2000 U.S. Presidential Election Winner-Takes-All Market

The Iowa Electronic Markets is a futures market run for research and teaching purposes. Traders can buy and sell real-money contracts based on their belief about the outcome of an election or other event. Using this "wisdom of crowds," the price of a contract at any given time is a forecast of the outcome.

The IEM 2000 Presidential Election Winner-Takes-All Market is a real-money futures market where contract payoffs will be determined by the popular vote cast in the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election. Please see the market prospectus for specific details of this market.The market is open to all traders world-wide. Consult our online trader’s manual for additional information.

Overview: Brief overview of trading information for the 2000 US Presidential Winner Takes All Market.

Prospectus: Description of the 2000 US Presidential Winner Takes All Market.

IEM Data: IEM Data concerning the 2000 US Presidential Winner Takes All Market.

LIQUIDATION OF PRES00_WTA MARKET

The 2000 U.S. Presidential Election Winner-Takes-All Market, Pres00_WTA, closed to trading at noon today, as per the market prospectus. Contracts will be liquidated this afternoon, with the contract DEM paying $1.00 and the contracts REFORM and REP both paying $0.00. Check “Liquidation Report” under “My Account” for credits made to your account.

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