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VP conditional probabilities

BetFair is running markets on both who will be the next vice president and who will be nominated by the two parties. As we’ve discussed before in other contexts, one can divide two probabilities like these to obtain a conditional … Continue reading

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The HubDub blog does not practice prediction market journalism, alas.

Take their latest political output: not a single word about HubDub’s prices / probabilities. So, what the HubDub blog does is simply political journalism, with a link to the related HubDub prediction market. Examples of prediction market journalism: Justin Wolfers … Continue reading

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Final InTrade v. Zogby Showdown Results

Superdelegate chicanery notwithstanding, Obama has won his party’s nomination, so my head-to-head contest between a major pollster (Zogby) and major prediction market (Intrade) will be coming to a close. Unsurprising to those who know a little bit about the scholarship, … Continue reading

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Huge quality improvement (well, considering that they started from 1,000 meters below the sea level) in the BetFair blog, lead by their resident prediction market guy, Mike Robb

The guy has shown commitment. Look at the semi-long list of posts he has produced. The guy has finally understood that people want red meat —dynamic charts (i.e., self-updating) that link to the said prediction markets. I observe, in passing, … Continue reading

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BetFair-TradeFair (slightly) improve their blog, finally (it was about time) —and open 2 new sections: “prediction markets” and “financials”.

Here’s the vertical menu of the BetFair blog. Scroll down until you see “Politics”, and “Prediction Markets”. – - Here’s their section on politics: – Here’s their section on finance: – - My thoughts: Their “about” page still does not … Continue reading

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Unlike polls, prediction markets give incentives to think carefully.

Via Wall Street investor and blogger Barry Ritholtz, the Wall Street Journal: [...] Since the election season began, investors on Intrade have risked $4.6 million in trades on Sen. Clinton and $3.4 million on Sen. Obama. [...] Robin Hanson, an … Continue reading

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Justin Wolfers will be glued on InTrade on Super Tuesday night.

Much better piece than last time. No more prediction market event study —quite boring and of dubious quality. This time, he outputs a quality forward-looking piece, with a good narrative. [...] While momentum tends to build slowly in polling data, … Continue reading

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Super Tuesday Showdown: Intrade v. Zogby

Up at Caveat Bettor. Zogby poll numbers here. Intrade snapshots taken at 1pm. Here are the notable divergences between the pollster and the prediction market: NJ Dem: Intrade calling for Clinton, while Zogby in a tie. CA Rep: Intrade calling … Continue reading

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The Democrat SC Showdown: Intrade v. Zogby

If Clinton or Edwards wins, Zogby will be declared the winner. If any other candidate wins, the contest will be called as a draw. The Intrade snapshot was taken at 2:20pm today. Details posted at Caveat Bettor.

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Zogby beats Intrade in predicting Nevada caucus winner Clinton.

and ties Intrade after seven state contests. Details here.

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