March 2010 Monthly Sales Futures IPO

March Monthly Sales Futures for hardware and software are making their debut Saturday.

Please remember, we have tweaked the IPO system so that when IPOs close and begin normal trading, they will do so at a random hour of the day. This change was made to address complaints by many players that people who are able to access the web site exactly at 11AM Pacific time have an unfair advantage. This should also reduce the orders for the stock at the moment the IPO is released for normal trading.

Also remember, for Monthly Software Futures of games that do not finish in NPD Group's Top 10, the game will cash out at the sales of the #10 title.

What is an IPO? This is when a stock first appears for trading. On the simExchange, you will be able to buy or short sell the Futures and GLS stock at a fixed price for 48 hours. This allows all players equal access to the IPO regardless of the time they log on. After 48 hours, the futures will trade as normal. All players are limited to 250,000 DKP positions in the IPO phase.

Yakuza 3 (PS3) was suggested by ixaarii.

• March Console Futures

  IPO Date	Title	Company	IPO Price
  2/27	Xbox 360	Microsoft	30 DKP
  2/27	PLAYSTATION 3	Sony	25 DKP
  2/27	Wii	Nintendo	50 DKP
  2/28	Nintendo DS	Nintendo	45 DKP
  2/28	PlayStation Portable	Sony	12 DKP
  2/28	Total Software Sales	ALL	65 DKP

• March Monthly Sales Futures

  IPO Date	Title	Platform	Company	MSF IPO Price	GLS IPO Price
  2/27	Battlefield: Bad Company 2	PS3	Electronic Arts	20 DKP	N/A
  2/27	Battlefield: Bad Company 2	Xbox 360	Electronic Arts	20 DKP	N/A
  2/28	Final Fantasy XIII	PS3	Square Enix	100 DKP	N/A
  2/28	Final Fantasy XIII	Xbox 360	Square Enix	50 DKP	N/A
  3/1	Yakuza 3	Xbox 360	Sega	15 DKP	70 DKP
  3/2	God of War III	PS3	Sony	100 DKP	N/A
  3/3	Red Steel 2	Wii	Ubisoft	12 DKP	N/A
  3/4	New Super Mario Bros Wii	Wii	Nintendo	35 DKP	N/A
  3/4	Wii Sports Resort	Wii	Nintendo	25 DKP	N/A
  3/4	BioShock 2	Xbox 360	Take Two	20 DKP	N/A