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		<description><![CDATA[Gexid: Frischer Wind mit neuem Kooperationspartner: Die gexid GmbH begrÃ¼ÃŸt mit The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) einen weltweiten MarkfÃ¼hrer fÃ¼r Business Intelligence, Branchen- und LÃ¤nderanalysen Wir freuen uns sehr, Ihnen einen weiteren, wichtigen Integrator der gexid GmbH vorstellen zu dÃ¼rfen: &#8230; <a href="http://www.midasoracle.org/2009/04/03/gexid-economist-intelligence-unit-germany/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="http://www.gexid.com/">Gexid</a>:</strong></p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Frischer Wind mit neuem Kooperationspartner:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;"><strong>Die gexid GmbH begrÃ¼ÃŸt mit The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) einen weltweiten MarkfÃ¼hrer fÃ¼r Business Intelligence, Branchen- und LÃ¤nderanalysen</strong></p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Wir freuen uns sehr, Ihnen einen weiteren, wichtigen Integrator der gexid GmbH vorstellen zu dÃ¼rfen: The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) â€“ ein weltweiter MarktfÃ¼hrer fÃ¼r Business Intelligence, Branchen- und LÃ¤nderanalysen. Als Marktforschungsinstitut der Economist Group, die das Wirtschaftsmagazin â€žThe Economistâ€œ herausgibt, wurde EIU im Jahr 1946 gegrÃ¼ndet und verfÃ¼gt mittlerweile Ã¼ber 40 GeschÃ¤ftsstellen weltweit. Zu den Kunden zÃ¤hlen neben internationalen Unternehmen auch Finanzinstitute, UniversitÃ¤ten und staatliche Einrichtungen.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Die fundierten Analysen von EIU unterstÃ¼tzen FÃ¼hrungskrÃ¤fte bei der Entscheidungsfindung und liefern zeitnahe und unabhÃ¤ngige Analysen zu weltweiten Marktrends und GeschÃ¤ftsstrategien. Seit einigen Wochen kooperieren EIU und die gexid GmbH, um gemeinsam EntscheidungstrÃ¤gern dynamische Updates fÃ¼r eine Vielzahl von Landes-, Branchen- und Managementanalysen anbieten zu kÃ¶nnen. Martin SchÃ¶ssler, Key Account Manager Deutschland, zur Kooperation: â€žZusammen mit der gexid GmbH kÃ¶nnen wir Executives Business Intelligence praktisch in Echtzeit liefern; eine wunderbare komplementÃ¤re ErgÃ¤nzungen zu unserem bestehenden Portfolio.â€œ Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter <a href="http://gexid.com/">www.gexid.com</a> und <a href="http://eiu.com/">www.eiu.com</a>.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">â€žBrauchen wir hÃ¤ufigere Prognosen?â€œ</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Ã–konomien fordern im Handelsblatt eine hÃ¤ufigere Aktualisierungen Konjunkturvorhersagen der Regierung</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Auch Politiker erkennen allmÃ¤hlich, dass dynamische und aktuelle Prognosen enorm wichtig sind. Dem Handelsblatt vom 24.03.2009 gegenÃ¼ber erklÃ¤rt FDP-Vize Rainer BrÃ¼derle, dass die Bundesregierung in kÃ¼rzeren AbstÃ¤nden offizielle Wachstumsprognosen abgeben solle. â€žHalbjahreszahlen sind schnell veraltet. Politische Entscheidungen mÃ¼ssen aber besonders in wechselvollen Zeiten wie diesen auf mÃ¶glichst aktuellen Zahlen und Prognosen beruhen.â€œ so Rainer BrÃ¼derle. Selbst der PrÃ¤sident des Rheinisch-WestfÃ¤lischen Instituts fÃ¼r Wirtschaftsforschung und Ratsmitglied Christoph Schmidt, der grundsÃ¤tzlich zu ZurÃ¼ckhaltung mahnt, sei der Meinung: â€žOb der SachverstÃ¤ndigenrat auch kÃ¼nftig nur einmal jÃ¤hrlich eine Prognose vorlegen sollte, mÃ¼ssen wir Ã¼berdenken.&#8221;</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Wir von der gexid GmbH kÃ¶nnen diese Forderung nur unterstreichen. Viele Verantwortliche in Wirtschaftsunternehmen haben bereits erkannt, dass nur einmal jÃ¤hrlich aktualisierte Prognosen, wie z.B. Absatz- oder Kreditausfallprognosen sowieÂ  einmalige Studien, wie z.B. Mitarbeiter- oder Kundenzufriedenheitsstudien fÃ¼r wichtige Entscheidungen nicht mehr ausreichen. Insbesondere in turbulenten Zeiten sind hÃ¤ufigere Updates zwingend notwendig. Daher schÃ¤tzen Kunden unsere tagesaktuellen Prognosen sehr â€“ sei es fÃ¼r aktuelle Absatzprognosen oder als Barometer fÃ¼r die Mitarbeiter- oder Kundenzufriedenheit oder auch als Controlling-Tool fÃ¼r Werbe- und Kommunikationskampagnen.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Jedoch stimmen wir auch der EinschÃ¤tzung von Bundesfinanzminister Peer SteinbrÃ¼ck (SPD) zu, dass seit einigen Wochen eine Art Prognosewettlauf der Konjunkturforscher herrsche.Â  Wie auch SteinbrÃ¼ck sehen wir darin einen Versuch, mit immer schlechteren Nachrichten Aufmerksamkeit erheischen zu wollen. Die gexid GmbHÂ  hingegen profiliert sich nicht durch â€žoptimistischeâ€œ oder â€žpessimistischeâ€œ Prognosen. Wir liefern â€žnurâ€œ die Prognosen â€“ und diese frÃ¼hzeitig und prÃ¤zise!</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Veranstaltung der Steinbeis-Hochschule Berlin:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">SMI Spring Workshop 2009 â€žKollektive Intelligenzâ€œ</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Am 26. und 27.MÃ¤rz 2009 findet der von Prof. Dr. Andreas Aulinger (SMI School of Management and Innovation) organisierte Workshop â€žKollektive Intelligenz â€“ Ein Begriff, mehrere PhÃ¤nomene und viele offene Fragenâ€œ statt. Der mit namenhaften Vertretern der Community angekÃ¼ndigte Workshop wird in Kooperation mit dem Stuttgart Institute of Management and Technology (SIMT) durchgefÃ¼hrt. Unter anderem wird Max Pfeiffer (STZ Ferdinand-Steinbeis-Institut) Vordenker und Netzwerke auf dem Gebiet der PrognosemÃ¤rkte vorstellen. Heiner Koppermann und Klaus Pampuch von der Firma SwarmWorks zeigen neue Methoden der Schwarmintelligenz.