1. Clear Next Generation ETF Contest Spring 2008

2. Contest Overview Open to all students in select schools The contest opens February 25th and ends midnight April 4th Students create unique investment theses Must be marketable concepts Description and Marketing Overview required Back-testing, research are bonuses, but do not determine winners Students can work in small groups Up to five submissions per group or individual

3. School Participation Criteria Professor involvement Investment Club participation Administration support

4. The Prizes First Place –$5,000 –Potential Internship to work on publishing Index –Attend product launch (possibly a bell ringing) Second Place (3 winners) –$1000 each Honorable Mention (up to10)

5. How Students Enter Each School has it own unique submission page Simple intuitive instructions –Paste investment thesis in submission box (character limits) –Paste why investors would be interested in concept in submission box (character limits) FAQ’s on the page Must provide valid school email address to enter

6. Summary of Last Contest Nearly 100 entries Schools with greater faculty participation had greater turnout and better ideas However, most students submitted great ideas Winning Idea: US Exporters Index –Focuses on US domiciled companies who derive a material portion of their revenue from exports –Plays on a growing global economy –Lower US dollar –The cache of “Made in America”

7. Media Coverage Covered in various news media, including WSJ, The Street.com and MarketWatch

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