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CSE Stockpools Cannabis Investment Challenge Successfully Concludes

This past summer, the Canadian Securities Exchange, in partnership with Stockpools, Lift Cannabis Expo, and Abattis Bioceuticals Corp. (CSE:ATT), successfully ran the first-ever CSE Stockpools Cannabis Investment Challenge.

This 11-week fantasy stock trading competition attracted over 1,000 participants from across North America and beyond who were each vying for the chance to win weekly cash prizes as well as the chance to win the grand prize, valued at $3,000.

The challenge helped investors understand more about the pool of companies in the competition; specifically, all of the companies that investors could choose from are CSE-listed companies involved in the cannabis sector. In total, there were 45 companies that investors could choose from in order to put together their fantasy portfolio.

In addition to some colourful usernames, weekly winners of the competition (listed below) posted some impressive gains, with the range of returns spanning from 0.28% in week 6 to 15.12% in week 4. The grand prize winner, John Terry from Rhode Island (USA), won the final three-week stretch with a gain of 13.21%.

As part of the competition, select CSE-listed companies also shared their unique insights and experiences on the shifting landscape facing public cannabis companies. Included below is a list of companies that shared their perspectives on the cannabis markets:

Rob Abanante, CEO of Abattis Bioceuticals Corp. (CSE:ATT), a lead sponsor of the challenge, shared his thoughts on challenge’s performance and had a few kind words to say about working with the CSE and Stockpools:

“We at Abattis Bioceuticals Inc. would like to first thank all of the participants in the CSE Cannabis Investment Challenge, as well as Lift Cannabis Expo, the Canadian Securities Exchange, and of course the other featured companies; I hope you all enjoyed participating as much as we did. After this success, we are looking forward to working with Stockpools and the CSE again on future contests. There is so much to learn about this diverse and volatile industry that is changing rapidly.  We wish to continue educating new investors through Stockpools’ unique platform and invite them to our website for more information. Thanks again everyone!”

This competition not only helped to highlight the cannabis sector, it also provided investors with a risk-free opportunity to learn more about investing online as well as about the diversity of companies in the cannabis space and the Canadian Securities Exchange. “Our partnership brought together a select group of CSE-listed companies in the Cannabis space,” explains Anil Mall, CEO of Stockpools, “and gave our global audience a unique opportunity to hone their trading skills on Stockpools’ risk-free educational platform.”

The focus of the CSE Stockpools Investment Challenge was to provide an educational opportunity as well as engage retail investors in the cannabis space, an objective the CSE is confident was met. “The initiative ended as a huge success in August with more participants than expected across the globe,” said Anna Serin, Director of Listings Development and challenge organizer. “The Canadian Securities exchange continues to work to engage the investment community in the small cap space, always striving to build more engaged and liquid markets for the benefit of its issuers.”

Thank you to our sponsors and to everyone who participated in the CSE Stockpools Investment Challenge. Congratulations to the following weekly winners:

Week 1 – michelrbrunet (1.58%) – Quebec, Canada

Week 2 – Krab – (4.26%) – Delta, BC

Week 3 – dancep (6.02%) – Ontario, Canada

Week 4 – arod (15.12%) – Ontario, Canada

Week 5 – Beausoleil (5.64%) – Quebec, Canada

Week 6 – Excelsior (0.28%) – Tennessee, US

Week 7 – chriscam (9.01%) – Has not sent in claim form yet

Week 8 – Tiekam (11.71%) – Kitchner, ON

Week 9-11 (Grand Finale) – Jt420money (13.21%) – Rhode Island, USA