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">DieÂ  gexid GmbH, vertreten durch <strong>Herrn Dr. Bernd Ankenbrand</strong>, wird zum Thema â€žExperimente im Feld versus Experimente im Laborâ€œ die Herausforderungen bei der Implementierung von PrognosebÃ¶rsen in Unternehmensalltag prÃ¤sentieren und einige erfolgreiche Referenzprojekte mit Kunden und Kooperationspartnern vorstellen. Weitere Infos finden Sie unter: www.steinbeis-hochschule.de</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Topic Report:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Last but not least gibt es an dieser Stelle aktuelle Topic Ergebnisse sowie neue Topics aus den Bereichen Kultur, Unterhaltung und Wirtschaft:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Wie viele Besucher werden sich Watchman â€“ Die WÃ¤chter am Startwochenende ansehen?</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Kollektivprognose: 174.129 Besucher</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Ergebnis: 199.225 Besucher</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;"><a href="http://www.firstinsider.de/topic/Wie-viele-Besucher-werden-sich-Watchmen-Die-Waechter-am-Startwochenende-05-03-ansehen">http://www.firstinsider.de/topic/Wie-viele-Besucher-werden-sich-Watchmen-Die-Waechter-am-Startwochenende-05-03-ansehen</a></p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Auf welchem Platz landet das Buch &#8220;GlÃ¼ck kommt selten allein &#8230;&#8221; von Eckart von Hirschhausen auf der Spiegel-Bestsellerliste Nr. 11/09?</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Kollektivprognose: 1 Platz</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Ergebnis: 1 Platz</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;"><a href="http://www.firstinsider.de/topic/Auf-welchem-Platz-landet-das-Buch-Glueck-kommt-selten-allein-von-Eckart-von-Hirschhausen-auf-der-Spiegel-Bestsellerliste-Nr-11-09">http://www.firstinsider.de/topic/Auf-welchem-Platz-landet-das-Buch-Glueck-kommt-selten-allein-von-Eckart-von-Hirschhausen-auf-der-Spiegel-Bestsellerliste-Nr-11-09</a></p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Aktuell laufende Topics:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;"><a href="http://www.firstinsider.de/topic/Wie-viele-PKW-Neuzulassungen-werden-im-Maerz-2009-bundesweit-registriert">http://www.firstinsider.de/topic/Wie-viele-PKW-Neuzulassungen-werden-im-Maerz-2009-bundesweit-registriert</a></p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;"><a href="http://www.firstinsider.de/topic/Wie-viele-Besucher-werden-sich-Der-Kaufhaus-Cop-mit-Kevin-James-am-Startwochenende-ansehen">http://www.firstinsider.de/topic/Wie-viele-Besucher-werden-sich-Der-Kaufhaus-Cop-mit-Kevin-James-am-Startwochenende-ansehen</a></p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;"><a href="http://www.firstinsider.de/topic/Wie-viele-Pannen-hat-der-BMW-X5-laut-der-ADAC-Pannenstatistik-2008">http://www.firstinsider.de/topic/Wie-viele-Pannen-hat-der-BMW-X5-laut-der-ADAC-Pannenstatistik-2008</a></p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Vielen Dank fÃ¼r ihre Aufmerksamkeit!</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Was ist gexid?Â  Die gexid GmbH ermÃ¶glicht ihren Auftraggebern einen exklusiven &#8220;Blick nach vorne&#8221; und schÃ¼tzt so vor unangenehmen Ãœberraschungen. Seit Januar 2006 unterstÃ¼tzt gexid erfolgreich Planungsprozesse, Markt- und Trendforschung, Risikomanagement sowie Mitarbeiter- und Kundenaktivierung. Die gexid GmbH wird von einem erfahrenen Management-Team und Gesellschafterkreis gefÃ¼hrt und bietet zusammen mit namhaften Kooperationspartnern exakt auf die BedÃ¼rfnisse des Kunden abgestimmte Komplettpakete an.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Nach dem Motto: â€žFirst to know â€“ First to profit!â€œ erhalten Firmen, die eine Prognosefrage (= Topic) erstellen, im Gegenzug fÃ¼r eine ausgelobte PrÃ¤mie â€“ dem sogenannten â€žInsiderbonusâ€œ â€“ eine exklusive wie dynamische Kollektivprognose. Experten, die hierfÃ¼r ihre Prognosen abgeben, kÃ¶nnen ihr Wissen in bare MÃ¼nze und Reputation umwandeln. Je frÃ¼her und genauer die jeweilige Prognose ist, desto hÃ¶her fallen PrÃ¤mie und Ansehen aus.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">FÃ¼r RÃ¼ckfragen steht Ihnen unser Team per E-Mail info@gexid.com oder unter der First Insider Hotline 01801 020 650 9474* gerne zur VerfÃ¼gung. *tÃ¤glich zwischen 10:00 und 16:00 Uhr (ausgenommen samstags sowie sonn- und feiertags) nur 3,9 ct/min aus Festnetz DTAG, andere Preise aus Mobilfunk mÃ¶glich.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Falls Sie keine Pressemeldungen oder Nachrichten der gexid GmbH mehr erhalten mÃ¶chten, schicken Sie bitte ein Email mit â€žUnsubscribeâ€œ im Betreff an support@gexid.com. Vielen Dank.</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 300px;">gexid &#8211; The Global Exchange for Information Derivatives</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Email: info@gexid.com</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Office: +49 700 265 362 72</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Fax: +49 721 151 561 644</p>
