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Hence the prediction GOOGLE-75 has been judged as TRUE and closed, returning 100 Moolers/share.
The trading on this prediction started at 60 Moolers per share. It was trading at 98 Moolers/share for the last three weeks(!) until the arbitration of the prediction. PublicGyan gets another one right!
Prediction: This prediction states that Bombay Exchange Sensitive Index (SENSEX) will touch 12,500 points by the end of this year.
Background: In recent months the SENSEX has been on a high. At the time of writing, the SENSEX is at 10,171.36 with a previous closing value of 10,275.88
The arbitration will be based on newspaper reports carried by The Hindu, Times of India or from information at the BSE website. The prediction can be closed earlier if the SENSEX touches 12,500 earlier and this is brought to the notice of the moderators.
100 shares of this prediction [symbol: SENSEX-12500] are available for purchase on the PublicGyan exchange at an initial price of 50 moolers each, following Dutch rules.
Statement: This prediction states that Sashi Tharoor will be elected as the next UN Secretary-General.
Background: Kofi Annan vacates the office of UN Secretary-General at the end of this year. Sashi Tharoor, an U.N. diplomat since 1978 and currently the Undersecretary-General and heading the Department of Public Information at the UN is India\’s nomination for the post of UN Secretary-General. Tharoor is also an accomplished writer.
Arbitration decision will be based on the official press release of UN. The arbitration date can be extended if the election results are not know by that time. Similarly, the prediction can be closed earlier if the election results are know earlier and this is brought to the notice of the moderators.
100 shares of this prediction [symbol: THAROOR-127] are available for purchase on the PublicGyan exchange at an initial price of 50 moolers each, following Dutch rules.