Antecedent (if this happens)
KXNHL-26-CBJ
Will Columbus Blue Jackets win the 2025-26 Stanley Cup Finals?
Series: KXNHL
Entity: Columbus Blue Jackets
Expiration: 2026-07-01T14:00:00Z
Volume: 612274
YES ask: 0.0100
NO ask: 1.0000
Last: 0.0100
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Rules
If the Columbus Blue Jackets win the 2025-26 Stanley Cup Finals, then the market resolves to Yes.
Consequent (then it means this happened or will happen)
KXNHLEAST-26-CBJ
Eastern Conference Finals Winner?
Series: KXNHLEAST
Entity: Columbus Blue Jackets
Expiration: 2026-07-01T14:00:00Z
Volume: 92107
YES ask: 0.0100
NO ask: 1.0000
Last: 0.0100
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Rules
If Columbus Blue Jackets wins the Eastern Conference Finals, then the market resolves to Yes.
Confidence: high
Model: claude-sonnet-4-6
Screened: 2026-03-18T08:07:51Z
Reasoning: To win the Stanley Cup Finals, Columbus must have won the Eastern Conference Finals (as the Eastern Conference representative in the Finals). The reverse does not hold — winning the Eastern Conference Finals does not guarantee winning the Stanley Cup.
Strategy: Buy NO on antecedent + YES on consequent
Yield:
-11.06%
(negative yield)
Cost:
$1.0100
Days to maturity:
31
Hurdle yield:
4.22%
Excess yield:
-15.27%
BELOW HURDLE