<p style="padding-left: 300px;">Internet: <a href="http://gexid.com/">www.gexid.com</a></p>
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<p><strong>Best wishes to Bernd</strong> [I mean, "Herrn Dr. Bernd Ankenbrand" <img src='http://www.midasoracle.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':-D' class='wp-smiley' />  ] and all the other consultants involved in those <strong><a href="http://www.gexid.com/">Gexid</a></strong> pilot projects.</p>
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		<title>Enterprise Prediction Markets = The wisdom of crowds comes to the enterprise.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are short excerpts of the Forrester report on enterprise prediction markets and companies that provide software for enterprise prediction markets. - The Forrester executive summary: The &#8220;wisdom of crowds&#8221; is capturing the attention of corporate strategists across the globe, &#8230; <a href="http://www.midasoracle.org/2008/10/29/prediction-markets-forrester/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here are short excerpts of the <strong>Forrester report</strong> on <a title="Consensus Point - (Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. &amp; Calgary, Alberta, Canada)" href="http://www.consensuspoint.com/">enterprise prediction markets</a> and companies that provide software for enterprise prediction markets.</p>
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<p><a title="Prediction Markets: Wisdom Of The Crowd Comes To The Enterprise" href="http://www.forrester.com/Research/Document/Excerpt/0,7211,45076,00.html">The <strong>Forrester</strong> executive summary</a>:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 150px;">The &#8220;wisdom of crowds&#8221; is capturing the attention of corporate strategists across the globe, and, as a result, many are now looking to prediction markets â€” speculative markets in which traders collectively predict future events â€” to generate collective intelligence. For enterprises, prediction markets bring unique value: <strong>They focus on the future, aggregate diverse information pools that can be applied to multiple decision-making domains, create streams of actionable data suitable for executive decision-making</strong>, and can often cut through corporate politics and pressures at lower cost than traditional forecasting methods. Market researchers will, however, need to have an active hand in the management of these <strong>mechanisms</strong>, ensuring strong management support, the right incentives for traders, and a focus on appropriate questions. When executed properly, the value to the enterprise is enormous; as a result, <strong>Forrester believes that prediction markets will ultimately find a permanent home in the market research toolbox.</strong></p>
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<blockquote><p>For information on hard-copy or electronic reprints, please contact the <a href="http://www.forrester.com/">Client Resource Center</a> at +1 866.367.7378, +1 617.617.5730, or resourcecenter &#8211;at&#8211; forrester &#8211;dot&#8211; com. We offer quantity discounts and special pricing for academic and nonprofit institutions.</p></blockquote>
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<blockquote><p><a href="http://www.forrester.com/Research/Document/Excerpt/0,7211,45076,00.html"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7572" title="forrester-1" src="http://www.midasoracle.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/forrester-1.jpg" alt="" /></a></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote><p><a href="http://www.forrester.com/Research/Document/Excerpt/0,7211,45076,00.html"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7573" title="forrester-2" src="http://www.midasoracle.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/forrester-2.jpg" alt="" /></a></p></blockquote>
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<p><strong>APPENDIX #1:</strong> <a title="Prediction Markets" href="http://www.dmreview.com/news/10002075-1.html">Prediction Markets &#8211; DRM Review</a></p>
