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Bursa Pursuit Investment Challenge - Official Rules 

Acknowledgment:  
By registering for the Bursa Pursuit Investment Challenge (the “Game”) on www.BursaPursuit.com (the “Site”) and by checking the “I have read and agree to the rules of Bursa Pursuit Investment Challenge” box on the registration page, you (“you” or “Participant”) acknowledge that you have read these official rules (the “Game Rules”), understand them and agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions and any amendments thereto.     

By registering for the Game, you agree to receive Game updates in the form of emails throughout the Game Term (as defined below).  You also agree to receive any other material disseminated by Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia”) and any of the sponsors of the Game (“Sponsors”).   

Eligibility Criteria:  To be eligible to win in this Game, you must be a Malaysian with a valid IC, a non-Malaysian with a valid visa to reside in Malaysia. You must also be at least 18 years old at the time of registration.    

Leagues must consist of at least 5 people. 4/5th of each league must consist of  either Malaysians with valid ICs or non-Malaysians with valid visas to reside in Malaysia.

Registration:  By completing a registration, you hereby agree that any and all information that you supply in the registration process is current, truthful and complete.  To the extent that any such information is not current, truthful and complete, you may be disqualified from the Game and from any winnings. Bursa Malaysia reserves the right to reject any applicants for any reason it deems fit.  The last date for registration is November 23, 2007.

Any Participant who registers after November 23, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. will not be eligible for winning any prizes.  Bursa Malaysia reserves the right to post any and all of the Participant’s portfolios on the Site.  By entering the Game, each Participant agrees to provide a photograph of himself/herself to Bursa Malaysia and to permit such photograph to be posted on the Site.  As a condition of eligibility to play, each Participant must provide any personal information necessary to be disclosed in marketing material and permit such information to be published in any marketing material.

Description of Game:   The Game is a simulated stock trading game.  Participants are provided with a virtual trading account, RM250,000 virtual game money and the virtual ability to trade individual stocks in the Game. 

Duration of Game:  The Game will begin on October 1, 2007 at 9:00:00 a.m. and end on November 30, 2007 at 5:00:00 p.m. (the “Game Term”).    

Game Mechanics: The game will be open for playing between October 1, 2007 and November 30, 2007. All participants are given RM250,000 virtual game money to invest and manage a virtual portfolio of stocks. Winners of Independent Investor, League Investor, Pro Investor categories are determined by highest value of portfolio at the end of Game period.

A participant may compete and win in the Individual and League category at the same time.

Each person may only have one personal portfolio but may be a part of as many leagues as they want. 

Weekly winners are determined by the highest percentage rise of portfolio within the said week beginning Monday 9am and ending Friday 5pm. Each person is only eligible for one Weekly Prize. 

In the event that a Weekly Winner is later determined to be ineligible for whatever reason, the Participant with the next highest portfolio valuation for that week will be deemed eligible for that Weekly Prize. 

Pro Investors must be invited by Bursa Malaysia to take part in the category. Pro investors must have a valid license from the Securities Commission to be eligible to win.


Trading:   The organizer of the Game reserves the right to suspend trading in certain stocks or certain types of trades not specified in these rules due to unusual trading situations, computer system errors or situations beyond the control of the organizer of the Game.  

Participants can enter trades seven days per week, at any time except during the period each day, if any, when maintenance is being performed on the Site. Site maintenance can be performed at any time for any period of time as the organizer of the Game deems fit. Trades will be prioritized based upon the time the trade is entered with earlier trades taking priority over any subsequently entered trades.  

If a Participant enters a trade to buy, and at the time the trade is executed, the Participant’s account does not have enough available cash to purchase the number of entered shares, the Participant will receive the maximum number of shares available to be purchased based on the Participant’s available cash balance and in accordance with the priority of the stocks to be purchased. Stocks will be purchased in the order of priority until funds in the Participant’s account are depleted. It is each Participant’s responsibility to review the Site and confirm that each of his or her entered trades has been executed by the Site.  The Game will not recognize any attempted trades that have not been executed by the Site.  

