Stock Market Challenge
In May 2008, companies from across the North East battled it out in a fantasy Stock Market Challenge at the Newcastle Marriott Gosforth Park Hotel. The event was sponsored by Sintons LLP and Allied Irish (GB).
At this unique corporate fundraising event, guests bought and sold shares over the course of a virtual week of trading in a specially designed London Stock Exchange set. There were two hours of stock dealing, made as realistic as possible with two TV screens, monitors, phones ringing, shouting and intense media speculation.
The winners of the event were Junk Bond Junkies from Newcastle Building Society who created a portfolio of £666,000 from their initial investment of £10,000. They were rewarded with the obligatory red braces and champagne.
