Cornell University The Parker Center at the Johnson School at Cornell University
Cornell University The Johnson School at Cornell University

Spring 2005 - 3rd Annual Competition

2005 Sponsors

Gold Level: $10,000 and over
Jack Ferraro
NYSE
Bronze Level: up to $5000
Fidelity Investments
Morgan Stanley
Putnam Investments
Software Sponsors: training
FactSet
Reuters StockVal

Highlights

Forbes Covers 2005 Event

Pitching A Stock In Less Than 20 Minutes
Scott Reeves

The questions were pointed, probing, detailed and relentless.
"What are the drivers?"
"What's the leverage?"
"What do the stock options do to the numbers?"
"How much stock is owned by insiders?"
"Are insiders selling?"
"What's the short interest?"
"Would you be trading a pig for a dog?"

Read the rest of Reeves story at Forbes.com.

Teams

Finalists
Cornell University (Johnson) - First Place ($3000 Prize)
Duke University (Fuqua) - Second Place ($1500 Prize)
University of Michigan (Ross) - Third Place
University of Rochester (Simon) - Fourth Place
Other Participating Teams
Columbia University
New York University (Stern)
Northwestern University (Kellogg)
University of California at Berkeley (Haas)
University of Chicago
Yale University

Judges

Todd Ahlsten, Portfolio Manager, Parnassus Investments
Mark Brennan, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Lehman Brothers
Douglas Cohen, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
Judah S. Kraushaar, former Sell-side Analyst, Merrill Lynch, and a No. 1-ranked Institutional Investor Money Center Bank Analyst
Derek Pilecki, Portfolio Manager and Equity Analyst, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Tom Sprague, Growth Group Leader, Fidelity Management and Research Co.
Marshall Stocker, Principal, Sanderson and Stocker
Hart Woodson, Partner and Portfolio Manager, Gabelli Asset Management