Pricing of Trades:   Stocks will be priced at the rates stated in the Game dashboard. Whilst the stock price information used in the Game may significantly resemble the price information of Bursa Malaysia market information, the price on the Game Dashboard may differ from the real stock price on the Bursa Malaysia.  Only the price on the Game dashboard is valid for Game Trading. All prices are final.  Participants will not be permitted to dispute any price at which their trade is executed.  

The official time for all game trades will be determined in accordance with website’s internal clock.                


Portfolio Valuation:  Each Participant’s trades are processed, and his/her portfolio is recalculated, at the end of each trading day. Portfolio value is based on each stock’s closing price, as provided on the Site, plus any uninvested cash balances.    

Prizes: 
Individual Investor
	1st Prize – RM 100,000*
	2nd prize – RM 30,000*
	3rd prize – RM 20,000*

League Investor (Teams of at least 5 people)
	1st Prize – RM 100,000*
	2nd prize – RM 30,000*
	3rd prize – RM 20,000*

Pro Investor 		1st Prize – RM 100,000*
	2nd prize – RM 30,000*
	3rd prize – RM 20,000*
* All prizes will be in the form of E-trading limit account of the said sum.
There are 5 weekly prizes worth RM 2,000* each.

All prizes are subject to these terms and conditions.

Prize Winners:  After trading closes on the Friday of each of the nine (9) weeks of the Game and after all trades are processed and all corrections (if any) are made, the Participant with the highest percentage gain in his/her total portfolio value during such week will be declared the Weekly Winner for that week and will be entitled to receive a Weekly Prize, as described below, subject to confirmation of eligibility.  In the event of a tie, the Weekly Winner will be determined using the following tiebreakers: First, the highest dollar increase in total portfolio value during such week; Second, the most trades made during such week. In the further event of a tie, the Weekly Prize will be awarded to the Participant who registered earliest for the Game.

After trading closes on November 30, 2007 and all trades are processed, the Participants with the highest total portfolio value will be declared the Grand Prize Winner of the Game and will be entitled to receive the Grand Prize, as described below.  In the event of a tie, the Grand Prize Winner will be determined using the following tiebreakers: First, the most stock trades during the Game. If there is still a tie, the Grand Prize will be divided equally among the tied Finalists. The Grand Prize Winner must attend the Award Ceremony to receive the Prize. 

After trading closes on November 30, 2007 and all trades are processed, the League with the highest total portfolio value will be declared the League Prize Winner of the Game and will be entitled to receive the League Prize, as described below.  In the event of a tie, the League Prize Winner will be determined using the following tiebreakers: First, the most stock trades during the Game. If there is still a tie, the Grand Prize will be divided equally among the tied Finalists. The League Prize Winners (all or 80percent of the League members) must attend the Award Ceremony to receive the Prize. 

Winner Notification:  After the conclusion of the Game, all Participants will be notified of the Winners by email.  Each of the Winners will be required to sign and return to Bursa Malaysia, within three (3) days of notification, an affidavit of eligibility and liability and publicity release, including evidence of age and residence.  

If a Prize winner cannot be reached after a reasonable effort has been exerted, if he/she is found to be ineligible, if he/she cannot or does not comply with these Rules, if his/her prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, and/or if he/she does not complete and return the Affidavit/Release within the designated time period, that potential winner will be disqualified and the Participant with the 2nd highest total portfolio value will be declared the Grand Prize Winner. If the alternate potential winner is found to be ineligible, or if he or she has not complied with these Rules or declines a prize for any reason prior to award, another alternate winner (next highest portfolio value) will be selected until the Grand Prize is awarded.  

Leagues: The League Leader invites members into the league. The minimum size of a league is 5 people. Once someone accepts an invitation into a league, they cannot be removed from or leave the league. One person may be a part of and begin as many leagues as they wish. 

The Prizes:   One (1) Independent/Celebrity Investor Winner will receive (i) RM100,000 in value to be deposited in a trading account on trust for the winner (the “Grand Prize”) and (ii) must attend an award ceremony to receive the Prize. In the event that the award ceremony is not available for any reason, then the the distribution of the prize will constitute full satisfaction of Bursa Malaysia’s prize obligation to Grand Prize Winner and no additional prize will be awarded. Prizes are not exchangeable for cash. Prize portfolios are determined by Bursa Malaysia and are not, under any circumstances disputable.

