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TradeFair Binaries is clearly the major, and TradeFair Spreads is the minor.

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

BetFair-TradeFair press release (2007-12-03): Betfair enters financial markets with Tradefair launch Tradefair to provide a revolutionary new retail binaries exchange Betfair, the world’s leading online betting exchange has announced the formation of an exciting new business, Tradefair. Established to provide … Continue reading →

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Alas, TradeFair managing director confirms that they will float financial event derivatives, only.

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

David Jack has just published a blog post on Midas Oracle, and here’s one short excerpt: Take a look at Betfair today – it has some of the most liquid, volatile and high participation prediction markets in the world. Participation … Continue reading →

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Why does Tradefair care about Prediction Markets

Posted on December 6, 2007 by David Jack

Are prediction markets good at providing a true measure of probability? Crowd theory says yes, business interests may complicate things. How is accuracy obtained? Well of course the answer is obvious – if you want an accurate measure of probability … Continue reading →

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