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How-to: Company Pages
How to: Discovery
How-to: Portfolio Holdings
How to: Activity
How to: Leaderboard
How to: Performance
How to: Challenges
Portfolio Management 101
What is a Stock?
How to Choose a Stock
Active Trading vs Portfolio Management
How to start testing multiple strategies
What is Portfolio Management Strategy?
What is Diversification?
What is the Diversification Score?
How to Build a Basic ETF Portfolio
What are asset-classes?
What is Industry Exposure?
What is Geopolitical Exposure?
How to read impact on diversification
What is an ETF?
How to Choose ETFs
What is short selling?
What is a Bond?
What is an Option?
What is the Combined Score?
What is the Engagement Score?
Sharpe Ratio Challenge
Diversification Challenge
Market Basics Challenge
How do I measure performance?
What portfolio analytics are available?
How do I compare my portfolio to the benchmark?
What is Volatility?
What is Return?
What is Sharpe Ratio?
How to Improve Sharpe Ratio
How do I measure risk?
What are average excess returns?
What is a good Sharpe Ratio?
Credit-Suisse Recruitment Simulation
Preparing for recruitment
How to: use EquitySim to improve your recruitment potential
Showcasing your work on EquitySim
Designing a stand-out resume
Preparing for the S+T interview
STAR Structure for Behavioural Interview Questions
Interview Prep: Tell me about yourself
Interview Prep: Pitch me an Investment Idea
Interview Practice - Partner Exercise
Interview Prep: What to wear
White paper: Simulation-based hiring
Helping Fortune 500's hire diverse talent
Case Study: 2019 Credit-Suisse Results
2022 Credit-Suisse Challenge
2022 Financial Markets Campus Recruitment Insights
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How to: Discovery
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by Justin Ling
What is it for? To help you find the right investments for your strategy.

To access, click the TRADE button on the left-hand navigation. Then choose the type of investment you would like to explore.
Stocks

Click on the filters to narrow down your search.
- Industry: Company groups based on the type of products/services they provide.
- Country: Where the headquarters of the investment is located.
- Market Cap: How large the company is.
- Advanced: More filters, once you are familiar with the platform.
- Popular Stocks: The most popular stocks on EquitySim.
Example: Try filtering for medium-sized technology companies in Canada.
(Industry = Technology, Country = Canada, Market Cap = Mid)
To find out about the other types of investments check out these articles