How many points did your team produce this week? Did you pick the right captain? Is it time to transfer that expensive, misfiring striker? If you play Fantasy Soccer you have probably asked yourself similar questions, but what you may not know is that managing a Fantasy team and managing an investment portfolio have more in common than you might think. At least they should be if you plan to win.
Fantasy Soccer?
A Fantasy Soccer player (a ‘manager’) assembles a squad of players with the goal of earning points from their performances in league games. Managers are given a set transfer budget at the beginning of the season with which to build a 15-player squad. The price of players fluctuates based on demand and player trading is an option throughout the season.
Each week managers must choose an 11-player team from their 15-player squad as their active point-earning players. Players outside the 11-player team do not earn points for the manager. Players are awarded or deducted points based on individual actions in their respective matches. As an example, suppose that in this week’s Chelsea match Frank Lampard scores Continue reading
