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Thursday, July 17, 2007 — The day when Emile Servan-Schreiber was right on the money.

Emile Servan-Schreiber: [...] It is fairly obvious from reading the INTEL case study that they are not using a trading market at all but rather something closer to HP’s BRAIN. [...] Despite jotting down 15 times the term “prediction markets”, … Continue reading

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Companies are leading the way in the use of prediction markets. The public sector may soon follow.

Via Emile Servan-Schreiber of NewsFutures (who is of course cited in this article ) … Ask The Market – Companies are leading the way in the use of prediction markets. The public sector may soon follow. – (PDF – PR) … Continue reading

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INTEL BUSINESS CASE: Does Intel really use internal prediction markets?

Emile Servan-Schreiber and Chris Hibbert (two veterans of the field of prediction markets) have strong doubts that Intel is using a trading mechanism. (Nothing wrong with using a non-trading mechanism, we just want to know for sure. ) I will … Continue reading

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The ranking of the providers of software for internal prediction markets

Ranking of the prediction market solution providers to the Fortune-500 firms. North America #1. NewsFutures #2. Inkling Markets – growing very fast #3. HSX Virtual Markets Europe #1. NewsFutures

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Intel’s profit climbed 44% in second-quarter profits, signaling strong demand for chips and progress in improving the company’s financial position.

All this thanks to internal prediction markets. Wall Street Journal $$$ + New York Times

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JC Kommer is bullish on BATS (Better Alternative Trading Systems)

JC Kommer is bullish on this trading information software, BATS: What the thing does is that it gives you the top volume stock on NASDAQ in real time. You can enter any symbol for a NASDAQ stock and get the … Continue reading

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