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<p><strong>APPENDIX #2:</strong></p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.chrisfmasse.com/3/3/software/">Here is a list of companies</a> that <a href="http://www.midasoracle.org/predictions/software/">provide software for prediction markets</a>:</strong></p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.inklingmarkets.com/">Inkling Markets</a></strong> &#8211; (MSR + AMM)</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.newsfutures.com/">NewsFutures</a></strong> &#8211; (CDA + optional AMM + SR)</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.xpree.com/">Xpree</a></strong> &#8211; (MSR + AMM)</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://zocalo.sourceforge.net/">Zocalo</a></strong> &#8211; (CDA + MSR + AMM) &#8211; (open-source)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nosco.dk/">Nosco</a> &#8211; (CDA + MSR + AMM)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.qmarkets.net/">QMarkets</a> &#8211; (MSR + AMM)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.askmarkets.com/">Ask Markets</a> &#8211; (MSR + AMM)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.exagomarkets.com/">Exago Markets</a> &#8211; (CDA + optional AMM)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.gexid.com/">Gexid</a> &#8211; (?)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.prokons.com/">ProKons</a> &#8211; (?)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.spigit.com/">Spigit</a> &#8211; (?)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hsxresearch.com/">HSX Virtual Markets</a> &#8211; (Virtual Specialist + AMM)</p>
<p><a href="http://hubdub.com/">HubDub</a> &#8211; (MSR + AMM) &#8211; (not licensed)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.yahoo.com/">Yahoo!</a>&#8216;s Prediction Exchange &#8211; (MSR + AMM + DPMM) &#8211; (not licensed)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.google.com/">Google</a>&#8216;s Prediction Exchange &#8211; (CDA) &#8211; (not licensed)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/">MicroSoft</a> PredictionPoint &#8211; (MSR + AMM) &#8211; (not licensed)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.intrade.com/">InTrade</a> &#8211; (CDA + AMM for play money) &#8211; (not licensed)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.tradesports.com/">TradeSports</a> &#8211; (CDA + AMM for play money) &#8211; (not licensed)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/iem/">Iowa Electronic Markets</a> &#8211; (CDA) &#8211; (not licensed)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hedgestreet.com/">HedgeStreet</a> &#8211; (CDA) &#8211; (not licensed)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.tradefair.com/">TradeFair</a> &#8211; (CDA) &#8211; (not licensed)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.betfair.com/">BetFair</a> &#8211; (CDA) &#8211; (not licensed)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.tradingtechnologies.com/">Trading Technologies International</a> &#8211; (CDA) &#8211; (not for event derivatives)</p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.chrisfmasse.com/3/3/consultants/">Here&#8217;s a list of prediction market consultants</a>:</strong></p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://hanson.gmu.edu/">Robin Hanson</a></strong> &#8211; (George Mason University, Virginia, U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li>Robin Hanson does prediction market consulting work, and have no exclusive arrangements.</li>
<li>&#8220;I&#8217;m more interested in helping groups that want to add lots of value to big decisions, versus groups that just want to dabble in a new fad.&#8221;</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.inklingmarkets.com/">Inkling</a></strong> &#8211; URL: <a href="http://www.inklingmarkets.com/">Inkling Markets</a> &#8211; (Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li>Adam Siegel</li>
<li>Nathan Kontny</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.newsfutures.com/">NewsFutures</a></strong> &#8211; (Maryland, U.S.A. &amp; Paris, France, E.U.)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://us.newsfutures.com/home/people.html">Emile Servan-Schreiber</a> â€” <a href="../author/emile-servan-schreiber/">Post Archive at Midas Oracle</a></li>
<li>Maurice Balick</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.xpree.com/">Xpree</a></strong> &#8211; (California, U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/307/130">Mat Fogarty</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://mydruthers.com/"><strong> Chris Hibbert</strong></a> &#8211; (California, U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li>Chris Hibbert (Software architect / <a href="http://zocalo.sourceforge.net/">Zocalo</a> project manager) â€” <a href="../author/chris-hibbert/">Post Archive at Midas Oracle</a></li>
<li><a href="http://mydruthers.com/">Chris Hibbert&#8217;s personal website</a> â€” <a href="http://pancrit.org/">Chris Hibbert&#8217;s personal blog</a> â€”</li>
<li><a href="http://wiki.commerce.net/wiki/Chris_Hibbert">Chris Hibbert&#8217;s CommerceNet profile</a> â€” (His stint there ended in mid 2006.)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><a href="http://bpp.wharton.upenn.edu/jwolfers/">Justin Wolfers</a></strong> &#8211; (University of Pennsylvania&#8217;s Wharton Business School, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li>Justin Wolfers takes on prediction market consulting work.</li>
<li>The prediction market industry is &#8220;a case where the interaction between firm practice and academic research are reasonably close.&#8221;</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://people.ku.edu/%7Ecigar/"><strong>Koleman Strumpf</strong></a> &#8211; (University of Kansas, Kansas, U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li>Koleman Strumpf â€” <a href="../author/koleman-strumpf/">Post Archive at Midas Oracle</a></li>
