Comments on: New York Times on prediction markets — REDUX http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/02/14/new-york-times-on-prediction-markets-redux/ Prediction Markets, etc. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:13:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris. F. Masse http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/02/14/new-york-times-on-prediction-markets-redux/#comment-1058 Chris. F. Masse Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:29:41 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/02/14/new-york-times-on-prediction-markets-redux/#comment-1058 Good question. Good question.

]]> By: Mike Linksvayer http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/02/14/new-york-times-on-prediction-markets-redux/#comment-1057 Mike Linksvayer Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:33:43 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/02/14/new-york-times-on-prediction-markets-redux/#comment-1057 Regarding crippled liquidity, are there any overall figures to back this up? Just looking at a few arbitrary contracts I don't see an obvious drop in volume. Regarding crippled liquidity, are there any overall figures to back this up? Just looking at a few arbitrary contracts I don’t see an obvious drop in volume.

]]> By: Chris. F. Masse http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/02/14/new-york-times-on-prediction-markets-redux/#comment-1051 Chris. F. Masse Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:26:14 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/02/14/new-york-times-on-prediction-markets-redux/#comment-1051 "liquidity has been crippled by the NETeller crackdown": - I wonder whether a new payment system will pop up and replace NETeller. “liquidity has been crippled by the NETeller crackdown”:

- I wonder whether a new payment system will pop up and replace NETeller.

]]> By: Alex Forshaw http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/02/14/new-york-times-on-prediction-markets-redux/#comment-1050 Alex Forshaw Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:06:24 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/02/14/new-york-times-on-prediction-markets-redux/#comment-1050 The markets are saying it's almost 60-40 Democrats right now, the biggest imbalance I've seen in years. But the "anything can happen in two years" factor is that huge. However, liquidity has been crippled by the NETeller crackdown, which means that the market numbers should be taken with yet another grain of salt. The markets are saying it’s almost 60-40 Democrats right now, the biggest imbalance I’ve seen in years. But the “anything can happen in two years” factor is that huge.

However, liquidity has been crippled by the NETeller crackdown, which means that the market numbers should be taken with yet another grain of salt.

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