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General Questions
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Cenimar
9 Mar 2006
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This is the perfect place for you to ask general questions about Cenimar. If you would prefer a non-public forum then just send us an email at support@cenimar.com.
If your question is about a specific country then go to the country page at Cenimar and ask your question there.
If your question is about a type of data then go to the trend or rank pages for that data and ask your question on the form on that page.
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Cenimar
9 Mar 2006
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Note that, when someone replies to your forum entry, you do not receive a reply via email. You must revisit the Cenimar page that contains your question if you want to see the replies.
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Cenimar
9 Mar 2006
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If you want to start a new question or a new discussion then just find the appropriate What's Going On! form and ask your question.
However, if you want to reply to an existing question or discussion thread, then click on the quill icon at the left of the original question or thread. A new form will then appear and you'll be able to use that form to add your statement onto that existing thread.
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Cenimar
9 Mar 2006
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How is it that some forum entries contain HTML (e.g. bold characters, color, and hyperlinks) but I'm not allowed to enter HTML in my forum entries?
Answer: only special Cenimar administrators are allowed to add HTML to forum entries.
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Cenimar
9 Mar 2006
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Note that a Cenimar administrator may sometimes add color or hyperlinks to a forum entry submitted by a regular member. The admin user might do that if they thought that the entry was important and required special emphasis.
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Freyaschild
11 May 2006
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what is a limit order?
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Deymond
11 May 2006
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A limit order allows you to set your own price. A limit buy at $2.00 means you'll pay no more than $2 for the option in question, whereas a limit sell means you'll receive at least $2.
You can use a limit order if you really want to buy/sell an option but you want to protect yourself from price fluctuations (i.e., you think an option is a great value at the current price of $2.50, but you don't want to get stuck buying shares at $4).
You can also use a limit order to take advantage of those fluctuations (you may feel that your stock is worth $4, well above the current price of $2.50, but if somebody is willing to pay $6 you'd certainly be willing to part with it).
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Agent White
24 May 2006
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are we allowed to have multiple accounts?
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Cenimar
24 May 2006
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Certain aspects related to the use of multiple accounts may result in automatic suspension if it looks like illegal trading.
If an account gets suspended please contact Cenimar by email (at support@cenimar.com) for more information.
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Deymond
28 May 2006
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I'd like to see the opinions of other traders, but I'm not comfortable with the idea of one person using multiple accounts. Considering the fact that participants are given free I$ from Cenimar and the fact that we are all competing for a limited amount of I$ (seeing as there is no currency exchange as of yet), even the slightest effort to lose money from one account in the direction of another provides the trader with an advantage.
Furthermore, there are probably an infinite number of strategies that could be used to create some advantage or another, many of which might not be recognized as illegal trading (such as perhaps implementing a strategy to entice other traders to tie up their funds in certain contracts).
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Cenimar
28 May 2006
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We are not at all happy with the idea of multiple accounts either. We have automatically suspended many accounts in what appeard to be trading between multiple accounts. We have a 'shoot first, ask questions later' policy with that regard. We have allowed some of these accounts to be reopened when the traders agreed to a balance adjustment to undo the suspect trades. Some cases were probably accidental. Others were clear violations.
We continue to believe that one of the best defenses against illegal trading is a high volume market. So, get your friends on board!
PS: look for at least a limited form of the Currency Exchange within the next two weeks. (It will be released in a way that makes it almost impossible to significantly affect contest results.)
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agent 17608
25 May 2006
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Is there a page that I can find my own standing compared to others? I see that there is one for the leaders.
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Deymond
25 May 2006
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Under both the 'My Account' button and the 'Prediction Market' button there are selections for 'My Stock Portfolio.' At the bottom of this page it will show you your Total Cash + Portfolio value, which is the same value used on the leaderboard.
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agent 19403
2 Jun 2006
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If i wanted to switch my e-mail adress to which my information was sent, how would i go about doing so?
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Cenimar
2 Jun 2006
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I'm sorry, we don't support that yet. If you want to stop trade emails you can use the email prefs under My Account, Email Preferences.
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Next JP Morgan
6 Jun 2006
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How do you contact or see others portfolio?
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The Wind Adept
6 Jun 2006
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The only way to contact someone is through e-mail or publicly through the forums. However, I would like to see all traders show their individual portfolios. There has to be a specific amount of trust between all traders on the Market.
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The Wind Adept
6 Jun 2006
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I was wondering on Cenimar's opinions on what happened with the three Oil Consumption contracts ending on June 1. How was someone able to figure out the info for the answers? Each of the correct values jumped incredibly over a few hours. Is the USEIA site monitored by Cenimar so that when the data was released, the contract would be suspended right when the info was released? Just a couple of questions, that's all.
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Cenimar
7 Jun 2006
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We don't receive notification from the EIA (or any other data source) when new data is available. We need to check their web site on a regular basis.
I think it's fair to say that some resourceful trader did get the data, perform Cenimar equivalent 'per family' computations and trade on that knowledge before we closed the contracts.
Since the data was available to everyone we don't necessarily feel that the trader had an unfair advantage. But we are certainly torn on the issue of closing contracts early.
We always advise caution for anyone trading close to the end of a Contract since it is always possible that someone can get the answer before you. If in doubt, cancel all your trade orders near the end of the contract. Or, at least keep the quantities small.
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BIGC4UNC
7 Jun 2006
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I personally found some info on another website. Wont give name of course or even say how I found it, but it wasnt extremely difficult. I just had to do the calculations. Nice little I$500 jump in the standings heh.
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Tenba
7 Jun 2006
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It appears you cannot initiate short positions. Is this correct? And why was Cenimar set up this way? Short sellers would add efficiency to the markets.
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Deymond
7 Jun 2006
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Short selling would create unwanted volatility. Currently this market doesn't have the volume to absorb that volatility.
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Bigplans47
9 Jun 2006
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Hi Deymond, based on your forum entries, it would seem you prefer a highly competitive market. Why do you not support shorts? The NBA playoff contract is getting over 3000 trades a day, volatility keeps markets active and opportunities open.
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Deymond
10 Jun 2006
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The only thing I have against volatility in this market is that too much of it will drive traders away, which is bad for all of us. If someone signs up for a new account and quickly loses all their I$ to a 'bear raid' or other circumstance, they are not likely to come back.
A more fluid market would reduce this risk, so hopefully the currency exchange will help in this regard.
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The Wind Adept
10 Jun 2006
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I also agree with Deymond; short-selling would only mess up new and inexperienced traders. When I started, I tried to buy an Option at Market, the ask was something around I$4.00, and I ended up buying them at I$8.25. I was so mad I almost gave up on it. I know its not exactly the same example, but it kinda gives the same effect.
