Antecedent (if this happens)
KXNHL-26-LA
Will Los Angeles Kings win the 2025-26 Stanley Cup Finals?
Series: KXNHL
Entity: Los Angeles Kings
Expiration: 2026-07-01T14:00:00Z
Volume: 2215691
YES ask: 0.0100
NO ask: 1.0000
Last: 0.0200
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Rules
If the Los Angeles Kings win the 2025-26 Stanley Cup Finals, then the market resolves to Yes.
Consequent (then it means this happened or will happen)
KXNHLPLAYOFF-26-LA
Will the Los Angeles Kings be one of the 2025-26 Pro Hockey Playoff Qualifiers?
Series: KXNHLPLAYOFF
Entity: Los Angeles Kings
Expiration: 2026-04-17T14:00:00Z
Volume: 152149
YES ask: 1.0000
NO ask: 0.0100
Last: 0.9900
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Rules
If the Los Angeles Kings are one of the 2025-26 Pro Hockey Playoff Qualifiers, then the market resolves to Yes.
Confidence: high
Model: claude-sonnet-4-6
Screened: 2026-03-18T08:06:46Z
Reasoning: To win the Stanley Cup Finals, the Kings must have qualified for the playoffs. Winning the Stanley Cup logically necessitates being a playoff qualifier. The reverse does not hold — making the playoffs does not mean winning the Cup.
Strategy: Buy NO on antecedent + YES on consequent
Yield:
-99.97%
(negative yield)
Cost:
$2.0000
Days to maturity:
31
Hurdle yield:
4.22%
Excess yield:
-104.19%
BELOW HURDLE