LOCK, STOCK & TRADE 2006

What is Lock, Stock & Trade?

Lock, Stock & Trade (LST) is a mock IPO event where the investors (student audience) invest in the real life companies profiled by MBA students from SP Jain Institute of Management

This year, the event has been scheduled to be held on January 4th, 2007 at The Leela, Mumbai

At this one-day event, the SPJIMR student teams representing the entrepreneurs and investment bankers present carefully selected real life private company profiles to the audience. These companies are open for evaluation and trading by the audience who acting as investors, mock 'invest' in shares of their choice. The stocks are allotted through bidding and the ultimate stock prices are determined by the market forces. At the end of the day the winning 'investors' are those with highest value portfolios and the winning 'company' is that which has the highest market capitalization. The game provides opportunity for many a player to bid, trade and build their portfolio, and experience…the Dalal Street excitement!

LST had an immensely successful debut in 2004 with Kiran Mazumdar Shaw as the keynote speaker, and a hugely successful event in 2005 too.

Some of the highlights of the LST 2005 were:

• Key note address by Subroto Bagchi, Co-founder and COO, MindTree Consulting
  
• Panel on "From Idea to IPO: The Entrepreneur's Progress" discussed by eminent entrepreneurs and financiers including:
  - Shravan Shroff, MD, Shringar Cinemas Ltd.,
  - Pravin Gandhi, Partner, Infinity Ventures
  - Devendra Saharia, Co-founder & President Ajuba International (health care BPO)
  - Vijay Chandok, Country Head, Small Enterprise Group, ICICI Bank
  
• Company presentations by 18 real life companies
  
• 500 excited people including students, entrepreneurs, faculty and professionals attended the event, played the IPO game and networked.

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How can you participate?

You need to participate in the "Business Idea competition" to be a part of LST. You are expected to conceive an idea for new business and explain in not more than 200 words about why you think it can be turned in to a sustainable business venture.
Please note that a detailed business model for e.g. the financial, operational or marketing aspects of the idea are not expected to be a part of the abstract.

The entries will be evaluated by an expert team of SPJIMR faculty and entrepreneurs. The selected participants will be extended an invitation to participate in LST, 06.

In case you are interested