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Tenba
7 Jun 2006
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Why does Cenimar not provide deeper detail on markets? Such as number of contracts at various bid and ask levels? Will this change?
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Cenimar
8 Jun 2006
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Cenimar is still evolving. We have added that feature to the Currency Exchange (for sell orders). But not yet on the Prediction market.
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andreidude
15 Jun 2006
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What does the purple color coding of a price mean in the market maker view?
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Cenimar
15 Jun 2006
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It is simply designed to say this option is particulqrly expensive and deserves some interest. The cutoff is I$6. Above that level the Option is a candidate for a split.
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agent 21331
17 Jun 2006
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If I place a sell order specifying a higher price than market dictates, but then I cancel it. Do I lose those shares?
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The Wind Adept
18 Jun 2006
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No, you only lose shares when the trade is actually executed. There is no loss of shares by attempting to sell them.
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andreidude
26 Jun 2006
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I find it helpful that I receive emails telling me when trades are filled. To some extent expired order emails are useful, but I don't want them. And I find it completely unhelpful when I receive emails about orders that I have canceled. Under 'Email Preferences', can Cenimar please disaggregate the email option and allow one to choose to receive emails for the three (or four, to also differentiate sales and purchases) separately?
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Cenimar
27 Jun 2006
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We understand that we need to enhance email options. This is on our 'to do' list.
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The Wind Adept
26 Jun 2006
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Cenimar, would you be willing to change the Market Capital column on the Available Contracts page to show the number of Bundles that have been bought, or change the number from a last price view to a Est. Price, so I can tell how many I can buy without having to place an order and then cancel it.
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Cenimar
30 Jun 2006
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I'll note your request. But there are no plans to make this change.
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wickld
1 Jul 2006
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I don't understand how the settlement ammount is decided.
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Cenimar
2 Jul 2006
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A contract settles when we have the 'correct' answer. At that point, only one Option in a Contract can be correct. Anyone who holds shares in the correct Option gets I$10.00 per share. Anyone who holds shares in incorrect Options for this Contract get I$0.00 per share. After the Contract settles it becomes inactive (closed) and all shares are gone (have been exchanged for I$).
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Cenimar
2 Jul 2006
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From today, all new Market Makers have their Portfolio publicly visible by default. All existing Market Maker Portfolios will be made visible in the next couple of days. Any Market maker who changes their profile to hide their Portfolio will lose their market maker privileges.
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Razmig
3 Jul 2006
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I know how many he had in 4 days because he posted it a while ago when he asked Cenimar to raise the qualifications for becoming a market maker.
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dap.pearson
5 Jul 2006
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Is it possible that I turn cenimar money into cash or money deposit the money into my account
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Cenimar
5 Jul 2006
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Yes, you can do either of those things. Look for the 'Currency Exchange' menu at the top of this and every page. When you hold your mouse over that menu you will see options to do the tasks you requested.
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agent 22301
5 Jul 2006
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How can i delete my account?
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Cenimar
5 Jul 2006
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Once you login to Cenimar, look for the 'My Account' menu at the top of the page. Select the 'Cancel Account' link and enter your password to confirm cancellation.
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Razmig
5 Jul 2006
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Also, why can only Cenimar admins add entries containing HTML?
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Cenimar
5 Jul 2006
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There are lots of reasons. One is that badly written html can easily 'break' a web page.
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Razmig
5 Jul 2006
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Can you give that privilege to some members who have shown their ability type correctly? It would be useful.
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Cenimar
6 Jul 2006
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Sorry, that's not an option we plan to provide in the immediate future.
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Razmig
5 Jul 2006
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Cenimar, do you know the ages of all of your members? If yes, can you please tell me how many people are over 18 and how many are over 17?
If that would violate your privacy agreements please tell me so.
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Cenimar
6 Jul 2006
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As you may remember from your registration process - the only personal fact we require from our members is their email address. So we don't know age ranges.
We (soon) plan to ask members to volunteer some personal information (like age) so that we can offer aggregate data to our advertisers. We will also offer advertisers the ability to advertise directly on selected pages on cenimar.com rather than (actually, in addition to) the normal Google ad process.
Until our own automated ad placement system is in place, any advertiser who would like to pay to place a text or image ad on the Forum of any one of our Contract pages is welcome to contact us by email at support@cenimar.com.
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The Wind Adept
6 Jul 2006
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I would change the target of the hyperlink on the homepage under the Currency Exchange table where it says Sell Intel Dollars to the Advanced Form for selling I$ instead of to the Simple Buy Form.
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Cenimar
7 Jul 2006
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I agree that many users will want to use the advanced form. However, we'll keep the simple form as the default in case the advanced form confuses beginners and puts them off from using the Exchange.
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Cenimar
7 Jul 2006
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Market Makers, please note: Market Makers (only) can now sell (dump) shares for I$0.00 using the normal Option trade form. The dump will occur even if no buy orders are open. This allows Market Makers to get rid of shares they consider worthless - so that they can minimize the effects of % holdings limits.
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Deymond
8 Jul 2006
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It should be noted, however, that there are still traders placing one cent buy orders on obviously worthless shares, for reasons yet unknown.
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Razmig
8 Jul 2006
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They're probably waiting for an uneducated person to place an even higher buy order on those shares.
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Deymond
8 Jul 2006
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Anything is possible...but if someone actually thinks they are going to sell shares of 133:H (Spain) for more than I$0.01, they should stop to consider how many of those shares are already up for sale.
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Razmig
11 Jul 2006
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Cenimar, I was wondering if you could give people the option of reseting their accounts by erasing everything that they have done, dumping all of their stocks, and letting them start all over with $250.
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Cenimar
11 Jul 2006
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I'm curious why anyone would want to do that (unless they had lost all their money)? If they had lost their money, we'd prefer that they spend US$5 and replenish their supply of I$ on the Currency Exchange.
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Razmig
11 Jul 2006
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The problem with that is that people that lose their money are probably new to this website. I don't think that those people will be willing to spend real money yet.
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Deymond
11 Jul 2006
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That's an excellent point, Razmig. Not just regarding people who have lost their I$, but of anyone who might be a candidate to use the currency exchange. The people who find I$ most valuable (i.e., skilled traders who can put it to good use and make a profit from it) are much more likely to be restricted from purchasing I$ on the exchange.
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agent 23205
26 Jul 2006
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How do I cancel my account with you guys? Thanks Megan
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Deymond
27 Jul 2006
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Under the 'My Account' tab, there is a selection for 'Cancel Account.'
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agent 73189
27 Jul 2006
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What is the use of the portfolio value if it doesnt effect your intel value? What is portfolio value?
