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So it's long only, entry/exit price pegged at daily close, cash account, with a max 25 trades per week. More of a bored housewives game than a traders game. Not to mention it may be difficult to find nice long plays April 4 forward.
Exactly. The caption SAYS "buy, sell, or hold"....but then the rules indicate no "short selling". This is bogus. I think Ben Bernacke is sponsoring this contest to help keep the market from getting skittish with the next round of rate increases.
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