Kirubakaran: Scoring
Investopedia takes into account the unused money too.
But when I calculate at the end of the competition to find out who the winner is, the following procedure will be followed:
If the maximum amount invested by a person out of the $1000 is $400 and the $400 invested becomes $350, his normalized value will be:
350/400*1000 = $875
Another example:
If the maximum amount invested by a person out of the $1000 is $990 and the $990 invested becomes $1700, his normalized value will be:
1700/990*1000 = $1717
It is the normalized value that we will use to determine the winner.