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BEHOLD: Introducing iBC’s 3rd Annual March Madness Contest

We’re adding a little something to this year’s stock contest. First, we will allow more than the usual 64 contestants, by creating more brackets. And, most importantly, we’re giving away $1,000 to the winner. Second prize gets to pick one prize from the crap in our merchant store.

Before the end of the week, RC will do a post, laying down the rules. However, in order to keep this contest distinguished and without trickery, it will be open to PPT MEMBERS ONLY. It’s all part and parcel of my unwavering plight to give back to the little people. So, if you’re not a member and want to win $1,000, quit being such a piker and buy your seat (PPT membership) to play.

Developing…

CLARIFICATION: This is NOT a fucking basketball contest. Each player chooses one stock for the entirety of the tournament. After 1 business week, the persons with the highest percentage gains advances to the next round, until we have 1 winner. Get it?

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46 comments

  1. checklist

    thats kind of cool.

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  2. Bullish

    A contest? This is great! Nice work Fly, good stuff here at iBC.

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  3. The Fly

    So you know, I won the first annual contest, shit that legends are made from.

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  4. Jay Biddy

    You should make the prize 100k to protect your reputation.

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  5. Bubbles

    The Egyptian Uprising Proof is a given for 2nd place.

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  6. go2mars

    Great! Is that V.King in the 12631 shirt?

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  7. Controller

    Where’s the ladies clothing section? I can’t be seen in a big boxy t-shirt.

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  8. TheArtist

    eggcellent.

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  9. JakeGint

    Finally the yoke is broken, and Prometheus is Unbound.

    Go get ’em.

    _________

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  10. Trading_Nymph

    Hey, I see you have one of my friends as your featured video tonight. It is so much fun to be able to say that. BTW Shanghai Comp not seeing the Gap Up it did last year on its return from New Years Party so far. Those estimates of Copper, Ore, etc that all the analyst have for China restocking….ahhh may be not as bullish as they think it will be. Yet, gossip is that Euro buyers are out there and strong, not sure why are there, probably just to piss me off.

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  11. Teapotdome

    unlike my stock picks.. DO NOT follow my march madness picks… i am notoriously terrible at this.

    prize for getting every selection wrong?

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    • Teapotdome

      razz march madness rules?

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      • JakeGint

        Teapot — you are thinking of RC’s basketball pool. This is a stock contest. You just pick a stock like its a team and it “competes” every week. So you need to pick stocks that are strong, but not volatile.

        Like Villanova or something.

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        • Teapotdome

          I see, I retract my statement declaring how terrible I will be at this.

          I didn’t know the nuances.

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  12. Raule

    Third place you’re fired.

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  13. Dr Fly

    AGU smashed estimates.

    FLY WINS AGAIN

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  14. let me get that for you
    let me get that for you

    MOTR gettin hurt locker’d in pre market

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  15. Quint

    Is today Big Ben’s “irrational exhuberance” moment?

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  16. let me get that for you
    let me get that for you

    SLT down bout 20% YTD (counting pre market this morning) i am thinking of nibbling here

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  17. Quint

    Anyone read this Nokia’s CEO letter…sounds like something big is coming on Friday – maybe a breakup of the company? Might be worth a trade.

    http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/08/nokia-ceo-stephen-elop-rallies-troops-in-brutally-honest-burnin/

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  18. Cottage Cheese

    Fuck the 1000 bucks, if I win first place I just gotta have the Indeud tee…just hope it covers my ass.

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