July 2010 Monthly Sales Futures

July 2010 Monthly Sales Futures for hardware and software are making their tomorrow.

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. If the sales number for the #10 title is not available, there is risk the future will be rolled back!

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 being trading as normal at some random hour of the day. All players are limited to 250,000 DKP positions in the IPO phase.

• July Console Futures

  IPO Date	Title	Company	IPO Price
  7/21	Xbox 360	Microsoft	35 DKP
  7/21	PLAYSTATION 3	Sony	30 DKP
  7/21	Wii	Nintendo	40 DKP
  7/22	Nintendo DS	Nintendo	45 DKP
  7/22	PlayStation Portable	Sony	10 DKP
  7/22	Total Software Sales	ALL	55 DKP

• July Monthly Sales Futures

  IPO Date	Title	Platform	Company	MSF IPO Price	GLS IPO Price
  7/23	NCAA Football 11	Xbox 360	Electronic Arts	40 DKP	N/A
  7/23	NCAA Football 11	PS3	Electronic Arts	30 DKP	N/A
  7/24	Crackdown 2	Xbox 360	Microsoft	50 DKP	N/A
  7/25	Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies	DS	Square Enix	25 DKP	N/A