If you seek reward, recognition and a real-life stock market trading experience play the J.P. Morgan Portfolio Competition.

By winning, you will share in $22,000 prize money; have the opportunity to meet with senior members of J.P. Morgan's Sales, Trading & Research team and the potential for career opportunities!

By joining the competition, you can compete with your friends, classmates and other students from over 28 universities across Australia. You'll be able to create stock watch lists and also keep tabs on competitor portfolios!

For eight weeks from 7 April you can experience the life of an equities trader and take in the exhilaration of the stock market.

This is how it works. We give you your own simulated stock trading account. To get you started, you will be given a virtual $200,000 balance to trade shares from the ASX300. You can also borrow an additional $50,000. Then it's up to you. Buy and sell as often as you like.

Every day, you'll be given updates on the local and overseas markets to help make your trading decisions.

And with market prices updating continuously you'll always know the true health of your portfolio.

The J.P. Morgan Portfolio Competition is a sophisticated, challenging and rewarding stock market trading simulator. So, show us you've got what it takes to make it as a trader and reap the rewards.

There are great prizes up for grabs, with a total prize pool of $22,000. You can trade your way to the first prize of $7,500; $5,000 for 2nd; $2,500 for 3rd; and $1,000 each for 4th to 10th place winners.

As for recognition, J.P. Morgan takes a great deal of interest in the results of the J.P. Morgan Portfolio Competition. J.P. Morgan has awarded past winners with opportunities in our competitive internship programs.

The game is free and open to all undergraduate university students with an '.edu.au' email address.

So are you ready to compete against your peers from around Australia? Are your risks calculated, or are they based upon little more than a hunch? Can you judge the markets, or will they end up condemning your decisions?

If you're interested in a career in sales & trading, whatever the area, then there's nothing like the J.P. Morgan Portfolio Competition. It may only be a game, but the challenges are real enough. Win or lose, you're in for an experience that will get the adrenalin flowing.

Registrations close on Sunday 5:00pm March 29 2009, so don't miss out!  Apply online now.
www.tradingplaces.com.au/jpmorganportfoliocompetition