<li>Koleman Strumpf can be approached to consult on prediction market projects.</li>
<li>&#8220;Prediction markets help harness the knowledge of diverse groups. They have great potential as a tool for industry.&#8221;</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.nosco.dk/">Nosco</a> &#8211; (Danemark, E.U.)</p>
<ul>
<li>Jesper Krogstrup</li>
<li>Oliver Bernhard Pedersen</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.qmarkets.net/">Qmarkets</a> &#8211; (Israel)</p>
<ul>
<li>Noam Danon</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.askmarkets.com/">Ask Markets</a> &#8211; (Greece, E.U.)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://gtziralis.com/">George Tziralis</a> â€” <a href="../author/george-tziralis/">Post Archive at Midas Oracle</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.hp.com/services/">HP Services</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.hpl.hp.com/">HP Labs</a> &#8211; (U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.hpl.hp.com/news/2006/jul-sept/prediction.html">Predicting the future &#8211;with games</a> â€” Introductory article</li>
<li><a href="http://www.hpl.hp.co.uk/research/idl/">Information Dynamics Lab</a> â€” Internal prediction markets</li>
<li><a href="http://www.hpl.hp.com/research/ssrc/competitive/brain/">BRAIN</a> &#8211; (Behaviorallly Robust Aggregation of Information in Networks) â€” Scoring Rules (i.e., non-trading technique)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.hpl.hp.com/research/idl/people/huberman/">Bernardo A. Huberman</a> &#8211; Bernardo Huberman &#8211; Senior Fellow &amp; Director</li>
<li><a href="http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Kay-Yut_Chen/">Kay-Yut Chen</a> -</li>
<li><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;domains=chrisfmasse.com&amp;q=%22prediction+markets%22+site%3Ahp.com&amp;btnG=Search&amp;sitesearch=">Google Search for &#8220;prediction markets&#8221;</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.hsx.com/">Hollywood Stock Exchange</a> (HSX) &amp; <a href="http://www.hsxresearch.com/">HSX Research</a> &#8211; (L.A., California, U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li>Prediction market consultancy firm</li>
<li>Movie business</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.wrsasc.com/default.cfm?fuseaction=tbAboutintellimarket">IntelliMarket Systems</a> &#8211; (L.A., California, U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.hss.caltech.edu/people/faculty/plott_charles_r">Charles R. Plott</a> &#8211; Charles Plott &#8211; (CalTech Inst., California, U.S.A.)</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.gexid.com/">Gexid</a> &#8211; Global Exchange for Information Derivatives &#8211; (Germany, E.U.)</p>
<ul>
<li>Bernd Ankenbrand â€” Post Archive at Midas Oracle</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.prokons.com/"> ProKons</a> &#8211; (Germany, E.U.)</p>
<ul>
<li>Peter Gollowitsch</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.exagomarkets.com/">Exago Markets</a> &#8211; (Portugal, E.U.)</p>
<ul>
<li>Pedro Da Cunha</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.nimanix.com/">NimaniX</a> &#8211; (Israel)</p>
<ul>
<li>Elad Amir (CEO), Littal Shemer Haim (VP Business development), David Shahar (VP R&amp;D)</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.gibersonco.com/">Michael Giberson</a> &#8211; (Texas, U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li>Michael Giberson (Energy Economist &#8211; Center for Energy Commerce, Rawls College of Business, Texas Tech University) â€” <a href="../author/michael-giberson/">Post archive at Midas Oracle</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.knowledgeproblem.com/">Knowledge Problem</a> &#8211; Blog on economics, energy policy, more.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Other Consulting Firms</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.mckinsey.com/">McKinsey</a></strong> &#8211; (U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=%22prediction+markets%22+site%3Amckinsey.com&amp;btnG=Search">Google Search for &#8220;prediction markets&#8221;</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Strategy/Strategy_in_Practice/The_promise_of_prediction_markets_2114_abstract">The Promise Of Prediction Markets</a> &#8211; by McKinsey &#8211; 2008-04-XX</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.accenture.com/">Accenture</a></strong> &#8211; (U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=%22prediction+markets%22+site%3Aaccenture.com&amp;btnG=Search">Google Search for &#8220;prediction markets&#8221;</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.gartner.com/">Gartner</a></strong> &#8211; (U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=%22prediction+markets%22+site%3Agartner.com&amp;btnG=Search">Google Search for &#8220;prediction markets&#8221;</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.forrester.com/">Forrester</a></strong> &#8211; (U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;q=%22prediction+markets%22+site%3Aforrester.com&amp;btnG=Search&amp;domains=chrisfmasse.com&amp;sitesearch=">Google Search for &#8220;prediction