One (1) Pro Investor Winners will receive (i) RM100,000 in value to be deposited in a trading account on trust for the winner (the “Grand Prize”) and (ii) must attend an award ceremony to receive the Prize. In the event that the award ceremony is not available for any reason, then the distribution of the prize will constitute full satisfaction of Bursa Malaysia’s prize obligation to Grand Prize Winner and no additional prize will be awarded. Prizes are not exchangeable for cash. Prize portfolios are determined by Bursa Malaysia and are not, under any circumstances disputable.

One (1) League Winners will receive (i) RM100,000 in cash (the “League Prize”) and (ii) must attend an award ceremony to receive the Prize. In the event that the award ceremony is not available for any reason, then the distribution of the prize will constitute full satisfaction of Bursa Malaysia’s prize obligation to League Prize Winner and no additional prize will be awarded. Prizes are not exchangeable for cash. Prize portfolios are determined by Bursa Malaysia and are not, under any circumstances disputable.

Five (5) Weekly Winners will receive (i) RM10,000 in value to be deposited in a trading account on trust for the winner (RM2,000 each) (the “Weekly Prize”) and (ii) will be invited to attend an award ceremony to receive the Prize. In the event that the award ceremony is not available for any reason, then the distribution of the prize will constitute full satisfaction of Bursa Malaysia’s prize obligation to League Prize Winner and no additional prize will be awarded. Non-cash prizes are not exchangeable for cash. Prize portfolios are determined by Bursa Malaysia and are not, under any circumstances disputable.

In order to accept any Prize, the winner is required to provide proof of age and residence and agree to be featured in publicity material for the Game.  

The Grand Prize Winner and each Weekly Winner is responsible for the payment of all taxes attributable to the Grand Prize and the Weekly Prize, as applicable. All other expenses and incidentals not specified herein are the sole responsibility of the winner.  No substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent will be awarded for any prize, except that Bursa Malaysia may substitute a prize of equal value for any reason as they deem fit. 

Any depictions of prize are for illustrative purposes only.  

Additional Rules:   By entering the Game, Participants agree to waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error in these Game Rules (“Rules”), or the Game itself, and agree to be bound by these Rules and by all decisions of Bursa Malaysia, which are binding and final.  Failure to comply with these rules may result in disqualification from this Game.  In the event of any unanticipated occurrence that was not fully addressed by the Rules, Bursa Malaysia may modify the Rules to address such occurrence.  Any changes to the Rules will be posted on the Site.

Ownership of Content:   All intellectual property rights (“IPR”) in the Game, the Rules and the Site, including the artwork, graphics, music and other components included therein (the “Content”) belongs or is licensed to Bursa Malaysia.  Participants shall not sell, copy, distribute, modify, reverse engineer, display, publish or otherwise exploit or in any way deal wit the Contents without the express written permission of Bursa Malaysia.    

Participant Behavior:   Bursa Malaysia reserves the right to prevent access by any Participant who acts irresponsibly or inappropriately in playing the Game.  Although all trading in the Game is fictional, Participants are expected to engage in trading activity that fully complies with all trading securities laws (including without limitation insider trading), as if they were trading actual stocks.  Bursa Malaysia reserves the right to terminate Game participation by any Participants suspected of cheating, attempting to exploit the Game or other inappropriate behavior.  All such action will be determined by Bursa Malaysia in its sole discretion.   

At various times during the Game, one or more of the Participants who are among the leaders in total portfolio value, including the eventual Grand Prize Winner and Weekly Winners, may be given the opportunity to appear in publicity material to discuss their strategy in playing the Game.

All Participants hereby grant Bursa Malaysia an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free license to publish, use, distribute, sell, store, adapt, modify, display, publish or otherwise exploit or in any way deal with all materials, data or information posted, submitted or transmitted by the Participants as a result of or in connection with their participation in the Game in any way that Bursa Malaysia, in its sole discretion deems fit.

