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Patrick - as an age old competitor on your site, I don't think it prudent to kill the SA competition, you may however want to reconsider some of the parameters of the game i.e.:-

1) Give each participant R 1.2 million on first business day of January annually
2) Any person joining later in the year would also get R 1.2 million on entering the competition - to level the playing field
3) Only allow buying/selling once a month - i.e. kill off trading - this was never intended to be a trading competition
4) Ranking to be based on highest value of portfolio to lowest inclusive of shares purchased and the cash component unutilized

Consider

I think the numbers dropping off has a lot to do with lackluster returns on the JSE - as JSE's own volume figures would indicate. Great idea on the S&P comp. Although it's a competition, I really compete against the ETF's - GCR all you will find is that someone will put R1.2mill into ellies or something of that nature - it will still bug you! BTW 2018 link does not work. All the best for the year. Will be heading to the UK for good this year, so packing and selling the order of the day - interspersed with mountains of paperwork.

Thanks for the input so far everyone. I'll keep the SA comp running for this year then. @GCR, thanks for the input, I've already covered point 4, unless I've made a mistake somewhere it is holdings + cash - tax to get the leaderboard. I'd be happy to try the rest but maybe I should put it them to a vote in a blog post about the comp soon.

@Mr Div, 2018 ink should be fixed now.

I think the numbers dropping off has a lot to do with lackluster returns on the JSE - as JSE's own volume figures would indicate. Great idea on the S&P comp. Although it's a competition, I really compete against the ETF's - GCR all you will find is that someone will put R1.2mill into ellies or something of that nature - it will still bug you! BTW 2018 link does not work. All the best for the year. Will be heading to the UK for good this year, so packing and selling the order of the day - interspersed with mountains of paperwork.

Or you could invest in another Steinhoff and lose it all

Who the hell is strengthening the rant !!! !! Dammit

I have electronics I want to buy, so stronger rand helps me

Soooo... how is everybody?

Good to hear  - with regards to move - It’s been one hell of a journey so far but after 3 Lever Archer files of red tape/admin, 90K and 14 months later, we received visa just before Christmas, going in 40-odd days to set-up/look-see (we’re colonizing so-to-speak, expanding established SA-companies over there which is fun as well as daunting).  But yes, not easy, back in 2008 we were wined and dined first class all the way to UK for move, this time we had to proof over and over that we can walk on water whilst jumping through fire-hoops at the same time, which I can sort of understand. Absolutely zero trust in anything (from university degrees – which are not accepted unconditionally after 2010 -  yes, all SA uni’s or even school IB Senior Cert – yes again, I know school teacher/principal says it’s ‘international baccalaureate’ - overseas government says if it says Umalusi or SA Government on certificate it is not ‘international’. For them international means an overseas company/school visits SA with their examination papers, overseas staff physically supervise day of exam, and they mark and grade overseas, that’s international to them. Some institution like CIMA – no problem, they accept but same principle applies. So, the long and the short of it, they only accept partially, - still have to do a bridging course at overseas school/uni for few months to years – they decide after they test you and your SA uni degree or IB Cert. Just saying, do your homework first, it seems to me what is professed here and expected by overseas governments, do not match at all.)  What I’ve learnt is that SA "international" qualification or uni degree means you can freely study/work in rest of Africa with your SA qualification, if you should choose that route but leaving the continent – no-no – your qualification becomes conditional. Kapish?   

Also, no proof of copy accepted if done by SAPS, which is kind of funny if you think about it – it should all be done by commissioner of oaths. As I’ve said, no trust – you’re considered guilty until proven innocent.   It’s been a steep learning curve, unexpected and amazing - I should write a book.