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The Wind Adept
27 Jul 2006
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Portfolio value is the value (using the Last Price of each Option you own) of all of the shares of all of the Options that you own. So, if you were to sell all of your Options at the last price that they were traded at, that is how much money you would receive.
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BIGC4UNC
28 Jul 2006
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Cenimar, is there any chance we can get a column or maybe make volume a link to a page where we can see when the last trade was made for a particular option? Reason I ask is now that we can dump any unwanted shares, a last transaction date would allow us more info as to movability of a particular option. Maybe make the last price a link to this page would be better. You could actually link the volume and last price both to go to this infornation.
If no action has been taken on an option in say the past 2-3 days then Id rather dump it than hold it, but on the off chance i can get a penny for a significant number of shares Id rather try that first.
Just a question.
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Deymond
28 Jul 2006
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That's a great idea. I would also like to see time incorporated in the transaction history pages.
More on the this topic though, I would like to see much more detailed information regarding historical pricing, such as access to a log of all transactions of a particular option.
I don't find the charts to be particularly helpful.
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The Wind Adept
28 Jul 2006
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I am with Deymond. I would like to see the time of the last trade and maybe the last 20 trades of each particular option. The charts are too ambiguous for me.
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BIGC4UNC
28 Jul 2006
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Now Im gonna sound dumb. What charts are you two talking about? There is a chart that tracks option activity? Only charts I see track the results of each contract.
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Razmig
28 Jul 2006
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The charts that you can see when you click on the chart buttons that are to the right of the estimated percent column.
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agent 14059
12 Aug 2006
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AM I to late to start selling or trading In the market?
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Cenimar
12 Aug 2006
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You are never too late. Trading runs 24 hrs a day 7 days a week. (Except for brief downtimes when we upgrade our software.) Even our contests run continuously - as soon as one contest ends, traders are immediately working towards the next one.
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agent 29610
15 Aug 2006
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I signed up for at this site because I got it on my fastweb account. I did not know that there would be a fee once I stopped using the site. I have not traded or had any action on my account yet, is it possible to remove my account. I am not in a financial position to owe any money and there is no guarantee that I will be able to keep up the account so that it won't become abandoned.
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Huckler
15 Aug 2006
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You can keep the account and even abandon it without having to pay cash out of your pocket.
Here is information from Cenimar: The fees on an abandoned account can never exceed the US$ cash balance in your account. It is not our intent to try to collect money from members who no longer use the Cenimar service!
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BIGC4UNC
18 Aug 2006
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Cenimar is there anyway to incorporate a dump shares link on the main personal shares page. Its a timely hassle to go through 3-4 pages to get rid of unwanted shares. Just wondering...
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agent 30209
20 Aug 2006
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what do i do if i want to quit and stop being in this contest
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Deymond
20 Aug 2006
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Under the 'My Account' button there is a 'Cancel Account' link.
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agent 31078
31 Aug 2006
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How may I discontinue my membership?
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The Wind Adept
31 Aug 2006
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'Cenimar
5 Jul 2006 '
Once you login to Cenimar, look for the 'My Account' menu at the top of the page. Select the 'Cancel Account' link and enter your password to confirm cancellation.
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intel_alchemist
15 Sep 2006
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is there any way to change my login email address?
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Cenimar
16 Sep 2006
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Sorry, we don't support that yet.
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Cenimar
17 Sep 2006
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We are planning a small change in the way we allocate weekly allowance. At the present, you earn your weekly allowance (I$40) simply by loggin in to Cenimar at least once per week.
In the near future, you will earn the weekly allowance only if you trade on the Prediction Market in the previous week. If you trade at least I$40 (sum of all buy and sell trades) you will earn your I$40 as normal. If you trade less than I$40 then your allowance will be limited to the amount you trade. Note: it's actual trades that count, not just orders.
E.g. If you only trade one I$5 buy and one I$4 sell in one week then your allowance for that week will be I$9.
We hope that this will encourage a little more trading.
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Razmig
17 Sep 2006
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This rule has definite drawbacks. I have all of my I$ invested in options that I don't think are selling for high enough yet and I am not willing to sell them at the low prices so I won't be able to recieve an allowance. That's not really fair.
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BIGC4UNC
17 Sep 2006
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I agree with Razmig, but what I could say is for Razmig to buy 4-5 bundles that you can flip fairly quickly for even or a slight profit. That would allow you to get your full I$ amount. Just a suggestion (assuming of course you have 40-50 I$ free).
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Cenimar
17 Sep 2006
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I understand your situation Razmig, but the goal of the Weekly Allowance is to encourage trading. You just need to trade a total of I$40 (and you could even afford a small loss on your trades) in order to gain the I$40 allowance.
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Cenimar
17 Sep 2006
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I should have mentioned that buying bundles does not qualify as part of the minimum I$40 trading. Of course, as tarheelsports notes, selling the bundles would certainly qualify.
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The Wind Adept
17 Sep 2006
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I like that. It keeps excess I$ from trickling into the market.
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Americano
19 Sep 2006
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As a capital investment rule, I would tend to agree. However, as much as I like trading volume, as a predictions market, would this not force people (new traders) into positions that they would not normally take? Trading because they MUST, not because they believe their prediction?
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Mozzy
19 Sep 2006
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Hello, hope some of you old timers still remember me, (I posted a lot in the first 2 months of this site). I haven't been able to come back here for the past 2 months I've been so busy preparing for and moving in to college! My question is are my assets still safe? I got an e-mail saying my account has been abandoned and wanted you to know I still am alive! Surprised how quickly this site has grown, I can't even see my old posts on the message board so many others have posted since I've been away.
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Cenimar
19 Sep 2006
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Welcome back Mozzy.
Your account is safe. The 'abandoned' email is sent out after two months of inactivity. However, once you login again the 'abandon' process is cancelled.
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Razmig
19 Sep 2006
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Wow. It took you 2 months to move into college! I thought that it was a 1 week at most thing.
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Mozzy
3 Oct 2006
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No, it took me 2 days to move in, its just that I've spent so much time working that I haven't had time to trade on this site and do it justice. I'm back for at least a while now. Thanks for the welcome back!
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Americano
19 Sep 2006
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I would really LOVE a nice link button of Ceminar to put on my Website... If you have one...where is it... It would be really cool to get more $I involved!!!
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Cenimar
21 Sep 2006
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That's a good suggestion. We don't have one yet.
We don't have much art resources inhouse. So I'll open it up: what would make a good link button to advertise Cenimar?
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BIGC4UNC
21 Sep 2006
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IM sure theres some 'freelance artist' on here that would be willing to submit ideas. Needs to be a nice logo with a $ in it or at the end and green. The long banner is tedious and not very eyecatching. I may play with something and give it a run, but no guarantees on how soon I may get to that.