Performance of Site:   Bursa Malaysia shall not be liable for any delay or failure of the Site or the Game to perform.  There is no guarantee that Participants will be able to access the Site whenever and wherever they want.  There may be extended periods of time when Participants cannot access the Site.  Heavy Site activity may affect Participants’ access to the Site.  No corrections or adjustments will be made for trades, attempted trades, or missed trades affected by the operation or downtime of the Site.  The Game will not recognize attempted trades that were not processed by the Site.

No Investment Advice:    You acknowledge that any information or tools supplied in relation to the Game applies only to the Game and such information or tools should have no bearing on how a person should invest money in Bursa Malaysia or the stock market generally.  You understand and hereby agree that the Game and Bursa Malaysia do not recommend any security, financial product or instrument, nor does any mention of a particular security on the Site constitute a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold that or any other security, financial product or investment. You also understand and acknowledge that neither the Game nor Bursa Malaysia provides any tax, legal or investment advice. You further understand and hereby agree that the Game and Bursa Malaysia do not offer or provide any investment advice or opinion regarding the nature, potential, value, suitability or profitability of any particular security, portfolio of securities, transaction, investment strategy or other matter outside the Game. You hereby agree that any investment decisions you make will be based solely on your evaluation of your financial circumstances, investment objectives, risk tolerance, financial condition, and liquidity needs.   

Governing Law:   These Rules shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Malaysia, without regard to conflict of laws provisions.  All Participants agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Malaysia.  

Disclaimer:   Winners assume all liability for any injury or damages caused or claimed to be caused by his or her participation in the Game and/or the acceptance and/or use of any prize, and release Bursa Malaysia and its subsidiaries, affiliates, agents and assigns and advertising and promotional agencies and their respective officers, directors, and employees (collectively “Released Parties”), from any such liability.  Released Parties assume(s) no responsibility for any injury or damage to Participant’s or to any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from this Game. 

Bursa Malaysia is not responsible for telecommunications, network, electronic, technical or computer failures of any kind, for inaccurate transcription of entry information, errors in any promotional or marketing materials, errors in these rules, for any human or electronic error, including but not limited to, the administration of this Game, or for entries that are stolen, misdirected, garbled, delayed by computer transmissions, lost, late, damaged, or postage due. Entry constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use winner's name, city, state, likeness and/or voice for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity without additional compensation. Any attempt by a Participant or any other individual to deliberately damage any online service or Web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Game or the Site is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Bursa Malaysia reserves the right to seek damages and/or other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.   

To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, Bursa Malaysia expressly disclaims all warranties or conditions of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including without limitation, the implied warranties or conditions merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose in relation to the Game and all Content, materials and information contained herein.  Bursa Malaysia does not warrant, guarantee or make any representation regarding the use or the results of the use of the Site or the Game in terms of its correctness, accuracy, reliability, currentness or otherwise.  In no event shall Bursa Malaysia, its subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees or agents be held liable to a Participant or any third party for any direct, consequential, incidental, special, reliance, punitive or indirect damages, howsoever caused (including negligence or personal injury), or any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for injury to person or property, for loss of profits, business interruption, loss of business information or date, loss of privacy, failure to meet any duty and negligence) arising out of or in any way related to the use or inability to use the Site or the Game, on any theory of liability, without limitation, even if Bursa Malaysia had been advised of the possibility of such damages. Each Participant agrees to waive any right to equitable relief including, without limitation, injunctive relief against Bursa Malaysia or its subsidiaries, officer, directors, employees or agents to enforce the terms herein.  However, the foregoing shall not preclude Bursa Malaysia from seeking any injunctive relief. 

General:   The Game is for entertainment, informational and educational purposes only.  Use of the Site is limited to personal, non-commercial use and the content contained therein may not be copied, modified, duplicated or distributed in any form or for any reason without the express written consent of Bursa Malaysia.    

These Rules are subject to changes by Bursa Malaysia without prior notice.  

Bursa Malaysia reserves the right to cancel the Game at any time, without prior notice, for any reason whatsoever.
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