April 2010 Monthly Sales Futures

April Monthly Sales Futures for hardware and software are making their debut Sunday.

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.

• April Console Futures

  IPO Date	Title	Company	IPO Price
  3/21	Xbox 360	Microsoft	40 DKP
  3/21	PLAYSTATION 3	Sony	35 DKP
  3/21	Wii	Nintendo	42 DKP
  3/22	Nintendo DS	Nintendo	55 DKP
  3/22	PlayStation Portable	Sony	12 DKP
  3/22	Total Software Sales	ALL	70 DKP

• April Monthly Sales Futures

  IPO Date	Title	Platform	Company	MSF IPO Price	GLS IPO Price
  3/21	Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction	Xbox 360	Ubisoft	35 DKP	N/A
  3/22	Quantum Theory	PS3	Tecmo	15 DKP	N/A
  3/23	Monster Hunter Tri	Wii	Capcom	15 DKP	N/A
  3/24	2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa	Xbox 360	Electronic Arts	15 DKP	N/A
  3/25	Final Fantasy XIII	PS3	Square Enix	30 DKP	N/A
  3/25	Final Fantasy XIII	Xbox 360	Square Enix	20 DKP	N/A
  3/25	Battlefield: Bad Company 2	Xbox 360	Electronic Arts	20 DKP	N/A
  3/26	New Super Mario Bros Wii	Wii	Nintendo	40 DKP	N/A
  3/26	Wii Sports Resort	Wii	Nintendo	30 DKP	N/A
  3/26	God of War III	PS3	Sony	30 DKP	N/A