<s>
The	O
Hollywood	B-Application
Stock	I-Application
Exchange	I-Application
,	O
or	O
HSX	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
web-based	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
use	O
simulated	O
money	O
to	O
buy	O
and	O
sell	O
"	O
shares	O
"	O
of	O
actors	O
,	O
directors	O
,	O
upcoming	O
films	O
,	O
and	O
film-related	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
Hollywood	B-Application
Stock	I-Application
Exchange	I-Application
correctly	O
predicted	O
32	O
of	O
the	O
39	O
major-category	O
Oscar	O
nominees	O
and	O
seven	O
out	O
of	O
eight	O
top-category	O
winners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hollywood	B-Application
Stock	I-Application
Exchange	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
a	O
good	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
prediction	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
incarnations	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
a	O
music	O
market	O
(	O
for	O
purchasing	O
musical	O
artists	O
)	O
,	O
prizes	O
for	O
top	O
gainers	O
and	O
,	O
briefly	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
buyout	O
"	O
program	O
in	O
which	O
HSX	O
would	O
reward	O
top	O
players	O
by	O
purchasing	O
their	O
portfolios	O
at	O
a	O
price	O
of	O
US	O
$1.00	O
per	O
HS1	O
million	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
listed	O
the	O
portfolio	O
for	O
sale	O
on	O
eBay	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
practice	O
of	O
selling	O
portfolios	O
on	O
eBay	B-Application
was	O
inaugurated	O
by	O
Curtis	O
Edmonds	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Texan	O
lawyer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
Narnia	B-Application
warrant	O
of	O
H$180	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Narnia	B-Application
would	O
make	O
over	O
US$300	O
million	O
by	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
anyone	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
warrant	O
made	O
over	O
H$120	O
per	O
share	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
past	O
special	O
warrants	O
involved	O
the	O
contestants	O
on	O
Survivor	O
,	O
American	B-Device
Idol	I-Device
and	O
top	O
categories	O
of	O
the	O
Grammy	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
