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- Mitt Romney’s taxes — [LINKS]
- A critique of Apple’s multimedia iBooks. — [LINK]
- Does Apple lack “generosity”? — [LINKS]
- Apple Education Push — [LINKS]
- Water Crystals — [DOCUMENT]
- Apple’s e-book software will allow publishers to make textbooks more interactive. — [LINKS + VIDEO]
- Alain Soral is France’s most dangerous intellectual… (dangerous for the French plutocrats, that is). — [VIDEO]
- Computers thru time — [CHART]
- NASA has finally understood the theorical basis of LENR (low-energy nuclear reactions). — [VIDEO]
- Why Samsung is no Apple — [VIDEO]
- Mitt Romney @ Bain Capital — [VIDEO]
- Central banks should set up prediction markets. — [LINK]
- Max Keiser on NADEX — [VIDEO]
- New Hampshire prediction markets screwed up political forecasting in 2008. Will they be right this time? — [CHARTS]
- The real reasons why prediction markets are accurate. — [LINK]
- Much better than a bike… and more affordable than a SegWay… –> The Me-Mover — [VIDEO]
- InTrade is not predictive, says notable financial journalist. — [SCREENSHOT]
- Drudge links directly to InTrade prediction markets, bypassing journalos. — [SCREENSHOT]
- BetFair’s glitch ruins a set of £23m prediction markets. — [LINKS]
Monthly Archives: May 2010
John Stossel explains why he’s all-in for legalizing gambling.
Fox News: Watch the latest news video at video.foxnews.com Download this post to watch the video, if your feed reader does not show it to you.
Posted in Betting, Gambling, Regulations
Tagged America, Betting, Gambling, John Stossel, laws, Regulations, United States Of America
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McDermott’s online gambling proposal hearing coming May 19, 2010 – [VIDEO]
#gamblinghearing More.
The CFTC plans to hold a public hearing next week to examine the growing controversy surrounding a plan by two firms to offer futures contracts tied to box-office receipts.
The CFTC plans to hold a public hearing next week to examine the growing controversy surrounding a plan by two firms to offer futures contracts tied to box-office receipts.
Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Finance, Regulations
Tagged betting markets, box-office derivatives, Cantor Exchange, Cantor Fitzgerald, CFTC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, derivatives, event derivative markets, event derivatives, futures, Hollywood, Hollywood Stock Exchange, House Committee Agriculture, HSX, MDEX, Media Derivatives, Media Derivatives Exchange, Motion Picture Association Of America, movie box office, movie business, movie futures, movies, prediction markets, Trend Exchange, U.S. House of Representatives
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ZateTrade Prediction Market
ZateTrade Prediction Market Best wishes to them.
New York-based hedge fund Conquest Capital’s macro fund turned a 3.75 percent profit on Thursday, and ended the week up about 10 percent not including fees.
“Conquest Macro uses a systematic short-term trading strategy designed to outperform during periods of high volatility.”
Posted in Finance, Financial Markets
Tagged Conquest Capital, Finance, Financial Markets, Hedging, investing, speculating, stock markets, Wall Street
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I highly recommend the Tyler Cowen podcast.
At least, listen to the first part (on blogging – 5:30 into). – “Every blog gets the comments it deserves.” – “There is no reason to think that people good at other things will be good at blogging.” – “I … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Journalism
Tagged Apple, Apple IPad, bloggers, blogging, blogging economics, Economics, economy, iPad, Media, podcast, podcasts, The Internet, Tyler Cowen
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Every investment in film is gambling.
A Case for Movie Futures – by Buzz Potamkin, former studio executive and producer, in the biz for 40+ years, now a consultant
Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Finance, Financial Markets, Hedging & Insurance, Regulations
Tagged betting markets, box-office derivatives, Cantor Exchange, Cantor Fitzgerald, CFTC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, derivatives, event derivative markets, event derivatives, futures, Hollywood, Hollywood Stock Exchange, HSX, MDEX, Media Derivatives, Media Derivatives Exchange, Motion Picture Association Of America, movie box office, movie business, movie futures, movies, prediction markets, Trend Exchange
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Felix Salmon’s hastily written NYT Op-Ed about the Cantor Exchange and MDEX
You will learn nothing. Watch the US House video instead. You will have more facts and more arguments. UPDATE: Mike Giberson has a remark on Felix’s piece.
Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Finance, Hedging & Insurance, Regulations
Tagged betting markets, box-office derivatives, Cantor Exchange, Cantor Fitzgerald, CFTC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, derivatives, event derivative markets, event derivatives, Felix Salmon, futures, Hollywood, Hollywood Stock Exchange, HSX, MDEX, Media Derivatives, Media Derivatives Exchange, Motion Picture Association Of America, movie box office, movie business, movie futures, movies, New York Times, prediction markets, Trend Exchange
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The election night on BetFair – [CHART]
UK’s General Election 2010:
Posted in Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Analysis (Data), Collective Forecasting, Exchanges & Markets, Market Expiry, Market Prices & Probabilities, Prediction Post-Mortem
Tagged conservatives, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Great Britain, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, Politics, Tories, UK politics, UK's General Election 2010, United Kingdom
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BetFair App for iPhone only works for Great Britain and Ireland. – [SCREEN SHOTS]
More. – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/betfair-client/id347621336
Posted in Betting, Exchanges & Markets, Inventions & Innovations, Software
Tagged Apple IPad, Apple iPhone, BetFair, BetFair Apps, Betting, betting markets, event derivative markets, Great Britain, Internet betting, iPad, iPad Apps, iPhone, iPhone Apps, Ireland, mobile phones, Prediction Market Software, prediction markets, smarphones, software for prediction markets, United Kingdom
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