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Re:Show HN: Where Will It Close? by MrMike on Wednesday August 10, 2011 @04:54PM (#2870142)
It's a proof of concept to see if people will engage with the market as a game. It should be pretty obvious I'm no designer, but the algo behind it is pretty cool taking into account various factors when awarding scores at market close, including: - volatility that day - when the prediction was made - how close to the actual close the prediction was

Would love HN's feedback on what next steps should be to get people to give it a go.

Given how turbulent the market has been recently, thought it would be a fun few hour detour from my normal work.

Re:Show HN: Where Will It Close? by shaspefu on Wednesday August 10, 2011 @07:16PM (#2870636)
I think you should definitely expound a little bit upon why it would be interesting for a casual user to make a prediction--that is, why should I bother? Will there be a reward of some kind?

You should also explain what makes this interesting. This should be something easy to digest and difficult to miss. You could also include a page which explains how the algorithm works in a little more detail for those who are interested.

Re:Show HN: Where Will It Close? by MrMike on Wednesday August 10, 2011 @07:33PM (#2870693)
Thanks! Will work on those shortly.