April 2008 NPD Software Futures IPO schedule

We will be launching IPOs for April 2008 NPD Futures on Wednesday.

NPD Futures debut in two-phase IPOs. IPO Phase 1 is a 48 hour period of trading without automated market making to determine the IPO Phase 2 price. Advanced trading mode is required to place orders in IPO Phase 1. After IPO Phase 1, the futures contracts will enter IPO Phase 2 in which the bid and ask prices will be fixed all day.

Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword (DS) was submitted by ddiinn. Battle of the Bands (Wii) was submitted by Dizinger and gray_160.

• April NPD Futures

  IPO Phase 1	IPO Phase 2	Title	Platform	Company	Release Date
  3/5	3/7	Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6: Vegas 2	Xbox 360	UBI	3/11
  3/6	3/8	Super Smash Bros Brawl	Wii	NTDOY	3/9
  3/7	3/9	Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword	DS	Tecmo	3/25
  3/8	3/10	God of War: Chains of Olympus	PSP	SNE	3/4
  3/9	3/11	The World Ends With You	DS	Square Enix	4/22
  3/10	3/12	Supreme Commander	Xbox 360	Aspyr	4/8
  3/11	3/13	Gran Turismo Prologue	PS3	SNE	4/17
  3/12	3/14	Battle of the Bands	Wii	THQ	4/21
  3/13	3/15	Grand Theft Auto 4	Xbox 360	TTWO	4/29
  3/14	3/16	Grand Theft Auto 4	PS3	TTWO	4/29