Tag Archives: Hosni Mubarak

InTrade’s Brand-New Rules for Departure Markets – [MARKET CONTRACT STATEMENTS]

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

InTrade: IMPORTANT: Rules for Departure Markets Friday, Feb 18, 2011 As detailed in a previous Exchange News item, we have launched a new series of markets for the departure of various leaders in the Middle East region. These contracts are … Continue reading →

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InTrade took ample time to settle the (redux) Mubarak contracts. – [PREDICTION MARKET CHART]

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

They waited some time before settling the 3 markets, as you can spot on this chart: After a big fail, one can never be too prudent. Previously: InTrade CEO John Delaney apologizes for the ‘Mubarak Departure’ prediction market scandal. — … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Exchange & Market Management, Exchanges & Markets, Market Expiry, Market Liquidity, Market Prices & Probabilities, Prediction Post-Mortem | Tagged bets, Betting, betting markets, bettors, Egypt, Ethics, event derivative markets, event derivatives, Hosni Mubarak, InTrade, John Delaney, Mubarak, prediction markets | Leave a comment

InTrade CEO John Delaney apologizes for the ‘Mubarak Departure’ prediction market scandal. – {Mubarak Market Unwound} – [VICTORY]

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Chris Van Niekerk (yesterday, February 7, 2011): John, I am calling on you to fix this problem before the story spreads outside of this forum [*] and takes on a life of its own. [*] Last week, Midas Oracle offered … Continue reading →

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The InTrade ‘Mubarak Departure’ scandal is on top of Google Blog Search. – [SCREENSHOT]

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

FINAL UPDATE: InTrade CEO John Delaney apologizes for the ‘Mubarak Departure’ prediction market scandal. – {Mubarak Market Unwound} – [VICTORY]

Posted in Midas Oracle Statistics | Tagged Google, Google Blog Search, Google Search, Hosni Mubarak, InTrade, Mubarak Departure, scandal, search, Search Engines | Leave a comment

InTrade try to clean up the mess, without acknowledging their mistake. – [OPINION]

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

“Intrade has listed a number of new markets related to the actual departure of President Mubarak.” What a shame. InTrade is managed by a bunch of incapable incompetents. FINAL UPDATE: InTrade CEO John Delaney apologizes for the ‘Mubarak Departure’ prediction … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Exchange & Market Management, Exchanges & Markets, Market Contract Statements, Market Genesis, Market Prices & Probabilities | Tagged bets, Betting, betting markets, bettors, diplomacy, Egypt, event derivative markets, event derivatives, Hosni Mubarak, Politics, prediction markets, President Mubarak, world politics | Leave a comment

Big trader furious at how InTrade settled the ‘Mubarak Departure’ prediction markets (even though the Egyptian dictator is still in power, at publication time) is suing their pants off using the German justice system as a springboard to get these Irish morons (namely John Delaney and Carl Wolfenden) to reckon their mistake. – [QUOTES]

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Chris Van Niekerk: Well, I have come to the end of my wits here. This is very sad. The reputation of a business such as Intrade is the lifeblood of this type of operation. This sort of arbitrary expiry does … Continue reading →

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InTrade has just settled their ‘Mubarak Departure’ contracts (even though the Egyptian dictator is still at the helm of the country, at publication time). – #controversy – [CHARTS]

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

InTrade has just settled the February and June contracts. Read it here. – “Intrade Market on Mubarak to depart Settled.” – Al-Jazeera: “Mubarak vows to finish term.” UPDATE: Please read Mike Linksvayer’s comment, just below. And here’s the link to … Continue reading →

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