markets&#8221;</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.forrester.com/Research/Document/Excerpt/0,7211,45076,00.html">Prediction Markets: Wisdom Of The Crowd Comes To The Enterprise</a>. &#8211; 2008-07-14</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.bcg.com/">The Boston Consulting Group</a> &#8211; (U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;q=%22prediction+markets%22+site%3Abcg.com&amp;btnG=Search&amp;domains=chrisfmasse.com&amp;sitesearch=">Google Search for &#8220;prediction markets&#8221;</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.capgemini.com/"> CapGemini</a> &#8211; (U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=%22prediction+markets%22+site%3Acapgemini.com&amp;btnG=Google+Search">Google Search for &#8220;prediction markets&#8221;</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.kpmg.com/">KPMG</a> &#8211; (U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=%22prediction+markets%22+site%3Akpmg.com&amp;btnG=Search">Google Search for &#8220;prediction markets&#8221;</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.pwc.com/">Price Waterhouse Cooper</a> &#8211; (U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=%22prediction+markets%22+site%3Apwc.com&amp;btnG=Search">Google Search for &#8220;prediction markets&#8221;</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.ey.com/">Ernst &amp; Young</a> &#8211; (U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=%22prediction+markets%22+site%3Aey.com&amp;btnG=Search">Google Search for &#8220;prediction markets&#8221;</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.deloitte.com/">Deloitte</a> &#8211; (U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=%22prediction+markets%22+site%3Adeloitte.com&amp;btnG=Search">Google Search for &#8220;prediction markets&#8221;</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.ibm.com/">IBM</a> &#8211; (U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;domains=chrisfmasse.com&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=spell&amp;resnum=0&amp;ct=result&amp;cd=1&amp;q=%22prediction+markets%22+site:ibm.com&amp;spell=1">Google Search for &#8220;prediction markets&#8221;</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.eds.com/">EDS</a> &#8211; (U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;q=%22prediction+markets%22+site%3Aeds.com&amp;btnG=Search&amp;domains=chrisfmasse.com&amp;sitesearch=">Google Search for &#8220;prediction markets&#8221;</a></li>
</ul>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.inklingmarkets.com/">Inkling</a></strong> &#8211; URL: <a href="http://www.inklingmarkets.com/">Inkling Markets</a> &#8211; (Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.)</p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.newsfutures.com/">NewsFutures</a></strong> &#8211; (Maryland, U.S.A. &amp; Paris, France, E.U.)</p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.xpree.com/">Xpree</a></strong> &#8211; (U.S.A.)</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.hp.com/services/">HP Services</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.hpl.hp.com/">HP Labs</a> &#8211; (U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.hpl.hp.com/news/2006/jul-sept/prediction.html">Predicting the future &#8211;with games</a> â€” Introductory article</li>
<li><a href="http://www.hpl.hp.co.uk/research/idl/">Information Dynamics Lab</a> â€” Internal prediction markets</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;domains=chrisfmasse.com&amp;q=%22prediction+markets%22+site%3Ahp.com&amp;btnG=Search&amp;sitesearch=">Google Search for &#8220;prediction markets&#8221;</a></li>
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<p><a href="http://www.hsx.com/">Hollywood Stock Exchange</a> (HSX) &amp; <a href="http://www.hsxresearch.com/">HSX Research</a> &#8211; (L.A., California, U.S.A.)</p>
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<li>Prediction market consultancy firm</li>
<li>Movie business</li>
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<p><a href="http://mydruthers.com/"><strong> Chris Hibbert</strong></a> &#8211; (California, U.S.A.)</p>
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<li> Chris Hibbert (Software architect / <a href="http://zocalo.sourceforge.net/">Zocalo</a> project manager) â€” <a href="../author/chris-hibbert/">Post Archives at Midas Oracle</a></li>
<li><a href="http://mydruthers.com/">Chris Hibbert&#8217;s personal website</a> â€” <a href="http://pancrit.org/">Chris Hibbert&#8217;s personal blog</a> â€”</li>
<li><a href="http://wiki.commerce.net/wiki/Chris_Hibbert">Chris Hibbert&#8217;s CommerceNet profile</a> â€” (His stint there ended in mid-2006.)</li>
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<p><strong><a href="http://hanson.gmu.edu/">Robin Hanson</a></strong> &#8211; (George Mason U., Virginia, U.S.A.)</p>
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<li>Robin Hanson â€” <a href="../author/robin-hanson/">Post Archives at Midas Oracle</a></li>
<li>Robin Hanson does prediction market consulting work, and have no exclusive arrangements.</li>
<li>&#8220;I&#8217;m more interested in helping groups that want to add lots of value  to big decisions, versus groups that just want to dabble in a new fad.&#8221;</li>