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Americano
23 Sep 2006
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I had a thought!!!! (this happens to me almost once a month) An Idea for a Contract. With talk of needing more troops in Iraq..., and with a possible US political shift. A contract of US troop strength in Iraq might be cool
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Deymond
23 Sep 2006
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This was suggested in passing a long time ago. There may be more arguments in support of such a contract now, but I dislike it simply because it relies on a number that is purposefully distorted (since the military tries not to advertise troop movements) and not necessarily historically accurate.
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Americano
27 Sep 2006
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Of course this I understand, but As a Contract... An official source could be used. Although the number might be numerically inaccurate, The Contract would be based upon the source, and the Trend would be useful. Because if more or less troops are moving in or out, The official source would still reflect the trend.
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Templar Knight
26 Sep 2006
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Cenimar,
Would it be possible to create a link where we could see how much money we made or lost on a particular stock? I know there is one in my Portfolio when I click on my shares, but that is only for that particular option (and is impossible to view once all of the shares of that option are sold). Thanks!
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Cenimar
27 Sep 2006
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I agree with you that the profit on a Contract is probably more important than the profit on an Option. It's also easier to track the Contract total value when you are buying Bundles.
This functionality is not yet available. We'll add your request to our 'to do' list.
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Americano
1 Oct 2006
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Ceminar, It would me nice to be able to cancel an order on an option from the Market Maker View...
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Razmig
24 Oct 2006
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Cenimar, what would happen if an option had neither sell orders nor buy orders and a market order to buy and a market order to sell were placed?
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Cenimar
24 Oct 2006
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The two market orders would trade at the same price as the 'last trade'. (That's why market orders show up at the price of the last trade.)
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Cenimar
2 Nov 2006
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We have just released a new 'Probability Density Map' that can give some insights as to how traders opinions change over the duration of a Contract. Check it out by selecting the 'Chart' link on any Option Detail page and then select 'Probability' from the 'Category' menu on the graph.
You can find an example at: /market/option_activity.jsp?bundleId=148&optionId=64&dataType=Probability
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The Wind Adept
2 Nov 2006
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Could you explain the graph a little bit more. It's a little confusing. I think I get the jist of it, though.
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Cenimar
3 Nov 2006
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The Y axis is the data that is up for prediction. (In the example link above, that is the 'number of named storms'.) The X axis is the date range for the Contract.
On the colored map: white/yellow means less likely (correspond to low Option price). Red/purple mean more likely (correspoding to high Option prices.
So, in the case of the Hurricane Season Map: near the start of the contract, traders were pretty certain that there would be many storms. In the middle of the Contract, colors are lighter and broader suggesting more uncertainty. Near the end of the Contract, traders appear more certain that there will be relatively few storms.
The horizontal bars with the letters at the right hand side correspond to the centers of data for the named Option.
For discrete Option Contracts (like selecting a NFL team): the Y axis numerical data has no meaning.
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The Wind Adept
3 Nov 2006
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Alright, thanks. That'll help a lot in analyzing trends.
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agent 38480
3 Nov 2006
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How do I refer people to this site?
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Deymond
3 Nov 2006
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You can fill out a form:
https://www.cenimar.com/agent/referral.jsp
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Deymond
3 Nov 2006
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I was thinking of a college football contract, to pick the top-ranked IA team prior to the bowl games.
Assuming anyone thinks this is a good idea so far, here's the details as I've envisioned:
Since there seem to be at least four major rankings, we have to select which one, and I would suggest the BCS ranking. Not because it's any better, but I figure people will be paying more attention to that since it will determine who plays in which bowl games.
We could start with the contract with the top 6 teams plus Other (I think that was how the British Open contract was set up).
If based on the BCS rankings, the contract should end December 3rd (the day that the final BCS rankings will come out). This could be anti-climactic, as the Big Ten (i.e., Ohio State and Michigan) ends it season on November 18th, but it's also quite possible that an undefeated Big East team (either Louisville or Rutgers) will be playing on December 2nd.
Important links:
http://www.bcsfootball.org/cfb/story/6049454
http://www.ncaa.org/schedules/football.html
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The Wind Adept
6 Nov 2006
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Gotta love the Hall of Fame! Congratulations to all those that are on the Hall of Fame Page! (Not including me...don't want to toot my own horn)
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Templar Knight
6 Nov 2006
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Well Wind Adept, if you won't congratulate yourself, then I will, good job. :) And great job to everybody that is on the Hall of Fame.
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The Wind Adept
7 Nov 2006
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Thanks. You're getting up there, too.
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agent 28022
18 Dec 2006
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Speaking of the Hall of Fame, I think FX Trade is well on his/her way to inclusion. Leading the way in the Delta contest right now with a 1.75 and pounding away at the I$ leaders (at #6) with 13,932.02. From my calculations, (s)he started the Delta contest with 247.77 on November 11. That's a huge gain of 56.23 times the starting amount. Pretty impressive. I wonder if they would want to invest $250 real dollars in the stock market for me?
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Carlos D
18 Dec 2006
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ahem...fx trader bought >13,000 I$ on the currency exchange. (s)he did not invest his/her way to that amount. i know because one day, FX trader suddenly appeared on the delta leaderboard, and I looked at their value on the regular leaderboard and it matched, to the penny (minus 250 I$), the value of the amount sold on the currency exchange that day. only in the past few days has FX trader started investing anything. there's nothing wrong with it, it just seems silly to me spend nearly $150 to potentially win this online game and completely miss the point of learning from it.
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Razmig
18 Dec 2006
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Carlos, I second everything you said.
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agent 28022
18 Dec 2006
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Ack! Someone warned me once, but this confirms that sarcasm really is dead.
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Carlos D
19 Dec 2006
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hehe, no no, come on, I didn't know if you were a bitter, hardened trader who had been around here awhile or a naive new trader (as we were all were once) who was easily impressed! your original post was so earnest and looked completely serious, complete with calculations, i had to say something. plus folks like FX trader really grind my gears, to be frank. take the fun out of everything. oh and i liked your gender-neutrality, very PC.
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agent 28022
19 Dec 2006
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Carlos, I have to admit that I did chuckle when I saw the ahem... start to your post because I knew what was coming. And I am a naive new trader, but as my grandfather used to say, My momma didn't raise no fool.
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agent 40098
23 Nov 2006
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how do i delete my account?
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Templar Knight
24 Nov 2006
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Go to 'My Account' and click on the 'Cancel Account' link.
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agent 43282
19 Dec 2006
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How can I cancel an account?
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rodion12183
6 Jan 2007
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Is it possible to hold shares within two seperate contracts at the same time?
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Deymond
6 Jan 2007
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It is not only possible but it is advisable.
