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Traders Share Winnings With Their Favorite Charities: Participants in Fantasy Stock Market Donate a Percentage of Their Profits to Charities as Bi

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Business Wire EON) November 21, 2007 -- Months earlier, many of them were stuck, working at jobs that were mundane, wondering: "What if?"

Then they got their answer. BigSmarty WallStreet created a portal that was part social network, part fantasy stock market. What's more, the site offered free instruction on trading and gave them a vehicle for executing trades at no cost, but with plenty of upside.

Today, BigSmarty shells out more than $50,000 a month to hundreds of traders. Little wonder that the traders are in a grateful mood. And that's where BigSmarty Founder Doug Burdick comes in.

"We're all very appreciative of the opportunities we have been given," said Burdick. "We believe at BigSmarty we have an obligation to share our good fortune and provide a vehicle for our traders to give back to these worthwhile charities."

Among the many charities that BigSmarty makes available for donation to its customers are the American Cancer Society, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Habitat for Humanity, March of Dimes, Ronald McDonald House, Salvation Army and the United Way.

"It is a tremendous feeling to be able to trade stocks without any risk of losing my own money, and then give back some of the profits to charity," said trader Katy Belle.

As an Internet entrepreneur, Burdick created BigSmarty last year as a "newbie-friendly" stock exchange, where beginners could learn how to make winning stock trades. Adding to this value proposition, Burdick decided these traders should accumulate real cash in the process, all without risking or spending a single dime of their own money.

"Our goal is to become the ESPN of Wall Street, where we can discover the superstars of stock trading," says Douglas Burdick, CEO of BigSmarty. "We've combined the fame and fortune aspects of Fantasy Football, American Idol, MySpace and The World Poker Tour into one worldwide competition."

For more information about the company, visit www.bigsmarty.com.

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