Bangkok--6 May--SET
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will hold SET Click2Win: Thailand Stock Simulation for third year, with prizes worth over one million baht in total. The competition aims at expanding investment knowledge to potential and current investors. Interested persons can apply from now on until October 31, 2009 through www.tsi-thailand.org/click2win. The competition will run during July 1 — December 30, 2009. Interested persons can visit SET in the City Zone for advice on the game at Money Expo 2009, during May 7-10, from 10.00-20.00 hrs. at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok.
“SET is holding SET Click2Win 2009: Thailand Stock Simulation or online trading simulation game, after received great attention from the general public, with 34,000 contestants last year,” revealed SET Executive Director, Market Education Center, Capital Market Development Fund, Mr. Punsak Vejanurug.
SET Click2Win 2009 is another project aiming at expanding investors’ expertise.. Competitors will be playing under a real market situation and can send in orders around the clock. Real-time trading will occur during SET trading periods, just like in today’s Internet trading. Besides, we will provide seminars and other training, so they can apply both theoretical and practical skills in their analysis and investment decision-making. We are confident that this year there will be more applicants than in last year’s competition,” added Mr. Punsak.
This year’s contest has 12 sponsors: Adkinson Securities PCL, Bua Luang Securities PCL, BT Securities Co., Ltd., IV Global Securities PCL, Kim Eng Securities (Thailand) PCL, Kiatnakin Securities Co., Ltd., Kasikorn Securities PCL, KT Zmico Securities Co., Ltd., Siam City Securities Co., Ltd., Thanachart Securities PCL., Tisco Securities Co., Ltd., and One Asset Management Co., Ltd. Moreover, SET Click2Win is supported by True Visions, TNN24, TNN2, Money channel, and Money & Wealth.
SET Click2Win 2009 will have some differences from in the past: 1) There will be another category of contestant, the “Investor contact”, in addition to last year’s groupings, “Investors” and “Experimenters”; 2) Applicant must be 20 years of age, if the applicant’s age was less than 20 years old, he/she must be studying for a diploma, to increase opportunity for contestants; 3) The duration of play will be extended to eight months (up from six); 4) “cash balance” will be raised also; experimenters will now have cash balance of THB1,000,000 each; Investors with cash balance of THB2,000,000 each and Investor contact with cash balance of THB10,000,000 each.
Interested persons can acquire more information and apply for the competition at SET Click2Win 2009 booth, Meeting Room 1, SET in the City Zone, Money Expo 2009, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, during May 7-10. There will be a special seminar on “Introducing investment through SET Click2Win 2009 during the current crisis” by Mr. Montri Sornpaisarn, Chief Executive Officer, Kim Eng Securities (Thailand) PCL on Friday May 8 at 15.30-17.00 hrs., in Meeting Room 4.
For more information on the competition and to apply online, please visit www.tsi-thailand.org/click2win today - October 31.or S-E-T Call Center 0 2229 2222.