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rodion12183
8 Jan 2007
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thank you, i wasnt sure for another contract that i bought kind of went missing, right now i believe it might have ended
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FeastOrFamine46
6 Jan 2007
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Hey Cenimar, is there any way to see the profiles of traders who aren't on any leaderboard, past or present? I haven't found a way yet, but I'm curious about how to. Thanks!
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Cenimar
7 Jan 2007
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No easy way. However, for members who have not changed their default name you can open a profile window for any other trader then use the numeric part of the name of the trader of interest to manually edit the memberId part of the url.
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Cenimar
7 Jan 2007
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As of today the Option Trade page (and Market Maker View) show the number of shares associated with the best buy and sell orders.
E.g. a best bid of '12 @ 2.20' means that the best bid price is I$ 2.20 and the first order for trade at that price is an offer to buy 12 shares.
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Deymond
7 Jan 2007
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It looks good. However, I noticed that some options are not showing this. Is there any particular significance to that? Also, will quantities show for market orders?
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Cenimar
7 Jan 2007
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Only new orders placed after the software change show the quantity. Soon all should show quantity.
Yes, quantities will appear for market orders. (As before, market order price will display last sale price.)
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FeastOrFamine46
8 Jan 2007
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Now that that has been changed, can you also work on deleting orders that can no longer be filled due to insufficient funds/too many shares held/not enough shares held to sell (like the Currency Exchange already has the capability to delete)?
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agent 33071
8 Jan 2007
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I really wish you have not done that change. It was much more fun before... when you did not know how many shares a order contained :(.
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Cenimar
8 Jan 2007
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That's an interesting comment. Would you care to elaborate?
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agent 33071
9 Jan 2007
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Hello,
Sorry, I do not have much time to express exactly my disillusions.
The first thing when I saw the new improvement was “wow, this is nice, now you know what others are doing”, however I quickly realized that things were not so good.
I usually work with small orders of about 15-20 shares per order, and when you see those huge orders of 100 shares you become discouraged in trading your small amount, not to mention that is makes harder to keep track of the prices of each option or maybe I am not used to it yet. However, I do no think is only my problem. Yesterday, at the USD/EUR contract, on the two main possible options there were less 300 (about 150 each) transactions until 12PM, when you usually get more than 500 on closing days before the answer becomes known. I suspect that in some way, this new improvement discourages trading, especially when is related to speculation and anticipation of other traders moves.
Another thing that I found odd yesterday is that orders seem to be filled now in a rather strange way. I saw that someone managed to sell before me at limit order, while I had a market order, or I had a limit order to buy at 9.90 yet another order that was at 5.51 was the one filled (and the system showed that the order of 5.51 was the best offer, yet I put my order of 9.90 10 minutes before this one).
I’ll finish here, do not worry, I am the kind of person that always complains .
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Deymond
9 Jan 2007
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I think the reason that volume was low in the Euro contract is that the rate stayed firmly in the range of option A. By the time the price of A was up to I$9 (prior to noon EST when the official number would be known), people were reluctant to pay market prices because the risk/reward ratio became unattractive (i.e., you at best make I$1 and at worst lose I$9).
As for the psychological aspect, I'm sure it is daunting (moreso to traders farther down the leaderboard than yourself), but I can't imagine that most of that hasn't already been realized by traders who notice that some other traders have much more I$ than they.
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Cenimar
9 Jan 2007
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With regard to changes in activity. If you continue to see poor trends, please feel free to let us know. We could easily hide the new data, or make it optional, defaulting off.
With respect to ordering of trades: we did not make any intentional changes. However, if you do see any potential problems please let us know ASAP with specific time of day and, where possible, order numbers.
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agent 28022
29 Jan 2007
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My comment might tie in with agent 33071's as far as a possible dislike (depending on the answer) with the new showing of the number of units and share prices by bidders. Recently, I have run into problems with orders going through, but attributed it to other people outbidding me. No problem there. However, this morning I was bidding on the Euro Exchange (Feb 9) and experienced the following:
At 11:21 34 units were for sale at $6.12 so I put in a bid for $6.12 (1001477). The bid showed up on the summary screen within the contract, but the transaction never occurred. No big deal someone scooped me, right?
Well, at 11:25, 42 units were showing for sale at $6.12. Again, put in a bid for 42 units at $6.12 (1001605). Again, it showed up in the summary screen, but the transaction never occurred. Scooped again? Maybe. At 11:31, 42 units were still for sale at $6.12. Put in another bid 42 at $6.12 (1001893). Again, showed up, but no transaction. Very unhappy at this point, but haven't given up. At 11:36, 9 units show up for sale at $6.42. Put in a bid for 9 units at $6.42 (1001919). Showed up in the summary screen and the transaction went through. Ok, maybe I was scooped for the previous three bids, BUT when I just checked the volume level of Trade A (the one I made for all bids), the volume level was only for 9 (the 9 I just bought). Long story to ask a question, but can a seller actually see the bids being made (quantity and amount) and cancel their sell order before the bid goes through? It seems really odd that my three bids showed up as current bids at the current selling price and the transaction never occurred.
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Deymond
29 Jan 2007
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Hopefully Cenimar can tell you more about what happened with those specific orders. However, it is absolutely possible for a seller to place an order, see a corresponding order that has been placed, and then cancel the order before it goes through.
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Cenimar
29 Jan 2007
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The 34 and then 40 units for sale were cancelled because the seller did not have any shares left in his portfolio - even though he had sell orders still open. We do now detect many of these unsupported orders and we delete them every half hour or so, but some can still get through and are not identified until a trade actually tries to settle.
We look for matching buy and sell orders frequently, normally every minute or two. It is possible that someone could cancel a sell order after they see a matching buy, but it's very unlikely. In low volume trading, unsupported orders remain the most common reason that trades don't complete when they look like they should.
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agent 28022
29 Jan 2007
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Cenimar, thank you for the answer.
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agent 44059
11 Jan 2007
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Please explain what is an option split???
and when the value of stock that one owns increases, is it better to keep the shares or sell them for profit, thanks
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Cenimar
12 Jan 2007
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Most Options cover a range of data. When we split an Option we split that range of data into smaller pieces so that predictions can be more detailed. (I.e. there are now more Options to choose from.)
If you hold stock in an Option that is split then you will be given shares of the new Split Options. The net effect of a split is no change in the value of your portfolio. However, splits often result in increased trading activity.
In terms of when to sell: I think you'll find that many of the lead traders are happy to earn a small profit per share and make many trades. If you are not yet a Market Maker look into that - it's the best way to participate in the market.
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FeastOrFamine46
12 Jan 2007
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I was looking at the Hall of Fame, and I was wondering how some of the traders towards the bottom (like Winner Take All and agent 13407) can have Intel account balances below I$250. I know they could both have simply lost a lot of money on contracts, but it seems strange that both were able to get a lot of cash before dipping below I$250.
