UPDATE: Leadership of Cuba, Fidel Castro?

The markets covering the likelihood of Fidel Castro resuming his Leadership of Cuba saw some price swings during the week, mainly at Inkling Markets' which dropped from 71.27 to 54.54. 

Over at Tradesports, a new 31 December contract was listed after the 31 August contract expired at 0.   

Prices currently stand as follows (at the time of this entry):

Inkling Markets, DOWN, at 54.54 (30th September); down significantly on the week;

Newsfutures, UP at 62 (open-ended) on 4,213 contracts traded;  Here's the price chart at Newsfutures.

Tradesports, 31st August contract expired at 0; Tradesports has since listed a new 31 December contract.   It is pretty illiquid right now; only 8 contracts have traded so far, with a last trade price of 50; though at the time of this entry the current Ask was lower at 39 for 2 contracts, with 5 offered at 40 and 3 at 53.   Here's the price chart at Tradesports.

Each of these markets has a different expiry period. 

Click here for <original entry, news and current prices>.  Here's the latest <Google News> about Fidel Castro.

From the crew at SMARTCROWD.

The markets covering the likelihood of Fidel Castro resuming his Leadership of Cuba saw some price swings during the week, mainly at Inkling Markets' which dropped from 71.27 to 54.54. 

Over at Tradesports, a new 31 December contract was listed after the 31 August contract expired at 0.   

Prices currently stand as follows (at the time of this entry):

Inkling Markets, DOWN, at 54.54 (30th September); down significantly on the week;

Newsfutures, UP at 62 (open-ended) on 4,213 contracts traded;  Here's the price chart at Newsfutures.

Tradesports, 31st August contract expired at 0; Tradesports has since listed a new 31 December contract.   It is pretty illiquid right now; only 8 contracts have traded so far, with a last trade price of 50; though at the time of this entry the current Ask was lower at 39 for 2 contracts, with 5 offered at 40 and 3 at 53.   Here's the price chart at Tradesports.

Each of these markets has a different expiry period. 

Click here for <original entry, news and current prices>.  Here's the latest <Google News> about Fidel Castro.

From the crew at SMARTCROWD.

The markets covering the likelihood of Fidel Castro resuming his Leadership of Cuba saw some price swings during the week, mainly at Inkling Markets' which dropped from 71.27 to 54.54. 

Over at Tradesports, a new 31 December contract was listed after the 31 August contract expired at 0.   

Prices currently stand as follows (at the time of this entry):

Inkling Markets, DOWN, at 54.54 (30th September); down significantly on the week;

Newsfutures, UP at 62 (open-ended) on 4,213 contracts traded;  Here's the price chart at Newsfutures.

Tradesports, 31st August contract expired at 0; Tradesports has since listed a new 31 December contract.   It is pretty illiquid right now; only 8 contracts have traded so far, with a last trade price of 50; though at the time of this entry the current Ask was lower at 39 for 2 contracts, with 5 offered at 40 and 3 at 53.   Here's the price chart at Tradesports.

Each of these markets has a different expiry period. 

Click here for <original entry, news and current prices>.  Here's the latest <Google News> about Fidel Castro.

From the crew at SMARTCROWD.