Tuesday, Nov 14, 2006
The Exchange has opened a contract on John Bolton as the US Ambassador to the United States. This contract is listed under Current Events -- United Nations.
This contract will expire at 100 if John Bolton is the US Ambassador to the United Nations at 11:59:59pm on the date specified in the contract.
This includes (but is not limited to) confirmation by the US Senate or a recess appointment by the President.
The contract will expire at 0 if John Bolton is not the US Ambassador to the United Nations at 11:59:59pm on the date specified in the contract.
This includes (but is not limited to) withdrawal of the
nomination by the President, withdrawal by John Bolton himself, failure to be
confirmed by the US Senate or appoinment to an "acting UN Ambassador" role under
the Vancacies Reform Act.
Due to the nature of this contract please also see Contract Rule 1.9 Unforeseen Circumstances.
The Exchange reserves the right to invoke Contract
Rule 1.8 (Time Protection) if deemed appropriate.