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Al Gore to formally announce his intention to run for US Presidency in 2008
Contract Symbol: GORE.RUNNING.2008
Category: Politics / 2008 US Election
Event: Who will announce a run for President in 2008?
Event time: May 30 - Dec 22
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Al Gore to formally announce his intention to run for US Presidency in 2008
Statistics
Currency: FT$
Open Price: 40.0
Life lo/hi: 0.5 - 80.0
Expiry Price: 0.0
Expiry Time: 11/4/08
Total Volume: 326512
Expiry Volume: 260587
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Contract Specifications
Tick Size 0.1 Contract Start Date May 31, 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.
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The expiry price is determined by the final result of the election as determined by the authorized Board of elections or similar regulatory body.
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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.