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<p><strong><a href="http://bpp.wharton.upenn.edu/jwolfers/">Justin Wolfers</a></strong> &#8211; (U. of Pennsylvania&#8217;s Wharton business school, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.)</p>
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<li>Justin Wolfers â€” <a href="../author/justin-wolfers/">Post Archives at Midas Oracle</a></li>
<li>Justin Wolfers takes on prediction market consulting work.</li>
<li>The prediction market industry is &#8220;a case where the interaction between firm practice and academic research are reasonably close.&#8221;</li>
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<p><a href="http://people.ku.edu/%7Ecigar/"><strong>Koleman Strumpf</strong></a> &#8211; (U. of Kansas, Kansas, U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li>Koleman Strumpf â€” <a href="../author/koleman-strumpf/">Post Archives at Midas Oracle</a></li>
<li>Koleman Strumpf can be approached to consult on prediction market projects.</li>
<li>&#8220;Prediction markets help harness the knowledge of diverse groups. They have great potential as a tool for industry.&#8221;</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.gibersonco.com/">Michael Giberson</a></strong> &#8211; (Virginia, U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li>Michael Giberson (energy economist, who is also an expert in prediction markets) â€” <a href="../author/michael-giberson/">Post archives at Midas Oracle</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.knowledgeproblem.com/">Knowledge Problem</a> &#8211; Blog on economics, energy policy, more.</li>
</ul>
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<p><a href="http://www.aei-brookings.org/about/advisorybio.php?id=1">Robert Hahn</a> &#8211; (American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li>Robert Hahn â€” <a href="http://www.midasoracle.org/">Post Archives at Midas Oracle</a></li>
<li>Robert Hahn does consulting focused on improving decision making in the private and public sector. &#8220;This work builds on our evolving understanding of prediction markets and other economic tools.&#8221;</li>
</ul>
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<p><a href="http://www.wrsasc.com/default.cfm?fuseaction=tbAboutintellimarket">IntelliMarket Systems</a> &#8211; (L.A., California, U.S.A.)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.hss.caltech.edu/people/faculty/plott_charles_r">Charles R. Plott</a> &#8211; Charles Plott &#8211; (CalTech Inst., California, U.S.A.)</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.mercury-rac.com/">Mercury Research and Consulting</a></strong> &#8211; (United Kingdom, E.U.)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blog.mercury-rac.com/">Jed Christiansen</a> â€” Post Archives at Midas Oracle</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.askmarkets.com/">Ask Markets</a></strong> &#8211; (Greece, E.U.)</p>
<ul>
<li>George Tziralis â€” <a href="../author/george-tziralis/">Post Archives at Midas Oracle</a></li>
</ul>
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<p><a href="http://www.gexid.com/">Gexid</a> &#8211; Global Exchange for Information Derivatives &#8211; (Germany, E.U.)</p>
<ul>
<li>Bernd Ankenbrand â€” Post Archives at Midas Oracle</li>
</ul>
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<p><a href="http://www.nosco.dk/">Nosco</a> &#8211; (Danemark, E.U.)</p>
<ul>
<li>Jesper Krogstrup â€” <a href="../author/jesper-krogstrup/">Post Archives at Midas Oracle</a></li>
<li>Oliver Bernhard Pedersen</li>
</ul>
<p>-</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.qmarkets.net/">Qmarkets</a></strong> &#8211; (Israel)</p>
<ul>
<li>Noam Danon â€” <a href="../author/noam-danon/">Post Archives at Midas Oracle</a></li>
</ul>
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<p><a href="http://www.prokons.com/"> ProKons</a> &#8211; (Germany)</p>
<ul>
<li>Peter Gollowitsch</li>
</ul>
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<p><a href="http://www.hiveinsight.com/">Hive Insight</a> &#8211; (Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A. &amp; London, U.K., E.U.)</p>
<ul>
<li>Robert Wilburn (ex-NewsFutures)</li>
</ul>
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<p><a href="http://www.foresightmarkets.com/">Foresight Markets</a> &#8211; (??)</p>
<ul>
<li>BPH Technologies</li>
</ul>
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<p><a href="http://www.nimanix.com/">NimaniX</a> &#8211; (Israel)</p>
<ul>
<li>Elad Amir (CEO), Littal Shemer Haim (VP Business development), David Shahar (VP R&amp;D)</li>
</ul>
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<p><a href="http://www.predicom.com/">PrediCom</a> &#8211; (London, United Kingdom, E.U.)</p>
<ul>
<li>Mikael Edholm</li>
</ul>
