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Tag Archives: simExchange Official
The simExchange on July video game sales
This is the fifth month the simExchange video game prediction market has traded contracts on console hardware and the second month, the simExchange has traded contracts on 10 software SKUs. Contracts are settled against the NPD Group’s monthly unit sales … Continue reading
Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Exchanges & Markets, Market Expiry, Market Prices & Probabilities
Tagged blog, console hardware, leading analyst, Michael Pachter, Microsoft, Nintendo, NPD Group, PS3, simExchange Official, software sales, Sony, USD, Wedbush Morgan
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The new market maker is here!
This article was originally written for traders on the simExchange video game prediction market yesterday to introduce the new market making technology that was rolled out early this morning. Many veterans have come to notice some problems with trading on … Continue reading
Accounting sales of digitally downloaded games
This post was originally written for users of the simExchange prediction market following the listing of a new video game product that is distributed both through traditional retail channels but also digital downloads. With the listing of LittleBigPlanet, the simExchange … Continue reading
Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Exchanges & Markets, Market Contract Statements, Market Expiry
Tagged Best Buy, blog, Microsoft, Nintendo, online distribution, online gaming stores, online sales, online store, online stores, PlayStation Network (PSN), retail, retail packaging, retail sales, simExchange Official, Sony Corp, video game product, Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA)
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A lesson in stock trading mechanics
A simExchange player (jayen) recently asked about how prices adjust in the real stock market compared to how trading on the simExchange works. This question came from a special event on April 26 following Ubisoft Entertainment’s earnings announcement. Ubisoft had … Continue reading
Next lesson: so the “futures†aren’t really futures
This post was originally written for users of the simExchange prediction market following the expiration of March 2007 futures, the first round of the new prediction product. So now you’ve got a taste of what futures contracts are like…shorter-term projections … Continue reading
An invitation to join the simExchange beta
The simExchange, a virtual video game stock exchange, is a new project to help gamers learn about upcoming video games and predict how well they will sell. Countless new games are on the horizon all the time and it is … Continue reading