Closed Stocks
| Symbol | Description | Success | Date of completion | Deadline for completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPHACK | iPhone hacked to run 3rd party program within 2 months of release | Yes | July 31, 2007 | August 28, 2007 |
| SUBPC | Apple releases a computer for sale weighing 3 pounds or less | No | September 1, 2007 | September 1, 2007 |
| TRANSF | Transformers is the top grossing movie of 2007 through Labor Day | No | September 3, 2007 | September 3, 2007 |
| HIGAS | Gas will reach a national average of $3.50 per gallon | No | September 3, 2007 | September 3, 2007 |
| NEWIPOD | Apple releases wide-aspect ratio touch screen iPod | Yes | September 5, 2007 | September 30, 2007 |
| NOICE | Total Arctic sea ice dips to 4.25 million square kilometers or less | Yes | September 11, 2007 | December 31, 2007 |
| FASTEST | Bugatti EB Veyron 16.4's production-car speed record broken | Yes | September 14, 2007 | December 31, 2007 |
| MOSPAM | Spam reaches a record according to SoftScan by end of September | Yes | September 17, 2007 | September 30, 2007 |
| GASTRTY | China and U.S. sign treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions | Yes | September 25, 2007 | January 1, 2009 |
| DAWNOK | NASA launches the Dawn Spacecraft by October 15, 2007 | Yes | September 27, 2007 | October 15, 2007 |
| IPRECAL | iPhone recall within the first 3 months of release | No | September 28, 2007 | September 28, 2007 |
| DIGGRIP | Digg is shut down for posting AACS decryption keys | No | October 1, 2007 | October 1, 2007 |
| PNKSLP | NASA loses at least one top job over the drunk astronaut scandal | No | October 1, 2007 | October 1, 2007 |
| Facebook becomes a publicly traded company | No | October 1, 2007 | October 1, 2007 | |
| RKPLOVR | NASA terminates its contract with Rocketplane | No | October 7, 2007 | October 7, 2007 |
| SEGWIN | Both challenges are met at the 2007 Space Elevator Games | No | October 21, 2007 | October 21, 2007 |
| A380FLIES | A major airline flies the A380 with ticketed passengers | Yes | October 25, 2007 | December 31, 2007 |
| LANDR | Level One of the Lunar Lander Challenge is completed | No | October 28, 2007 | January 1, 2008 |
| V22FLY | The V-22 Osprey flies a combat mission | Yes | November 28, 2007 | January 1, 2008 |
Total Successes: 9
Total Failures: 10
Shortest Time on the Market: 5 Days (MOSPAM)
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