Contest Finals: Tang Tops List!

Good morning all. We have some info for you. The first Million Dollar Finals leader is Donald Tang who gained $73K on Mindray Medical. He's closely followed by Serge Amelyan with the same Mindray Medical trade. However, Serge used his remaining cash to buy 2 shares of CMGI at $2.44, which fell -2.46% Tuesday-- resulting in the $0.12 difference between him and Donald, and costing him the tie for first.

Here are some trends of  interest: 5 out of 20 went all-in on SINA Corp, selling out at a loss of $15,500 (1.5%) while 4 of 20 bought Jack in the Box betting on solid earnings when they report Wednesday.

Here's the leaderboard and stock action of each finalist:

#1 Donald Tang: $1,073,375.68 up $73,375.68 +7.34%.
Bought/Sold 40,096 shares of Mindray Medical International making him $73K on its 7.34% gain Tuesday. Bought 8,895 shares of Deere & Co. He is holding $104.68 in cash.

#2 Serge Amelyan: $1,073,375.56 up $73,375.56 +7.34%.
Bought / Sold 40,096 shares of Mindray Medical up 7.34% - Serge "surged" $73K ahead Tuesday on Mindray Medical up 7.34%. Bought / Sold 2 shares of CMGI at a loss of $0.12 separating him from the top spot.

#3 Joseph Dondero: $1,064,389.60 up $64,389.60 +6.44%.
Bought / Sold 97,560 shares of Hanarotelecom Inc. up +6.44% netting him $64K. Bought 85,151 shares of BioProgress.

#4 Stephen Luchko: $1,052,073.44 up $52,073.44 +5.21%.
Bought / Sold 27,847 shares of Agilent Tech up 5.21% on strong earnings netting him $52K.
Bought / Sold 1 share of Yamana Gold losing $0.45 or -3.29%.

#5 John Tepichin: $1,010,362.66 up $10,362.66 +1.04%.
Bought/Sold 172,711 shares of Actions Semiconductor making him $10K on its 1.04% gain Tuesday. Bought 8,574 shares of Honeywell. Bought 8,947 shares of American Standard Companies.

#6 Scott Cole: $1,005,943.54 up $5,943.54 +0.59%.
Bought/Sold 60,000 shares of Internet Initiative Japan making him $2,400.
Bought 13,629 shares/Sold 5,682 shares of Companhia De Saneamento Basico making him $1,477.32. Bought 8,588 shares of Stifel Financial Corp. Bought 15,000 shares of Acxiom Corp.

#7 Carl Altenburg: $1,001,311.31 up $1,311.31 +.13%.
Bought and held 18733 shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific making him $1,311.31.

#8 David Gibbons: $993,997.36 down $(6,002.64) -0.60%.
Bought / Sold 22,232 shares of Elbit Systems down -0.60% losing him $6K. Bought 8238 shares of Deere .

#9 James Kraber: $993,099.58 down $6,900.42 -0.69%.
Bought/Sold 4,834 shares of Agilent Technologies Inc. making him $9,039.58.Bought/Sold 17,400 shares of TJX Companies Inc. losing him $10,788. Bought/Sold 9,200 shares of Sina Corp. (SINA) losing him $5,152. Bought 9,000 shares of Jack in the Box Inc.
Bought 8,000 shares of Salesforce.com Inc.

#10 Ryan Stackman: $989,523.82 down $10,476.18 -1.05%.
Bought and Held 47,619 Shares of American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. . Ryan lost $10K with American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. which was down 1.05% Tuesday.

#11 Nancy Beaumont: $984,517.68 down $15,482.32 -1.55%.
Bought and Held 27,647 shares of Sina Corp. . Nancy lost $15K with Sina Corp. which was down 1.55 Tuesday.

#12 Mary Williams: $984,517.68 down $(15,482.32) -1.55%.
Bought / Sold 27,647 shares of SINA Corp down -1.55% costing her $15K. Bought 62,311 shares of ComVault Systems.  

#13 Steven Lee: $984,517.68 down $(15,482.32) -1.55%. Bought / Sold 27,647 shares of SINA Corp down -1.55% costing him $15K. Bought / Sold 1 shares of Macronix Intl. and broke even when it closed unchanged Tuesday. Bought 160084 shares of PCCW Limited .  

#14 Ban Tran: $984,517.68 down $(15,482.32) -1.55%. Bought / Sold 27,647 shares of SINACorp down -1.55% losing him $15K. Bought 13183 shares of Jack in the Box

#15 Greyson Masters: $980,128.21 down $19,871.79 -1.99%. Bought/Sold 33,681 shares of Interoil Corp. losing $20K on its 1.99% decline. Bought 51,261 shares of Venoco Inc.

#16 Barry Schoelch: $978,146.24 down $(21,853.76) -2.19%. Bought / Sold 35,248 shares of TJX Cos down -2.19% losing him $15K. Bought 13097 shares of Jack in the Box.

#17 Chuck Chow: $956,997.30 down $43,002.70 -4.30%. Bought/Sold 33,079 shares of Fortress Investment Group costing him $43K on its 4.3% decline. Bought 48,382 shares of Applied Materials.

#18 Shi Nisman: $906,307.66 down $(93,692.34) -9.37% (TIED for 18th with Vitaliy Khizder on the VSAT trade). Bought / Sold 29,463 shares of ViaSat down -9.37% costing him $94K. Bought 12136 shares of Jack in the Box.

#18 Vitaliy Khizder: 906,307.66 down $(93,692.34) -9.37% (TIED for 18th with Shi Nisman on the VSAT trade). Bought/Sold 29,463 shares of Viasat Inc. costing him $94K. Bought 57,361 shares of Commvault Systems Inc.

#20 Lina Kim: $904,150.90 down $95,849.10 -9.58%. Bought/Sold 11,370 shares of Kaiser Aluminum Corp. costing her $95K on its 9.58% decline. Bought 12,647 shares of Ctrip.com International.

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