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The document outlines the steps and rules for participating in a virtual stock exchange, including logging in, starting trades by taking minimum 5-10% positions in assets and maintaining less than 20% cash, monitoring investments, and being evaluated on absolute and risk-adjusted returns using the Sharpe Ratio measure.
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- 1. © 2011 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Utilizing the Virtual Stock Exchange
- 2. © 2011 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Login:
- 3. © 2011 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Start Trading 1  2  3 Â
- 4. © 2011 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Monitor Your Investments
- 5. © 2011 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Rules ➤  Each position (buy) you take in an asset must be a minimum of 5% of your assets and a maximum of 10% of your assets. ➤  Cash must not exceed 20% of your portfolio at any time. You should be invested, not sitting on the sidelines.
- 6. © 2011 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Measuring Success You will be measured on: ➤ Returns –  Absolute return: The total dollar increase in the portfolio over the trading period –  Risk-adjusted return: The return on the portfolio taking into account the level of risk assumed by you, as measured by the Sharpe Ratio •  The measure of the excess return per unit of risk in an investment asset or a trading strategy