02/21/2014 19:19mayank

I love the graph!

   02/14/2014 20:47cici

krujis, so much smarter than i am; i hadn't even thought of that!

   02/14/2014 20:24kruijs

well, such cases can happen all the time. often, the outcome of a question becomes known long before a question suspends. while one can't prevent people selling stakes on wrong outcomes, settling the question on an earlier date will void any predictions made after the outcome was known.

but, you're probably right, in this case the question should suspend earlier since we already know now when at last medals are going to be won.

   02/14/2014 19:54mayank

That is fine and seems to be in the interest of the traders but, the suspension time given is 02/24/2014 04:15 IST whereas the Games will be over latest by 02/24/2014 01:00 IST. In that case, one may bet a lot of money after the FINAL MEDAL TALLY is up for all to see. It'll be like an open-book examination!

   02/14/2014 19:42kruijs

same thing: should the question "who will win the formula 1 season 2014" suspend before the season? I don't think so - it should remain open until the winner is clear, which may last upto the last race. and even during that last race, if one or more drivers may win the championship, the question should remain open.

if some of the options in the question render impossible, these options can be deactivated.

   02/14/2014 19:40kruijs

@cici, @mayank, the intention of this game is to allow trading as long as all outcomes remain possible - even during the event. this is why you may make predictions even during trading hours of the dow jones. players don't like their money tied up in questions which remain suspended for weeks before the outcome.

   02/14/2014 19:22cici

once the winners start you have a pretty good lead. it should have been suspended before the games started, not after the winner started getting a lead.

   02/14/2014 18:55kruijs

isn't suspension on Feb 23rd too late than?

   02/14/2014 18:15mayank

...given the Olympics conclude on Feb 24th!

   02/14/2014 04:25mayank

Isn't the suspension time a bit too late?

   02/06/2014 20:54cici predicted Germany

almost last time, maybe this time.