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Cenimar
13 Jan 2007
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The Hall of Fame shows that the traders in question earned their money on the Currency Exchange - not from Contests. So it looks like they simply cashed out (sold) all their Intel Dollars. Currency Exchange volume remains low, but someone has to receive the US$ that does end up trading!
Perhaps I should also have noted that the Hall of Fame lists the traders with the maximum US$ earnings - not just Contest winners. I should also note that traders who 'buy in' through the Currency Exchange have that net 'buy in' amount subtracted from their Hall of Fame total.
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FeastOrFamine46
13 Jan 2007
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When you check their profiles, both have Intel dollar balances below I$250. Since I$ below I$250 cannot be sold, I was just curious about how their accounts got so far below I$250. I'm assuming it was just because they both lost significant amounts of I$ on contracts after cashing out down to I$250.
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Cenimar
13 Jan 2007
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Now I understand. It's true that you can't sell I$ if your I$ balance is below I$250. However, although not advertised, we do allow anyone holding more than (something like I$500) to sell all of that I$500 (or whatever the cutoff value is). The theory behind that is that anyone who has gained significant funds has probably bought and sold the initial I$250 many times and so has earned the right to sell it.
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FeastOrFamine46
13 Jan 2007
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I see now. Thank you!
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agent 44403
13 Jan 2007
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im kinda new here and i don`t get what open and filled means when i buy a contract?
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Cenimar
14 Jan 2007
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A Contract can be open, suspended or closed. An open Contract is open for trading - you can buy or sell stock. For a closed Contract the final value has been determined and any stock in the Contract has been exchanged for I$. A suspended Contract just means it's on hold for some reason. A suspended Contract normally states the reason.
When you place an order to buy or sell stock, the trade dones not automatically take effect. Someone must first match your offer with an opposing order (to sell or buy). Once matching orders are found, the stock and I$ are exchanged between the traders and the orders are said to be filled.
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The Wind Adept
14 Jan 2007
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Cenimar, are you at any point going to implement stops into your system? Obviously, you can use good till cancelled limit orders, but...
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Cenimar
15 Jan 2007
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No short term plans for this. We want to avoid making things even more complex for new traders.
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agent 33071
15 Jan 2007
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Hello,
About my previous complains about the new system that shows the amount of shares. I want to say that I managed to get used to it and it does not seem so bad now (I did not seem bad at the begining either, just that I felt it had some drawbacks). So it is a good improvement. :)
Cheers guys.
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Cenimar
15 Jan 2007
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Great. Unfortunately, as noted yesterday, the change may have affected the ordering of market order trades. (Limit orders still work correctly.) When more than one market order is available for one option the ordering may no longer be oldest market order first. We are looking into that now.
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BloodTypo
15 Jan 2007
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I'd like to be able to see my Average Share Price within an option. For example, if I buy 10 shares for I$2.00 each, and 20 shares for I$3.00 each, my porfolio would show 30 shares @ I$2.67. Any plans for something like this?
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Cenimar
15 Jan 2007
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This is possible, and we'll probably implement it some day. However, it is made more difficult by bundle trades and, to a lesser extent, option splits. For example, when you buy a bundle would you want the cost equally attributed to each option? Or should it be allocated based on estimated option price - even though those estimated prices vary constantly.
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Cenimar
16 Jan 2007
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A problem with the ordering of Sell Market Orders was discovered and has been fixed. (Market Orders always traded before Limit Orders, but sometimes the oldest Market Order did not trade first.)
In addition, we we used to use the 'last trade price' as the quote price for Market Orders. This has been changed: we now use the better of the 'last trade price' or the 'best limit price' as the quoted price for a Market Order. (This change does not alter the rules for selecting the actual trade price for a Market Order. However, it does bring the quote price in line with the trade price.)
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Agent sierra
1 Jun 2007
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I have a question:
I made a deposit, but I don't know how to cancel it because now I don't want it.
What do I do?
Should I just not send the check or what?
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Cenimar
2 Jun 2007
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I see that you started a Check Deposit. If you no longer wish to make the deposit then do nothing. You don't need to cancel the deposit - simply don't send the check.
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FeastOrFamine46
27 Jan 2007
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Cenimar, the day will soon arrive when order #999999 is made. What order number will be next? Will there be a catastrophic #000000 that crashes the site? Or will the computer smoothly progress into #1000000? It's like Y2K all over again...
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Cenimar
27 Jan 2007
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Yea, we noticed that. Every now and again we get nervous about the size of some of our numbers and we double check the theoretical range in the manuals. Unless we have missed something we should be ok on this one. If things don't crash, perhaps it will be a reason to celebrate!
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agent 46993
29 Jan 2007
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How can I be removed from your site? Please take my email and sign up information off your site. I really do not want to be associated with this site. I sign up only for the scholorship money. Please remove me from your site and delete my account
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Cenimar
29 Jan 2007
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From the 'My Account' main menu button, select 'Cancel Account' to cancel your account.
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FeastOrFamine46
6 Feb 2007
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And in other news, Deymond breaks through the I$50,000 net worth barrier...
Congratulations.
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Razmig
6 Feb 2007
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Wow..... Why am I not surprised that it's Deymond?
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Deymond
6 Feb 2007
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Thanks. Things have really been popping the past couple of days, now that people don't have their I$ tied up in the Super Bowl.
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FeastOrFamine46
9 Feb 2007
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And Tiger too!
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Razmig
9 Feb 2007
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Cenimar, you should seriously consider setting a cap on the amount of money that the winners of the contest can trade in. Looking at the leaderboards, I see two people with around I$50000, a third place with around I$35000, fourth place with around I$25000 , and a fifth place with just under I$20000. If a cap isn't set on the amount of intel dollars that can be traded in, third ,forth, and fifth place finishers will not have a chance to recieve a fair share in the reward.
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Deymond
9 Feb 2007
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The exchange rate is based on the sum of the portfolio values of the top three traders. Therefore, the high values of these portfolios won't affect the opportunities of runners-up to claim an award. Also, the third place finisher is guaranteed an opportunity to cash in, if they choose to take it.
I think it is much more advantageous over a two contest cycle to the runners-up if the top three cash out their entire portfolios. That would put them at the top of the leaderboard, with huge leads over three of the most successful traders in the market.
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Cenimar
9 Feb 2007
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Razmig, we always welcome suggestions that will make Cenimar fair for all traders. However, in this case, we agree with Deymond that we'd rather see the top three traders cash in everything and get all the award. That would make the contest appear more attractive for new traders - and would place the runners up in a great position for the next contest.
