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How many of the following 12 Indices will close UP on Tuesday, May 5?

Settled as 3 - 5

Thanks again for the settlement info...trusting you to be accurate...and I'm confident that you are!

Only five closed up...six were down and one not traded...so the correct option is 3-5


N225 0 0 (closed)
HSI 16381.05 UP 16430.08
STI 2028.71 UP 2074.35
BSESN 12134.75 DOWN 12131.08
GDAXI 4902.45 DOWN 4853.03
FCHI 3237.97 DOWN 3225
MIBTEL 15630 DOWN 15543
FTSE 4243.22 (FRI) UP 4336.9
DJI 8426.74 DOWN 8410.65
GSPTSE 9870.37 UP 9880.72
MERV 1352.88 UP 1363.19
IXIC 1763.56 1754.12

from 12 indices, 1 not traded, 5 closed up, 6 closed down

(http://finance.yahoo.com/)

Background:

Background: This suspends after the Asian markets have closed, half an hour before the European markets do, and early in the Americas trading day.

Asia : Nikkei 225 (^N225), Hang Seng (^HSI), Straits Times (^STI) and BSE Sensex (^BSESN)
Europe: DAX (^GDAXI), CAC 40 (^FCHI), MIBTel (^MIBTEL) and FTSE 100 (^FTSE)
Americas: Dow Jones Industrial (^DJI), TSX (^GSPTSE), MerVal (^MERV), and NASDAQ (^IXIC)

The codes can be found/used at finance.yahoo.com

Initial odds set by approximating a gentle bell curve over the equal distribution for the 13 possible outcomes.

Credits to infernalmachine for the original question (http://www.hubdub.com/users/infernalmachine)

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source. Preferred source: finance.yahoo.com

Not settled until after all markets final reportings - ie 2:20 pm PST
If any index is not active because of holiday etc, then it does not count toward UP tally.

 
Forecast history %
0 - 2
15%
3 - 5
43%
6
24%
7 - 9
16%
10 - 12
2%
Settled as 3 - 5 on Wed 6th May 3:43pm PST

Suspend date: Tue 5th May 6:30am PST
Settlement date: Wed 6th May 3:43pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Tue 5th May 6:30am PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: 0 - 2: 20%, 3 - 5: 23%, 6: 14%, 7 - 9: 23%, 10 - 12: 20%

Action history:

Created Sat 2nd May 11:11am PST by kruijs[Power User]
Changed Suspend date Sat 2nd May 6:57pm PST by bayoubear[Admin]: was: "2009-05-05 12:00:00"
Suspended Tue 5th May 6:30am PST : Suspend date reached
Settlement requested Wed 6th May 4:41am PST by kruijs[Power User]: INDEX Mon. 4 Tue. 5
N225 0 0
HSI 16381.05 16430.08
STI 2028.71 2074.35
BSESN 12134.75 12131.08
GDAXI 4902.45 4853.03
FCHI 3237.97 3225
MIBTEL 15630 15543
FTSE 0 4336.9
DJI 8426.74 8410.65
GSPTSE 9870.37 9880.72
MERV 1352.88 1363.19
IXIC 1763.56 1754.12

from 12 indices, 1 not traded, 5 closed up, 6 closed down

(http://finance.yahoo.com/)
Settled as '3 - 5' Wed 6th May 3:43pm PST by bayoubear[Admin]: Thanks again for the settlement info...trusting you to be accurate...and I'm confident that you are!

Only five closed up...six were down and one not traded...so the correct option is 3-5


N225 0 0 (closed)
HSI 16381.05 UP 16430.08
STI 2028.71 UP 2074.35
BSESN 12134.75 DOWN 12131.08
GDAXI 4902.45 DOWN 4853.03
FCHI 3237.97 DOWN 3225
MIBTEL 15630 DOWN 15543
FTSE 4243.22 (FRI) UP 4336.9
DJI 8426.74 DOWN 8410.65
GSPTSE 9870.37 UP 9880.72
MERV 1352.88 UP 1363.19
IXIC 1763.56 1754.12

from 12 indices, 1 not traded, 5 closed up, 6 closed down

(http://finance.yahoo.com/)

Suspend date: Tue 5th May 6:30am PST
Settlement date: Wed 6th May 3:43pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Tue 5th May 6:30am PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled details

 

Predictions (105)

28 weeks ago
barcher predicted 6 (H$20 at 23%)
28 weeks ago
galad predicted 6 (H$20 at 20%)
28 weeks ago
jonica predicted 3 - 5 (H$20 at 39%)
28 weeks ago
sliq50 predicted 3 - 5 (H$20 at 39%)
28 weeks ago
swamee predicted 3 - 5 (H$20 at 39%)

Comments (3)

  2 bayoubear[Admin]
One this one too...someone, either the creator or other players need to help with settlement...
posted 28 weeks ago
  3 kruijs[Power User]
The today's settling option has 29%, therefor today's score is

S = (5/4) * 43 - 25 = 28.75

two day average is: 20.00
(way to go, guys!)
posted 28 weeks ago

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