Monday, Apr 27, 2009
Intrade has now listed a market on how cases of the A/H1N1 Swine Flu will be confirmed in the United States.
This market can be found under Current Events -- Swine Flu.
Contract Rules:
This market is for the number of cases of A/H1N1 Swine Flu confirmed in the United States before midnight ET on the date specified in the contract.
A contract will settle (expire) at 100 ($10.00) if the number of confirmed cases is equal to or greater than the number specified in the contract.
A contract will settle (expire) at 0 ($0.00) if the number of confirmed cases is less than the number specified in the contract.
Expiry will be based on the number of cases of A/H1N1 Swine Flu confirmed in the United States, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Their figures are detailed HERE. The figures as published at the time of expiry will be used to expire this market.
Due to the nature of this contract please also see Contract Rule 1.7 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.