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the world series of trading a social trading app built for traders and analysts The WSOT

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Updated version from Cameron's Original, which can be found here: http://www.slideshare.net/jacobirwin/wsot-original-powerpoint

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the world series of tradinga social trading app built for

traders and analysts

TheWSOT

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team

O Cameron EskandariO BA from ASUO Offer of employment

at JP Morgan-NY

O Mikhail Delos TrinosO BA from ASUO 5 years trading exp.

O Sergiy NesterenkoO CS Student at UC

BerkeleyO Notable?

O Jacob IrwinO CS Student at UC

BerkeleyO 5 years trading and

app development

O Support: Nima Bagherian (UCB Finance) and Ismail Badrawl (UCB Finance)

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missionO Add a new dimension to online

trading: live broadcasting

O Bring hidden gems to the surface: individual traders

O The game of trading: socialize

O Offer a new user experience to traders: real-time stats and analytics

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problemO There is a large group of small-time

traders with high ROI going unnoticed

O Nowhere to ‘show-off’ or earn bragging rights in the marketplace for those without real assets (in real money)

O Effective trading heuristics go unnoticed

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solutionO Platform allowing traders to stream

their activity

O Capture trading decisions while running real-time analytics

O User-friendly visualization of results and rankings (against peers)

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market

19.1Maccounts

7.7Maccounts

6.3Maccounts

5.1Maccounts

1.7Maccounts

Sources: Marketshare % and # of Brokerage Accounts and Number Determinations

O Fidelity 47%

O Charles Schwab 27%

O ETrade 6%

O TD Ameritrade 11%

O Scottrade 2%

295KDART

337KDART

267KDART

174KDART

58KDART

DART = Daily Average Revenue Transactions

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business modelO B2C

O Community ProviderO Feature-rich environment for traders

to come together (with other traders & brokerages)

O Service ProviderO Feature-rich environment for traders

and brokerages O Real-time analysis of top

trading techniquesO Trading-friendly UI

(Streaming, P2P, Analytics)O B2BO Provide brokerages with access to

top traders results and contact information

O DirectSubscriptio

ns

O IndirectAdvertisingLead gen.Affiliates

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proprietary tech/expertise

O Early users (day traders) on standby to use platform

O Partnership with UC Berkeley Finance Association

O Experience: 15+ years trading

O Knowledge of marketing & sales in finance circles

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competitionO Top Competitors

O Profit.lyO StockTwitsO FINIF: Financial InformaticsO WallStreetSurvivor

O Why they are not winnersO Lacking participation from top

brokeragesO Yet to develop a model that combines

the services traders demand

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marketing plan

O Direct – Articles, channel links, and capabilities/features posted on existing finance news platforms

O Viral/Referral – Word of mouth via traders’ reference to trade-results originating from our app

O Contests – Trading contests held on university campuses in collaboration with business/finance associations

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financials

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the world series of tradinga social trading app built for

traders and analysts

TheWSOT

contact us: [email protected]