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Nearly 2.0 billion shares and $31 billion traded yesterday in CNBC's Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge.  Additionally, the top currency trader has made over $96 thousand since currency trading opened and yesterday, someone made $10K on a single currency bet.  Adding a few thousand dollars could make the difference in the contest leaderboard.  Check out Sue Herrera's currency tips here.

Contest Widely Helds:

  • Quicksilver [ZQK  Loading...      ()   ] joined the contest Most Actives today trading over 51M contest shares.

  • The most widely held stock today remains Sirius [SIRI  Loading...      ()   ], with over 1.8B shares held and 136M shares traded

  • Financials & Industrials each comprise 25% of the top widely helds

Sample of Top Trades in the Leaderboard: 

  • Collective Brands [PSS  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Wednesday before 4pET and held/sold on Thursday, you made 14.37%

  • Ulta Salon [ULTA  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Wednesday before 4pET and held/sold on Thursday, you made 7.35%

  • Comtech Telecom [CMTL  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Wednesday before 4pET and held/sold on Thursday, you made 8.72%

  • Lehman Brothers [LEH  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Wednesday before 4pET and held/sold on Thursday, you made 7.80%

  • Ambac Financial [ABK  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Wednesday before 4pET and held/sold on Thursday, you made 5.22%

  • Rosetta Resources [ROSE  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Wednesday before 4pET and held/sold on Thursday, you made 3.90%

Sample of Losing Trades from the Leaderboard: 

  • Blyth [BTH  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Wednesday before 4pET and held/sold on Thursday, you lost -13.50%

Bets being made for today (June 6):

  • Take-Two [TTWO  Loading...      ()   ]

  • National Semi [NSM  Loading...      ()   ]

  • Focus Media [FMCN  Loading...      ()   ]

  • Patni Computer [PTI  Loading...      ()   ]

  • Olympic Steel [ZEUS  Loading...      ()   ]

  • Silver Wheaton [SLW  Loading...      ()   ]

  • Stillwater Mining [SWC  Loading...      ()   ]

  • Cooper Cos [COO  Loading...      ()   ]