Thursday, November 6, 2008

So the teams have been given the two industries and the stock they must long or short. For those unfamiliar with the rules, you can find them here: http://www.johnson.cornell.edu/parkercenter/stockpitch/overview.html

I happened to walk by the Johnson School's Parker Center for Investment Research and noticed that they had put up screen between the various terminals for privacy of the teams. I saw some of the Johnson Schools teams members hard at work.

One of the hardest parts is deciding when to stop your research and call it a night. I made the mistake (in one such competition) to have gone on with the research almost all night. When it came to making the pitch-- I was exhausted! Needless to say, it didn't go too well.

Tomorrow, I'll be helping out at the competition, recording the judges questions, keeping time, etc, and will post as often as I can.