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TT 3£h4 â€"â€" AdRI .Q! AJOVAV OCV YACC3ATIIR . 3.IMOAHH) CO .T. 31AA PAGE 10 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19. 1986 An innovative computer system to put investors with capital in touch with emerging Ontario businesses was launched Tuesday under the auspices of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. The Waterloo Chamber of Commerce is one of a network of 160 community Chambers of Commerce and Board of Trade that make up the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. As part of this extensive network across the province, the Waterloo Chamber will play an active role in promoting and distributing information, brochures and registration forms on the Computerized Ontario Investâ€" COIN plays business matchmaker Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff Want to try you hand at playing the stock market, but afraid to risk the cash? If so, then Julie Redrup‘s new Waterâ€" loo company, Investment Simulations Inc., is something you should check into. Investment Simulations offers compuâ€" terized simulations of the actual process of trading on the stock market "so people can learn the mechanics of investing, not just the theory," without the personal financial risk explained company president Redrup. ‘"You can explain what a wrench is to someone, but until they get it in their hand they really don‘t know what it can do. That‘s the philosophy this is based on."‘ Redrup explained that clients begin with a hypothetical amount of money, $15,000 to $75,000, to build a portfolio of stocks currently trading on the stock exchange. They will then issue buy and sell instructions as they wish, thereby trading is based on daily closing prices of the exchange. Commission fees, interest payments and dividends will be reflected in their portfolio, just as in the real market. Clients receive a weekly activity summary and portfolio report comparing their performance to the TSE 300 composite index, as well as confirmation of trading within 24 hours. Investment Simulations offers mechanics of market ‘People have said, ‘isn‘t it just a gameâ€"â€"you can‘t learn on a game.‘ They forget that simulations are used in a lot of different cases for training,"" she said. Gambling He Enjoys His Genuine Laâ€"Zâ€"Boy Rocker Recliner. So should you. = 46 King St. N., Waterioo 1« Serving You For 28 Years 886â€"2040. Free Parking Front and Rear ALAN RIGBY‘S LAâ€"Zâ€"BOY GALLERY GRANT LOUGHRAN is a tire specialist But When Work is Over "For someone who has never done any investing, this should be seen as a selfâ€"contained courseâ€"they learn what the market is, how to read the financial press, the language of the market and how dividends affect share prices. If you‘ve already taken a course but haven‘t done it because investing seems too risky, this gives you the handsâ€"on experience of trading." Redrup, a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University‘s school of business, moâ€" delled her service on a similar program offered by WLU for high school students. "I was manager of the student stock market game for two yearsâ€"while I was there a lot of people contacted me, who weren‘t in high school and said they‘d like to do something similar. I realized there was a good market out there." She left the university last year to establish her own business, which she launched in August. Initially a computer was required to participate in Investment Simulations programs, however Redrup has develâ€" oped a new telephone service for those without a microcomputer. Participants phone in their trading information and receive reports by electronic mail, delivered through the regular postal service. Investment Simulations‘ first "Originally we designed this for Yupâ€" pies, young professionals who want to have a greater say in their own financial future, but we‘re finding there are a lot more people out there interested in investing,"" she said. "Research shows that small and emerging businesses, particularly in smaller centres, often have extreme difficulty finding sources of equity capital," said Bernard R. Wilson, president of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. ment Network (COIN). ‘ COIN is Canada‘s first centralized "matchmaking" service for investors and entrepreneurs. _____ _ "‘There are large pools of venture capital in Canada, but there has never been an effective way of funnelling these funds to businesses in need of such support," said Wilson, a senior partner in the accounting firm of Price 2 cups sugar 1 cup water 1 bottle "Irish Eyes®" Extract * 1 tablespoon finishing formula * 2 cups vodka Dissolve the sugar in the water and vodka in a saucepan over low heat. 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