Nearly 1.5 billion shares and $24 billion traded on yesterday in CNBC's Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge.  The top currency trader has more than doubled his money making over $156 thousand since currency trading opened.  Many of our overall and weekly leader contender have made more than $40 thousand dollars in currency trading which is helping keep them on the Leaderboard.  Check out Sue Herrera's currency tips here and for daily currency updates, go to http://www.cnbc.com/id/22618039.

Contest Widely Helds and Actives:

• Ford [F  Loading...      ()   ] Moved up in the ranks with over 340M shares held after Kirk Kerkorian's tender offer for 20 million Ford (F) shares

• Washington Mutual [WM  Loading...      ()   ] traded over 54M shares today bouncing back after Monday’s 17% loss

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

Sample of Top Trades in the Leaderboard:  All about coal plays

• Washington Mutual [WM  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you made 6.88%

• Clayton Williams Energy [CWEI  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you made 4.87%

• Pall Corp [PLL  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you made 4.77%

Sample of Losing Trades from the Leaderboard: 

• Ambac Financial Group [ABK  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you lost -11.37%

• Continental Resources [CLR  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you lost -6.28%

• USEC Inc [USU  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you lost -6.03%

• CONSOL Energy [CNX  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you lost -5.64%

Bets for today (June 11):

• Korn Ferry (KFY)[KFY  Loading...      ()   ]

• Rosetta Resources (ROSE)[ROSE  Loading...      ()   ]

• Continental Resources (CLR)[CLR  Loading...      ()   ]

• Alpha Natural Resources (ANR)[ANR  Loading...      ()   ]

• Massey Energy (MEE)[MEE  Loading...      ()   ]

• Patriot Coal (PCX)[PCX  Loading...      ()   ]

• Quality Systems (QSII)[QSII  Loading...      ()   ]

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