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Intrade Reports

Contract Volatility

Wed May 16 10:30:17 +0000 2012

contract id	contract symbol	yesterday close	today close
761006	OREGON.MARGIN.60%+	15.00	95.30
749690	REP.VP.2012.BLOOMBERG	0.10	0.30
759552	OREGON.MARGIN.50%+	45.00	99.90
654836	2012.REP.NOM.GINGRICH	0.10	0.20
743484	2012.PRES.OTHER	0.10	0.20
753460	REP.VP.2012.HEINEMAN	0.10	0.20
743556	REP.VP.2012.PALIN	0.10	0.20
743565	REP.VP.2012.BACHMANN	0.10	0.20
746309	REP.VP.2012.HUNTSMAN	0.10	0.20
754313	REP.VP.2012.WATTS	0.10	0.20
743562	REP.VP.2012.GINGRICH	0.10	0.20
758556	TEXAS.2nd.SANTORUM	15.00	25.00
761060	AVENGERS.23JUL.DOM.$675m+	14.00	8.00
755933	PRES-CONGRESS.OTHER	1.50	0.80
758193	IDOL.2012.COLTON	0.20	0.10
750393	REP.VP.2012.WEST	0.20	0.10
758555	TEXAS.2nd.ROMNEY	4.00	2.00
757258	MEX.PRES.2012:MOTA	15.00	5.50
755571	DJIA.DEC12.>14500	14.90	5.10
761059	AVENGERS.23JUL.DOM.$650m+	34.00	10.00
754566	REP.PRES+REP.SEN+DEM.HOUSE	3.90	1.00
743138	2012.DEM.NOM.OTHER	0.50	0.10
754586	REP.PRES+DEM.SEN+DEM.HOUSE	2.70	0.50
759496	CALIFORNIA.PAUL	2.00	0.30

This report shows the contracts that have the greatest percentage change in the last 24 hours. The percentage change is calculated by using the difference in closing prices divided by the previous days closing price.
i.e. % change = 100 * (yesterday_close - previous close)/previous_close

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