I will note that we expect that the new ability to sell bundles will enable the leaders to cash in more than they have been able to do before. Also, for this contest, I should note that we expect to (gradually) offer any 'leftover' award to more leaders rather than significantly lowering the award exchange rate. We hope that that will get more I$ off the table. This is not a change in rules, just a change in emphasis.
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Razmig
9 Feb 2007
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Deymond, the fully cashing out of the top three's portfolios is a good idea. However, when I brought this idea out a long time ago, Agent Kops brought out a good point: The three of you are used to having thousands of dollars and you probably won't like starting all over again. But cashing out to a certian extent is not a bad idea.
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FeastOrFamine46
9 Feb 2007
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Based on current portfolio values, the I$ exchange rate is going to be about I$350 per USD$1.
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Tiger
9 Feb 2007
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Deymond, you forgot to mention we're unstoppable though ;-) especially you though I guess...
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The Wind Adept
15 Feb 2007
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It's time again to start the Semi-Annual contests of Survivor and Amazing Race. Also, the top 24 of American Idol were chosen yesterday. I propose starting a contract for the winner of AI when it gets to 10 or 12 contestants. I think that would be 6/7 weeks from Tuesday.
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006
16 Feb 2007
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I would like to see some new contracts, not just ones that are renewed. How about one for space shuttle? Maybe something like how many times will it be postponed for launch and/or landing.
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Cenimar
17 Feb 2007
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We are always on the lookout for new contracts, so give us your ideas. (I don't think stats on spaceshuttle delays would be sufficiently easy to find.)
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agent 50425
20 Feb 2007
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how do i delete my account
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Deymond
20 Feb 2007
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Under the My Account button, there is a Cancel Account link.
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Helène777
26 Feb 2007
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I dod not understand that - at which time zone does the date indicated go? How is it been calculated. I live in Geneva. I thought the contracts were going to be finished by the middle of the day in US, but looks like they were closed now.
Merci.
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Deymond
26 Feb 2007
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Which contracts are you referring to, Helène?
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Cenimar
26 Feb 2007
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All times on Cenimar are MST (US Mountain Standard Time). However, most contracts are not scheduled to close at any specific time of day.
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Helène777
27 Feb 2007
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So they are to be expected to be closed suposedly say by the end of the day, 18 pm by US Mountain Standard Time? or more like by 09am US Mountain Standard Time?
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Deymond
27 Feb 2007
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Most of the contracts do not settle or close at specified times. However, they are often determined by events that happen at specific times. For instance, the NYMEX oil contract doesn't settle or close at a specified time, but the value is determined at a specific time. After that time, the contract is still traded on Cenimar, but most traders know the eventual outcome of the contract.
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Helène777
9 Mar 2007
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I do not understand the meaning of the oil price contract - is it for the exact price at 26 of March, or some calculated, medium price for the monthly 24 February-24 March period?
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Deymond
10 Mar 2007
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It is the March 26th closing price (2:30 PM EST, I believe) for the April NYMEX crude oil (CL) contract.
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pdpacos
11 Mar 2007
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Cenimar, I was wondering if it was posible to have buy orders not get cancelled when you have no I$ left. Maybe just put them on hold or something.
I just don't like to redo all my buy orders when I have no I$ but I'll be getting I$ in one day when a contract is settled.
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Cenimar
12 Mar 2007
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Sorry, we don't plan to do that. Unsupported buy (or sell) orders lead some traders to place market orders that are eventually traded for prices far in excess of the 'expected' price. That can quickly discourage new traders.
Note that you can now use Power Tools (see the link on your Portfolio, at the top of each Contract) to place new buy (and sell) orders for a complete Contract in one easy form.
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Bigplans47
20 Mar 2007
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Here is a flash of insight! Why not offer a real, actual, live ability to trade a live market? Cenimar could allow its users to purchase the actual DOW Jones Industrial Average or SP-500 in real time and sell it in real time! dukascopy.com/swiss/english/data_feed/webproducts/charts/ could provide the charts for free. I am sure more companies would become aware of this great site!
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Tiger
20 Mar 2007
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I am not sure Cenimar is looking to become a brokerage firm, but I may be wrong, haha.
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Agent delta
20 Mar 2007
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Now that would be an interesting company
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MeganSurfs
23 Mar 2007
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What happens to the stocks I own within a contract that has been settled?
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Deymond
23 Mar 2007
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You will receive I$10 per correct share. You will see this displayed in your Intel Activity page (under the My Account button) as follows:
8 shares (10259:F) settled at I$0.00 per share
10 shares (10259:E) settled at I$10.00 per share
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MeganSurfs
26 Mar 2007
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so what happens to your money invested in stocks when they close?? Do you loose it if you don't sell them?
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Cenimar
27 Mar 2007
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For every Contract only on Option can be correct. When a Contract closes, each stock in the 'correct' Option is exchanged for I$10. Stock in other options is worthless (and is exchanged for I$0).
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MeganSurfs
8 Apr 2007
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How long does it typically take when you deposit US$ to show up on you cash activity??
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Cenimar
8 Apr 2007
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When you complete a deposit at paypal.com you should click the link from paypal to return to cenimar.com. If you do that then the deposit is available instantly. If you don't click that link then we need to complete the task manually - that can take a few hours.
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agent 40097
21 Apr 2007
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Cenimar When I tryed to make a post it gave me an exception error which had a lot of code so I have summed it up
Type Exception report
Description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from fulfilling this request.
exception
org.apache.jasper.JasperException
Apache Tomcat/4.1.29
Is this a bug or glitch???
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BIGC4UNC
21 Apr 2007
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Cenimar: Where are the MLB - Baseball contracts?
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agent 56870
5 May 2007
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what are the Power Tools?
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Cenimar
5 May 2007
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Checkout https://www.cenimar.com/market/power_tools.jsp
Power Tools are designed to make it easier to do lots of trading on Cenimar. They are helpful both for beginners and for advanced traders.
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AGENT007
13 May 2007
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Is it too late to enter for the contest at deadline june 10,2007 or is better to wait after the deadline to start a fresh contest? Also, after the contest is the contestant cancelled or does the contest have the option to really stay in the market ?
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Deymond
13 May 2007
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The contest ending June 10th is the main contest, which is based on total portfolio value. That portfolio value is carried through different contest periods, so you have nothing to lose and everything to gain by starting immediately.
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agent 57921
17 May 2007
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I want to unsubcribe i thought this was something else
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agent 30853
23 May 2007
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I am getting rid of my lovebug email address that is my current email address for my Cenimar account. How can I change my email on my profile?
Thanks,
Stephanie
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Deymond
4 Jun 2007
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The individual option activity history pages (accessible from the My Stock Portfolio page) are not working. They all seem to be delivering server errors.
