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Michael Bloomberg to announce 2008 Presidential bid as Independent candidate
Contract Symbol: BLOOMBERG.08.INDEPENDENT
Category: Politics / 2008 US Election
Event: Michael Bloomberg to run as Independent
Event time: May 21 - Dec 22
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Michael Bloomberg to announce 2008 Presidential bid as Independent candidate
Statistics
Currency: FT$
Open Price: 30.0
Life lo/hi: 0.3 - 70.0
Expiry Price: 0.0
Expiry Time: 11/4/08
Total Volume: 386799
Expiry Volume: 206819
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Contract Specifications
Tick Size 0.1 Contract Start Date May 22, 2007
Tick Value FT$ 0.01 Contract Expiry Date Nov 4, 2008
USD per Point 0.10 Contract Type PIX
Min Contract Price 0.0 Max Contract Price 100.0
Contract Fees per a lot
Trading Fee FT$0.05 Expiry Fee FT$0.00 on all out of the money positions
Trading Fees at price extremes
(0 - 5 and 95 - 100)
FT$0.03 FT$0.10 on all in-the-money positions
Margin Specifications
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Min Margin Price 0.0 Ticks Margin Up 0.0 Ticks
Max Margin Price 100.0 Ticks Margin Down 0.0 Ticks
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0-100 Candidate/Political Party A wins: The expiry will be 100 if Candidate A wins the specified election/nomination and 0 if he/she does not.
The Result:
The expiry price is determined by the final result of the election as determined by the authorized Board of elections or similar regulatory body.
For Political Party contracts any tie will be broken by the authorized Legislative procedures that are used to break ties.
Postponement:
If the election is postponed until another date, the contract expiration date will be moved according. Similarly if the final count is delayed the contracts will remain open until the result from the final count is officially declared.