Who could blame them for being thankful?
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Business Wire EON) November 21, 2007 --
Who could blame them for being thankful?
Months earlier, many of them were stuck, working at jobs that were
mundane, wondering: “What if?”
Then they got their answer. BigSmarty
WallStreet created a portal that was part social network, part
fantasy stock market. What’s more, the site
offered free instruction on trading and gave them a vehicle for
executing trades at no cost, but with plenty of upside.
Today, BigSmarty shells out more than $50,000 a month to hundreds of
traders. Little wonder that the traders are in a grateful mood. And that’s
where BigSmarty Founder Doug Burdick comes in.
“We’re all very
appreciative of the opportunities we have been given,”
said Burdick. “We believe at BigSmarty we have
an obligation to share our good fortune and provide a vehicle for our
traders to give back to these worthwhile charities.”
Among the many charities that BigSmarty makes available for donation to
its customers are the American Cancer Society, Colorado Coalition for
the Homeless, Habitat for Humanity, March of Dimes, Ronald McDonald
House, Salvation Army and the United Way.
“It is a tremendous feeling to be able to
trade stocks without any risk of losing my own money, and then give back
some of the profits to charity,” said trader
Katy Belle.
As an Internet entrepreneur, Burdick created BigSmarty last year as a “newbie-friendly”
stock exchange, where beginners could learn how to make winning stock
trades. Adding to this value proposition, Burdick decided these traders
should accumulate real cash in the process, all without risking or
spending a single dime of their own money.
“Our goal is to become the ESPN of Wall
Street, where we can discover the superstars of stock trading,”
says Douglas Burdick, CEO of BigSmarty. “We’ve
combined the fame and fortune aspects of Fantasy Football, American
Idol, MySpace and The World Poker Tour into one worldwide competition.”
For more information about the company, visit www.bigsmarty.com.
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