29 Aug 2007
BURSA MALAYSIA AIMS TO ENGAGE WITH YOUNG INVESTORS THROUGH NEW RETAIL PROGRAMME

Up to RM500,000 to be won in Bursa Pursuit virtual stock challenge

Bursa Malaysia today launched a retail programme aimed to expose, engage and educate the young generation on looking at the stock market as an investment option. This four-month long campaign is the first phase of the exchange's long-term commitment to familiarise and engage the younger target segment into identifying opportunities for investment or career in the capital market. The programme is targeted to the investing population age group of 20 to 29 years of age.

Bursa Malaysia Berhad Chief Executive Officer, Dato' Yusli Mohamed Yusoff said, "There is a strong need for us to engage new retail investors into our capital market. Our ultimate aim is to persuade the younger segment to consider the stock market as a natural investment option."

The retail programme covers a two-pronged approach. The first aims to reach out to the young and create awareness through a hip and innovative advertising campaign entitled 'What If...". The latter focuses on the message of what investors can potentially miss out on should they not consider the stock market as an investment opportunity. The second approach will utilise an online investment challenge game called Bursa Pursuit as a medium to engage and educate.

Bursa Pursuit is a virtual stock challenge with real-life trading experience, minus the actual monetary risk. This exciting stock game features educational elements such as trading tools and analyst reports and most importantly, engages participants in the actual analyzing, buying, selling and monitoring aspects of stock trading.

Dato' Yusli added, "We believe that it is imperative to educate young investors to adopt informed investment strategies. Early exposure in trading will hopefully instill in our young the interest in finding out more ways to tap into investment opportunities available in the capital market. We hope that through Bursa Pursuit, participants can look forward to a new learning experience as they are exposed to the basics of stocks and trading."

Bursa Pursuit, which will run from 1 October 2007 to 30 November 2007, will give participants the opportunity to win prizes valued up to RM500,000. This online game opens with a virtual capital of RM250,000 and is open to participants above the age of 18 years. Those interested to participate can register online and the official registration period is 7 September 2007 till 23 November 2007. Bursa Pursuit will consist of 3 leagues: the main league for any individuals above 18 years of age; sub-league with a minimum of 5 players and maximum of 15 players; and a pro-league for individuals licensed by the Securities Commission. Weekly prizes worth RM2,000 each will be given to top 5 performers from the main league. A grand prize of RM100,000 will be awarded to the player/team with the highest virtual earnings from each league at the end of the game. Bursa Malaysia will also run roadshows at campuses and public spots within the Klang Valley to encourage sign-ups.

The retail programme which was launched in Maison in Kuala Lumpur saw local celebrities such as Serena C, Melissa Indot, Arafah Edruce, Moots of Pop Shuvit, DJ Blink, DJ Fuzz as well as Hitz FM DJs Hunny and Junior, showing support and signing up to participate in Bursa Pursuit's Celebrity League.

For more information on this online investment challenge, please visit www.bursamalaysia.com and click on 'Bursa Pursuit'.


Full link here :
http://www.klse.com.my/website/bm/media_ce..._163218938.html

I think they haven't put up the section on the web.

Ya sure free la.

Yes you can participate in both individual and league category at the same time.

The league competition is based on average performance of the league members. Should go for quality instead of quantity.

Quoted from the official website

if you won the money, the only open a CDS account la.. they will deposit the $ into that account. But you have to make sure all your registered info is correct at first place.

Take it as a challenge la.... if you can win the game, some fund management companies might hire you as a fund manager... your future could be much brighter than that RM 100k prize money...

One needs to apply for a license to be a fund manager in Msia. But fund manager assistant doesn't need to be fully qualified. If a fund house were to hire you, you will probably start with a fund manager assistant position and they will sponsor you to get your license.

It's funny why they make the initial capital RM 250k, but not a round figure like RM 100k or RM 1 mil.

Wa they keep changing the terms. I remember last time it was stated average portfolio value...

If you trade warrants instead of the mother shares, you would've gained that much too.

If you intend to play with the warrants, you need to monitor de la, time ur buying and selling for profits.

1. Not really correct. News and background of a company are just very small part of it. For the formal definition of FA, refer to http://www.investopedia.com/university/fun...ndanalysis1.asp.

You will need some finance + accounting background to do the analysis. The most important factor that determines a stock price is earnings aka profits. Not just past earnings or present earnings... but on how people predict future earnings of the company.

2. TA is study of the stock market via charts. TA vs FA...... Feel free to google it. Personally I believe it doesn't matter what method you use (you can use both if you wish), as long as you could consistently make money with the method.

3. The present rule is 0.4% or min of RM 12. So RM 12 / 0.4% = RM 3k. Thats the minimum amount.

4. It's set by brokerage firm. There will be some changes for next year fee as well (due to budget 2008).

5. Some companies already got heavy rumors before the announcement. Before the official announcement, the price somewhat already reflected the effect already.

6. Supply and Demand

7. You can't tell. Nobody can tell. Perhaps for a company stock price, the insiders could be able to predict better.... but insider trading is illegal FYI.

8. Sure you can. You can do the research at night and place order on the next day morning / lunch break. Queue your orders. That's what I do with the game also.

9. Nothing is guaranteed work in stock market. If you discover a method that can work 80% of the times, you can already making big bucks. There are people who do that.

10. If you are into FA. I can recommend you one to start with - The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham. Warren Buffet learned from him, he added some twist to the basics and eventually became the one of the greatest investors of all time.

I formed a small league for my friends and investors, people with various backgrounds, none of us are pros in stock market yet, just a few CFA/CFP/MBA students all learning together. If you like to learn more, drop me a pm, and I give you an invitation.

<<i believe those who predict are usually the company and the parties involved. however this prediction does not come very often right ? and if so, wat else is to determine worthiness of investing ? >>

There are 2 ways to look at it, top down approach and bottom up approach. Top down approach is more on macro term, where you look at the big economic picture, select the fastest growing sector, then pick the best stocks from that particular sector. Bottom up approach is more on micro side, you look at a firm first, then only progress to the industry/sector. There's no right or wrong with investment, just wise or not wise.

<<fair enough. wat are the advantages of both methods? of cos i can google it but it will give me all sorts of text book answers. >>
Well, practically TA is more suitable for traders, and FA is more on investors side. Regardless of which method you plan to use, you should do enough research before market open or placing your order. From what I observe is those who enter with solely TA usually cut loss very fast when anything goes wrong. That's why the are in front of comp. screen all the time.
Brokerage firms make a lot of money because of these traders around. Each time you buy/sell, they make money from you. It doesn't matter whether they win/lose, they still have to pay the brokerage fee.

Check out this ratio
Portfolio turnover ratio (aka PTR) = (Amount you buy + Amount you sell) / Your Total Portfolio Capital
TA followers generally have higher PTR, and FA people have lower.


<<so how do we make sound judgements to enter or exit on a particular stock ? >>
By applying FA and/or TA ?


<<thanks for the tip! will look into it this weekend.>>
I posted a few more books. If you are interested, check it out.
http://ejleemy.blogspot.com/2007/10/recomm...rket-books.html

Hmm.. i take fri as a sell day usually