No bottom's in sight. Worse, none of your old trading strategies seem to work anymore. Try out some of the many trading contests available free on the Web. The Game , run by portal site CNET , is typical of the online trading contests you'll find. Your trades are recorded via an online portfolio.
New games start the first of each month.
The player with the best-performing portfolio each month receives a PalmPilot. Part of the fun of playing an investment game is comparing your results with those of other players. During CNET's September Game, the top 50 entrants had all chalked up double-digit returns. Not bad, given the market's dismal performance last month. And those results look even better considering CNET's game only allows you to go long.