National Leader Departure Markets: Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Venezuela
Friday, Jul 20, 2007
The Exchange has listed a number of contracts on the departure of various national leaders from their current positions. These can be found under Current Events -- National Leaders.
We have contracts listed on:
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Iran)
- Pervez Musharraf (Pakistan)
- Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe)
- Bertie Ahern (Republic of Ireland)
- Nouri al-Maliki (Iraq)
- Hugo Chavez (Venezuela)
A contract will settle (expire) at 100 ($10.00) if the named individual
departs from their current position, as noted in contract description,
before 11:59:59pm ET on the date specified in the contract.
The contract will settle (expire) at 0 ($0.00) if the named individual remains their current position at this time.
A departure includes (but is not limited to):
- Resignation
- Retirement
- Removal by electoral process (i.e. voted out of power in an election)
- Removal by coup d'etat
- Removal by constitutional process (e.g. impeachment)
These
contracts do not cover the death of the person named in the contract.
In the event of the named person's death before the expiry date of the
contract the contract will be unwound, all trades reversed and all
trading fees refunded
A resignation or retirement does not have
to result in the actual departure by the contract expiry date but
rather the announcement of the resignation or retirement must be made
and not rejected by that time/date.
A tendered resignation that is not accepted will cause the contract to expire at 0
A departure may be 'forced' or 'voluntary'.
Expiry will be based on official, public announcements as reported and verified in three independent and reliable media sources.
Due to the nature of this contract please also see Contract Rule 1.9 Unforeseen Circumstances.
The Exchange reserves the right to invoke Contract Rule 1.8 (Time Protection) if deemed appropriate.
Any changes to the result after the contract has expired will not be taken into account - Exchange Rule 1.4
Please
contact the exchange by emailing help@intrade.com if you have any
questions regarding this contract before you place a trade.