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__StockMarket Game __ 

My Shares  AGNC- 200 shares Purchased 2010-02-25 

American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC) is a real estate investment trust (REIT). AGNC earns income primarily from investing in residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations. These investments consist of securities, for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by United States Government-sponsored entities, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) or by a United States Government agency, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). The Company is externally managed by American Capital Agency Management, LLC, a subsidiary of a wholly owned portfolio company of American Capital, Ltd. I chose to purchase 200 shares of the American Capital Agency Corp because it had a very high StockScouter rating as well as the fact that I thought it was a good choice being a real estate investment trust. After purchasing 200 shares for 24.79$ a share I thought of selling the stock due to decreasing prices but in the end decided to hold the stock and hope for the best. This ended up being a good idea with the price of a share of American Capitol Agency Corp rising to 26.13$. []

SUR-100 shares  Purchased 2010-02-25 

CNA Surety Corporation is an insurance holding company. The Company is a surety provider in the United States. Its insurance subsidiaries write surety and fidelity bonds in all 50 states through a combined network of approximately 37,000 independent agencies. Its insurance subsidiaries are Western Surety Company, which is a licensed insurer in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico; Surety Bonding Company of America, which is licensed in 28 states and the District of Columbia, and Universal Surety of America, which is licensed in 44 states and the District of Columbia. The insurance subsidiaries write, on a direct basis or as business assumed from Continental Casualty Company and its property and casualty affiliates (collectively, CCC), and The Continental Insurance Company and its property and casualty affiliates (collectively, CIC), small fidelity and non-contract surety bonds; small, medium and large contract bonds, and errors and omissions liability insurance. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">I chose to purchase 100 shares of CNA Surety Corp at a price of 16.07 a share because the StockScouter gave it a rating of 10 out of 10 and the A. M. Best Co. affirmed its financial strength. I chose to keep this stock throughout the entire game due to its steady increase and with it ending the game with the price of 18.04 a share I believe it was the right choice. [] []

ENZI-100 shares<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Purchased 2010-02-25 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Enzon) is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of medicines for patients with cancer other life-threatening conditions. The Company’s drug development program utilizes several technologies, including its Customized Linker Technology and the Locked Nucleic Acid (LNA) technology. It has three compounds in human clinical development: PEG-SN38, the HIF-1 alpha antagonist and the Survivin antagonist. PEGylation has been used on various pharmaceutical compounds (protein, peptides and antibody/antibody fragments) to improve their performance and deliverability. Through the customized attachment of polyethylene glycol (PEG) to a pharmaceutical compound using a spectrum of stable and releasable linkers, its Customized Linker Technology has the potential to overcome the pharmacologic limitations for a universe of molecules and generate compounds. On January 29, 2010, it completed the sale of its specialty pharmaceutical business. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">I purchased 100 shares of Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc because it had a rating of 9 out of 10 on the StockScouter, and with it being a pharmaceuticals company that test new medicines that it would be a great stock to have a part of. I purchased ENZI for 9.19$ a share and it ended the game with a small increase of 10.38$ a share. This stock was beginning to scare me in the first few weeks of the game and i thought about selling it until a read an article about how they began testing a drug that helped children with cancer. I thought these tests would help boost the interests in ENZI and help raise the value of my stock. After this game i am going to be interested on how ENZI will make out. [] []

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">I have learned many things about the stock market through this game. I learned that sometimes playing safe is not always the best option to try to increase your money, and that it is a good idea to spread your money over many different shares so that if a company goes under you will not lose everything. The stock market game also taught me about teamwork and how it can benefit any situation. Throughout the game are team helped watch each other’s stocks and gave advice on what to do which greatly improved our team as a whole.

If we were able to play another ten weeks I know for sure I would not play it safe as much as I did and take risks to try to make more money for our team. I believe the stocks I purchased would have increased even more over time and if we had more time in the game I would definitely buy more stock in both ENZI and AGNC.