Futures contracts are more a prediction on probable sales data for US retail console games market only.
You guess the sales number for the games and hardware listed for that month and the future is cashed out based on sales data reported by NPD group.
For example, if you believe Halo 5 will sell 5 million copies in September and the listed price is 3 million copies, you can buy that future until the price is closer to your own target estimate or you run out of available DKP.
You can sell the future if you think the current price is too high aswell.
When NPD reports September retail sales data in Mid October, your futures will cash out at the sales figure reported by NPD.
You may make a profit or you may loose a lot of money as a result.
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Futures contracts are more a prediction on probable sales data for US retail console games market only.
You guess the sales number for the games and hardware listed for that month and the future is cashed out based on sales data reported by NPD group.
For example, if you believe Halo 5 will sell 5 million copies in September and the listed price is 3 million copies, you can buy that future until the price is closer to your own target estimate or you run out of available DKP.
You can sell the future if you think the current price is too high aswell.
When NPD reports September retail sales data in Mid October, your futures will cash out at the sales figure reported by NPD.
You may make a profit or you may loose a lot of money as a result.