IF FAQ Edit Wizard

Title:

Log message (reason for the change):

Please provide the following information for logging purposes:

Name:
Email:
Password:

Click this button to preview your changes.

2.5. Will trading ever be halted in a claim before it is ready to be settled?

Yes, although this probably won't happen frequently. I want people to be rewarded for making good predictions, not for being the fastest to react to news. If I know in advance that news likely to affect a claim price significantly is scheduled for a definite time, I will halt trading in that claim at least an hour before the news is expected (possibly as early as 24 hours before the news), and wait at least an hour after the news is released (assuming it is released as scheduled) before reopening trading (or, if the news warrants judging the claim, it will be judged without further trading).

Claims in which trading has been halted will normally have an entry in the "comments" field (available on the claim description page) giving a reason for the halt and an estimated of when trading will resume.

Suspending trading upon unexpected news would be a nice feature, but the effort required to do it promptly enough to be of much value appears prohibitive for the forseeable future.

The U.S. Idea Futures Market / IF FAQ Wizard 1.0.4 / Feedback to pcm
(times: user 0.05, sys 0.02, ch-user 0, ch-sys 0, real 0.07)