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  "id": 555610,
  "title": "Ask Host Please | Clarification on Time Constraints | Exceed time but still succeed?",
  "url": "/competitions/jane-street-real-time-market-data-forecasting/discussion/555610",
  "author_name": "Mr RRR",
  "post_date": "2025-01-08T12:11:51.182000",
  "votes": 0,
  "comment_count": 0,
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  "content": "<p>Hello,</p>\n<p>Thank you for organizing this exciting competition! I have a few questions regarding the time constraints and submission requirements, and I hope you can help clarify:</p>\n<p><strong>Specific Time Constraints:</strong></p>\n<ol>\n<li><p>Does the 60-second time limit strictly apply strictly to predictions between every two consecutive date_ids?</p></li>\n<li><p>Are there additional time constraints, such as the total inference time needing to be within 9 hours with some date id predict can exceed 60 second a bit ?</p></li>\n<li><p>Can I predict 0 in the previous date id to save time for the other date id?</p></li>\n<li><p>Could you please guarantee that our current successful submission is safe for the forcasting phase?</p></li>\n</ol>\n<p><strong>Discrepancies Between Local Testing and Submission:</strong></p>\n<p>In my local testing, I noticed that the prediction time for some date_ids exceeded 60 seconds <strong>(e.g., 65 or 70 seconds)</strong>. However, after submitting, my submission was still accepted and scored.</p>\n<p>Does this mean that the total inference time must stay within 9 hours, rather than strictly enforcing the 60-second limit per date_id? (that is how my confusion emerges)</p>\n<p>Additionally, could you clarify approximately how many date_ids we are expected to predict within the 9-hour timeframe?</p>\n<p>Thank you for your time and detailed response!</p>",
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      "content": "<p>Hello,</p>\n<p>Thank you for organizing this exciting competition! I have a few questions regarding the time constraints and submission requirements, and I hope you can help clarify:</p>\n<p><strong>Specific Time Constraints:</strong></p>\n<ol>\n<li><p>Does the 60-second time limit strictly apply strictly to predictions between every two consecutive date_ids?</p></li>\n<li><p>Are there additional time constraints, such as the total inference time needing to be within 9 hours with some date id predict can exceed 60 second a bit ?</p></li>\n<li><p>Can I predict 0 in the previous date id to save time for the other date id?</p></li>\n<li><p>Could you please guarantee that our current successful submission is safe for the forcasting phase?</p></li>\n</ol>\n<p><strong>Discrepancies Between Local Testing and Submission:</strong></p>\n<p>In my local testing, I noticed that the prediction time for some date_ids exceeded 60 seconds <strong>(e.g., 65 or 70 seconds)</strong>. However, after submitting, my submission was still accepted and scored.</p>\n<p>Does this mean that the total inference time must stay within 9 hours, rather than strictly enforcing the 60-second limit per date_id? (that is how my confusion emerges)</p>\n<p>Additionally, could you clarify approximately how many date_ids we are expected to predict within the 9-hour timeframe?</p>\n<p>Thank you for your time and detailed response!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hello,\n\nThank you for organizing this exciting competition! I have a few questions regarding the time constraints and submission requirements, and I hope you can help clarify:\n\n**Specific Time Constraints:**\n\n1. Does the 60-second time limit strictly apply strictly to predictions between every two consecutive date_ids?\n\n2. Are there additional time constraints, such as the total inference time needing to be within 9 hours with some date id predict can exceed 60 second a bit ?\n\n3. Can I predict 0 in the previous date id to save time for the other date id?\n\n4. Could you please guarantee that our current successful submission is safe for the forcasting phase?\n\n**Discrepancies Between Local Testing and Submission:**\n\nIn my local testing, I noticed that the prediction time for some date_ids exceeded 60 seconds **(e.g., 65 or 70 seconds)**. However, after submitting, my submission was still accepted and scored.\n\nDoes this mean that the total inference time must stay within 9 hours, rather than strictly enforcing the 60-second limit per date_id? (that is how my confusion emerges)\n\nAdditionally, could you clarify approximately how many date_ids we are expected to predict within the 9-hour timeframe?\n\nThank you for your time and detailed response!"
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    "3091410": "Hello,\n\nThank you for organizing this exciting competition! I have a few questions regarding the time constraints and submission requirements, and I hope you can help clarify:\n\n**Specific Time Constraints:**\n\n1. Does the 60-second time limit strictly apply strictly to predictions between every two consecutive date_ids?\n\n2. Are there additional time constraints, such as the total inference time needing to be within 9 hours with some date id predict can exceed 60 second a bit ?\n\n3. Can I predict 0 in the previous date id to save time for the other date id?\n\n4. Could you please guarantee that our current successful submission is safe for the forcasting phase?\n\n**Discrepancies Between Local Testing and Submission:**\n\nIn my local testing, I noticed that the prediction time for some date_ids exceeded 60 seconds **(e.g., 65 or 70 seconds)**. However, after submitting, my submission was still accepted and scored.\n\nDoes this mean that the total inference time must stay within 9 hours, rather than strictly enforcing the 60-second limit per date_id? (that is how my confusion emerges)\n\nAdditionally, could you clarify approximately how many date_ids we are expected to predict within the 9-hour timeframe?\n\nThank you for your time and detailed response!"
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