPL/SIAS honchos. Get up close and personal with them while learning more about investments! ONLY 10 OPENINGS AVAILABLE! Best networking session how can you not want it?
College Challenge Trophy
• Which is the most Enthusiastic College? Get all your College friends to join Stock Challenge now and aid your school is getting the Challenge Trophy!
• Trophy awarded to the College with the most registered participants!
Attractive Goodies Bag - Grab before they're gone
• Up to 1000 Door Gift Pack to be given out on a first come, first serve basis!
• Includes exciting vouchers from Pizza De France.
While Stocks Last!
YIP is an initiative by OCBC Securities in partnership with i-Cube. It is a bundle of OCBC Securities products and services specifically designed with the novice investor in mind. This includes an online trading account for students above 21 or a pre-trading account for those under 21. In addition, every YIP member will receive the Young Investor Pocketbook, compiled by the 2007/08 student committee of NTU Investment Interactive Club for new investors.
For more information on YIP, click here
Why should I sign up for YIP?
We encourage all our participants to sign up for the YIP virtual account as an invaluable opportunity to further hone their skills.
Moreover, we note that some of you may want to grow the portfolio which you pain-staking formulated during our stock challenge. Opening a YIP account will naturally bestow upon you the "porting" option, in which your portfolio can be continued on the YIP platform. That's when you can take on the real challenge.
Bonus Credits for YIP
Existing YIP account will automically have a bonus of SGD2000 credited to their stock challenge account.
For non-YIP account members, you can earn the bonus if SGD2000 by simply filling in and submitting the forms to the OSPL booths during the Launch. Do note that the bonus credits are awarded only if you apply at the booths.
Ready to take up the challenge? Sign up now!
As the world economy fluctuates between transiting into a "bear" market, let our Challenge bring to you the experience of stimulated gains and losses of stock investments, all in the ‘safety' of the game.
We strongly encourage registration for the game via online sign-ups. You will be just a few clicks away to building up your brand new portfolio.
Alternatively, you may approach any of our friendly IIC members at our Booths during the August period to sign up for OCBC Securities Stock Challenge.
Note that all registration for the game will end on 4th September 2008, 10pm.
So what are you waiting for? Sign up now and stand a chance to win our early bird prizes.
Enquires
1. Am I allowed to participate in both the Individual and Team Category?
Unfortunately, we do not allow for participants to participate in both categories. Double sign-ups will be automatically filtered out.
2. Can I get my friends from other schools to join me in the competition? What about friends who are not from any of the school institutions (Universities/ Polytechnics/ JCs)?
We greatly welcome any inter-school teams, so feel free to invite your peers from other schools to join you.
We are also not restricting participants to only the above school institutions. As long as your friends are between the ages of 16 to 29, they are welcome to take up our challenge.
However, if you do not fit the above requirements but are enthusiastic about joining our event, feel free to email us at
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and we will consider on a case-by-case basis.
3. Do I need to pay a registration fee for the stock challenge?
You have our assurance that our game is absolutely free-of-charge.
4. I would like to know more about the stock platform. What does it involve and is there a way for me to try it out?
Come on down to our live demonstration of the game platform during our Launch on the 6th September. There will be several demonstration booths in the reception area. You will be able to try out the game for yourself and pose any technical questions to our friendly OSPL personnel at the booths.
5. How do I earn bonus credits from the Launch on the 6th of September?
Just simply register your attendance at our booth during the Launch.
You will be given SGD 5000 if you are in the Individual Category. If you are in a Team, your team will be awarded SGD 2000 for every member who attends.
6. What about the bonus credits from the YIP account?
Bonus credits will be given for new YIP sign-ups if you submit the forms to the OSPL booths during the Launch. All existing YIP account members will be automatically given the bonus credits of SGD2000.
7. When will the bonus credits be credited into my account?
The bonus will be credited at the end of the third week, ie the end of game period. This is such that the game can kickoff with everyone on level playing field, which would be fairer. However with the Bonus Credits, participants will stand to gain a higher advantage in terms of ranking than those who had neither come for our launch nor take part in the hall of fame. So what are you waiting for? Take action now, come for our launch, sign up or YIP accounts and take photo with our cute bull and bear.
Click here to find out more about the privileges of the NTU-IIC Membership Card!
IIC in the News
The YIP was a mega success which attracted over 1000 participants and wonderful comments from the various media and press.