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		<title>PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL NETWORKING: LinkedIn for North-America + Xing for Europe</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chris F. Masse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tech Crunch: Professional social network LinkedIn will announce a previously rumored $12.8 million round of financing on Monday, led by Bessemer and the European Founders Fund. The company, which has been profitable since March 2006, has raised $13.4 million in &#8230; <a href="http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/05/03/professional-social-networking-linkedin-for-north-america-xing-for-europe/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/28/linkedin-raises-nearly-13-million-more/" title="LinkedIn Raises Nearly $13 Million More">Tech Crunch</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>Professional social network LinkedIn will announce a previously rumored $12.8 million round of financing on Monday, led by Bessemer and the European Founders Fund. <strong>The company, <em>which has been profitable since March 2006</em>, has raised $13.4 million in two previous rounds of financing, bringing the total to more than $26 million.</strong> The company had something north of <strong>$10 million in revenue in 2006</strong>, and says theyâ€™ll do substantially more than that in 2007. LinkedIn Answers, which launched earlier this month, has been a huge success, they say. LinkedIn has 70 employees, up from 45 a year ago. They claim <strong>9 million worldwide users</strong>, and are adding <strong>100,000 or so new users per week</strong>. The valuation of the financing round is not being disclosed by the company, but it is rumored to be around $250 million. <strong>LinkedInâ€™s European competitor, Xing</strong>, is currently generating about â‚¬2.8 million in revenue per fiscal quarter, or $3.6 million. The company was valued at about $200 million when it went public in December 2006.</p></blockquote>
<p>Fabian John and Bernd Ankenbrand, who are both in Germany, wanted me in with Xing. I&#8217;ve postponed. I&#8217;ll first learn the ropes with LinkedIn. After, I&#8217;ll see.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/" title="LinkedIn">LinkedIn</a></strong> for North-America</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.xing.com/" title="Xing">Xing</a></strong> for Europe</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Prediction markets&#8221;, &#8220;idea futures&#8221;, &#8220;event-driven futures&#8221;, &#8220;European call options&#8221;, &#8220;event derivatives&#8221;&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 08:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris F. Masse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; and now &#8220;information derivatives&#8220;. (Via George Tziralis) What is remarkable is that you can shorten it as &#8220;ID&#8221; (or &#8220;IDs&#8220;, plural). (Prediction markets are often referred as &#8220;PMs&#8221;.) My Question To My Readers: Which term(s) do you like most? &#8230; <a href="http://www.midasoracle.org/2006/11/07/prediction-markets-idea-futures-event-driven-futures-european-call-options-event-derivatives/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230; and now <a href="http://www.gexid.com/" title="GEXID FAQ">&#8220;<strong>information derivatives</strong>&#8220;</a>. (Via <a href="http://gtziralis.googlepages.com/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/gtziralis.googlepages.com');" title="PhD candidate">George Tziralis</a>) What is remarkable is that you can shorten it as &#8220;<strong>ID</strong>&#8221; (or &#8220;<strong>IDs</strong>&#8220;, plural). (Prediction markets are often referred as &#8220;PMs&#8221;.)</p>
<p><strong><em>My Question To My Readers:</em></strong> Which term(s) do you like most? In my short list, in the blog title, I forgot to mention terms including <a href="http://www.midasoracle.org/2006/10/22/an-email-interview-alex-kirtland/" title="E-mail interview with Alex Kirtland">the word &#8220;stock&#8221;, which Alex Kirtland told us is the most commonly understood by &#8220;people&#8221; (as opposed to prediction market professionals)</a>.</p>
<p><strong><em>My Questions To Bernd Ankenbrand:</em></strong> Would you mind telling us more about <strong><a href="http://www.gexid.com/" title="Public, play-money markets and prediction market consulting firm">GEXID</a></strong>, here, on this blog? And do you know some English-speaking colleagues of yours who would like to be registered at <a href="http://www.midasoracle.org/" title="Group Blog of Prediction Markets">Midas Oracle</a>? And <em>Gutten Tag</em>!&#8230; (That means <em>Bonjour</em>, right?)</p>
<p><strong><em>Addendum:</em></strong> This is hilarious. <a href="http://www.gexid.com/" title="Gexid FAQ">They needed to consult an army of German lawyers to make sure that play-money prediction exchanges won&#8217;t be assimilated with gambling operators</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Are you trading with real money?</strong></p>
<p>No. In all gexid markets we trade with gexid euro (<strong>play money</strong>). Your portfolio at the end can be converted in prices the issuer prices.</p>
<p><strong>Is trading at gexid like gambling?</strong></p>
<p>No. gexid is not a place for <em>gambling</em>. <strong>Independent expert opinions by several lawyers in Germany confirm this fact. Therefore there is not need for regulating gexid.</strong> Upon request gexid will provide you those expert opinions.</p></blockquote>
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