May 2008 Monthly Sales Futures IPO schedule

The NPD Group has cut down the number of games we can list as Monthly Sales Futures. We can only list 5 games that will most likely appear in the Top 10.

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.

• April NPD Futures

  IPO Phase 1	IPO Phase 2	Title	Platform	Company	Release Date
  5/2	5/4	Grand Theft Auto 4	Xbox 360	TTWO	4/29
  5/2	5/4	Grand Theft Auto 4	PS3	TTWO	4/29
  5/3	5/5	Super Smash Bros Brawl	Wii	NTDOY	3/9
  5/3	5/5	Mario Kart	Wii	NTDOY	4/27
  5/4	5/6	Wii Fit	Wii	NTDOY	5/19