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Agent delta
5 Jun 2007
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Hmm the Apache Tomcat error I dont know how it happens but I believe its a script error usually goes away after a while if not try removing some temporary internet files that might help
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Deymond
5 Jun 2007
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The server error is not on my end; it's on the server's end.
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Cenimar
7 Jun 2007
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As some of you have noticed, we experienced some database problems between 4 June and 7 June. During that period some intel activity records were lost from our database. However the loss does not affect your Intel Dollar balance, your Portfolio holdings nor any orders and trades that occurred during this period.
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Black Sabbath
8 Jun 2007
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Once a contract is closed, if I choose the correct answer will I automatically be credited with $10 per share, or do I have to do something to receive the money?
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BIGC4UNC
8 Jun 2007
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Youll have to wait for Cenimar to settle the contract. Sometimes quickly, other times it take a little waiting.
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BIGC4UNC
8 Jun 2007
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Cenimar some of my info for selling stocks is not showing up. Specifically interactions for the July 4th Dow Jones contract. Purchased 200 bundles, says I have 162 left options A, but when I click on my # of shares for option A it says Ive only sold 5. Any idea whats going on? Also some transactions are missing from my total Intel Activity screen from a few contracts. I can elaborate but it would be a paper heh. Sales of shares not showing up after I purchase bundles and such.
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Deymond
8 Jun 2007
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Cenimar said some of that information was missing. I think most records from the 4th through the 6th is gone for good.
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Americano
9 Jun 2007
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Ceminar, a thought for another contract... The USD/Brazilian Real exchange rate, after all Brazil is the industrial and financial leader in South America, and probably number 3 in the Western Hemisphere.
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Americano
9 Jun 2007
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I would like to see more Money supply stats... such as Total $I, Total Cap, Total volume etc...
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Cenimar
15 Jun 2007
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We have just changed our procedures for removing 'unsupported' orders. (I.e. buy orders that don't have enough cash or sell orders that don't have enough stock holdings.)
We anticipate that the number of unsupported orders will be greatly reduced by our new procedure. The change is now in effect.
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agent UofM
15 Jun 2007
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Recently today, I've placed Sell orders only to have them be cancelled due to insufficient shares. This has never happened to me before, and the orders are anywhere from 1 share to 100 shares. What's going on?
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Deymond
15 Jun 2007
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I had some sell orders in contract 188 canceled due to insufficient shares, and I'm not sure why.
Does the mechanism count the number of orders? In this case, I had 25 shares of an option, and four sell orders of 25 shares apiece. All four were deleted. Did the system delete the orders because I didn't have the necessary 100 shares to fill all of the orders, or was it something else?
I have no complaints; I just want as much information as possible so I know what steps to take to ensure that I can keep my sell orders in place.
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BIGC4UNC
16 Jun 2007
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Nice to know IM not the only one having this (appears to be) HUGE issue
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Cenimar
16 Jun 2007
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We are looking into this. It does appear that we are sometimes canceling valid orders.
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Cenimar
16 Jun 2007
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We introduced a bug when we released the new 'unfunded orders' code yesterday. It resulted in valid orders being canceled.
The bug has now been fixed. Please let us know if problems continue.
The new logic for canceling orders is simple: if you don't have enough cash to buy all the shares in your buy order at your limit price then the order is canceled. Similarly, if you don't have enough shares to fill your sell order then that order is canceled.
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BIGC4UNC
16 Jun 2007
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Back to Deymonds point.
Does that entail multiple orders of the same amount of shares?
Such as 4 sale orders of 25 each if just have 25 shares...will 3 be cancelled. (a reason to have this is if you have buy an sale orders open at the same time for one).
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Cenimar
17 Jun 2007
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The procedure that cancels unsupported orders currently considers individual orders only. So if you have 4 sale orders of 25 and hold 25 shares then none will be canceled. However, if you sell 5 from the first order then the last three orders will become unsupported and will soon be canceled! So, if you plan to submit multiple orders for one option, keep them smaller than your current holdings.
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Deymond
17 Jun 2007
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I brought this up about three months ago in the context of another discussion, and I didn't get much feedback on it.
Is there any possibility that Cenimar would extend the length of 'good until cancelled' orders to 40 days (or longer), in an effort to ensure that orders for one-month contracts do not expire during the contract?
I think they were a good idea before, and the new fix for unsupported orders eliminates the only downside that I could think of. It also might reduce any adverse impact that the new fix has on traders who previously 'stacked' orders in the past to avoid orders expiration.
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Cenimar
18 Jun 2007
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In most cases I suspect that traders who don't update their orders at least once per month have probably abandoned Cenimar. Keeping those orders longer might provide more fodder for adept traders, but, strictly speaking the 30 day timeout should allow almost all orders to stay live through the end of a typical one month contract.
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BIGC4UNC
24 Jul 2007
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CENIMAR:
Once an option is split we can no longer view the (original) buys and sales for that specific option; is there any way we can get an option to where we can view just the details about our specific purchases/sales for a specific stock overall? Being a heavy trader it is getting extremely time consuming to scroll through 5, 7, 10 pages of info to find a couple buys and subsequent sales of certain options to see where Im at over all on that option & then having to do totals to get to where Im at on that stock.
Also Is there a chance of getting a link that separates our buys & sales. This may be easier than the previously mentioned aspect but will still be a little time consuming.
working on a couple other suggestions but have to do some real work LOL.
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Cenimar
24 Jul 2007
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The loss of reporting data after the split occurs because we use one set of data for two different things. It's a tricky one for us to resolve.
We'll have a look at the buy and sell reports.
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Agent Sababa
30 Jul 2007
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What does 'Abandoned Asset Disposal' mean and why did I lose I$50 from it?
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Cenimar
30 Jul 2007
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If an account is unused (i.e. you don't login) for a period of at least two months then we may start to slowly remove assets from your account. Once all assets are gone, we may dispose of the account itself. We typically remove either 10% or I$50 from unused accounts every month. Any time you login to Cenimar you reset the two month clock - even after some of your assets are already gone.
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Agent Sababa
1 Aug 2007
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ok and there is no way to just get it back now...just by playing the game right?
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Cenimar
2 Aug 2007
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That's correct. But don't forget that you may still be eligible for linkup or referral bonuses. Check your account summary page for details.
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agent 68332
6 Aug 2007
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if i forward about cenimar.com to a friend can i get paid it is said that i got 10$ please i need an answear?????
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Cenimar
6 Aug 2007
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Yes, you get I$10 for each of the first five email referrals. Note that this is I$ (play money), not US$.
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fiubecks
7 Aug 2007
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when a contract settles i get 10$ per correct share i own? i dont have to sell all my extra copies of that share before it expires?
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Deymond
7 Aug 2007
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You are correct.
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