Monthly Archives: February 2007

The close little world of Monsieur Emile Servan-Schreiber

Posted on February 28, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Let’s go through the NewsFutures’ blogroll to see what’s recommended by our French luminary —and what’s not. — RECOMMENDED BY EJSS: Blogs: – Robin Hanson’s group blog on philosophy – (Spot here the promotion for NewsFutures without any disclosure.) — … Continue reading →

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Inkling Markets (ABC7): Baby face, freshly graduated, consultant wannabe Jed Christiansen still on top of the world, while Stanford professor Eric Zitzewitz is flushed out of the leader board.

Posted on February 28, 2007 by Chris F. Masse
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Todd Griepenburg can’t get no satisfaction with TradeSports-InTrade.

Posted on February 28, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

REDUX I won’t bother you again with the ugly details, but the bottom line is that Todd Griepenburg spotted an accountancy error, and he had to go through a long series of e-mails, back and forth, to get things resolved. … Continue reading →

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Eric Zitzewitz and Justin Wolfers: How many divisions?

Posted on February 28, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Zero. Like the Pope. 8 transactions, so far. It’s just getting started, though. I will check again, later on. Previous: XM-Sirius merger derivative – One transaction, only, so far New York Times – Wall Street Journal Psstt… With all due … Continue reading →

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EarthRace prediction markets, anyone??

Posted on February 28, 2007 by Chris F. Masse
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CNBC Coverage Of February 27′s Plunge: The Full 5 Minutes

Posted on February 28, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

CNBC Coverage Of February 27′s Plunge: The Full 5 Minutes

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Oscars 2007 – Hollywood Stock Exchange – Bingo!

Posted on February 27, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

HSX Amy Lamare: Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX.com) Traders correctly picked 7 out of 8 Top Category Oscar Winners to continue its stellar record. Los Angeles, California, February 26, 2007 – Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX), announced a spectacular 88% success rate … Continue reading →

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Technology Prizes & Prediction Markets

Posted on February 27, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

ABC7 Futures Market: Will the $25 million dollar reward for developing something that will extract greenhouse gases be handed out in the next 5 years? — Virgin Earth Challenge: The Virgin Earth Challenge is a prize of $25m for whoever … Continue reading →

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Inkling Markets (ABC7): Consultant wannabe Jed Christiansen beats Stanford professor Eric Zitzewitz.

Posted on February 27, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

SMASHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHING.

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Todd Griepenburg can’t get no satisfaction with TradeSports-InTrade.

Posted on February 27, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Todd Griepenburg: Once again… TS has the exchange set to close at 2am tonight… I wait on live help but no one comes on I get that Email us message.. so I sent them an email… I cant believe a … Continue reading →

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