Nearly 1.5 billion shares and $23 billion traded on yesterday in CNBC's Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge.  The top currency trader has more than doubled his money making over $150 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:

• AMBAC Financial [ABK  Loading...      ()   ] moved into the 4^th most widely held in the contest with 542M shares held

• 99 Cent Only Stores [NDN  Loading...      ()   ] made its debut on the contest most active list for the first time with 48M shares traded.

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

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

• James River Coal [JRCC  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on Wednesday, you made 8.71%

• Agrium [AGU  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on Wednesday, you made 8.65%

• Goodrich Petroleum [GDP  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on Wednesday, you made 5.52%

Sample of Losing Trades from the Leaderboard: 

• United Airlines [UAUA  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on Wednesday, you lost -12.48%

• American Airlines [AMR  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on Wednesday, you lost -9.51%

• Quality Systems [QSII  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on Wednesday, you lost -9.46%

Bets for today (June 12):

• Massey Energy [MEE  Loading...      ()   ]
• Patriot Coal [PCX  Loading...      ()   ]
• International Coal Group [ICO  Loading...      ()   ]

• Arch Coal [ACI  Loading...      ()   ]

• Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile [SQM  Loading...      ()   ]
• Alpha Natural Resources [ANR  Loading...      ()   ]
• The Mosaic [MOS  Loading...      ()   ]
• Walter Industries [WLT  Loading...      ()   ]

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