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When Markets Beat The Polls – Scientific American Magazine

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Via Mat Fogarty of Xpree (an innovative firm providing software for enterprise prediction markets), the Scientific American magazine on prediction markets –”When Markets Beat the Polls”. Ask me by e-mail to get a copy of the PDF file. Abstract: When … Continue reading →

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When Markets Beat The Polls – Scientific American Magazine

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Abstract: When Markets Beat the Polls; March 2008; Scientific American Magazine; by Gary Stix; 8 Page(s) In late March 1988 three economists from the University of Iowa were nursing beers at a local hangout in Iowa City, when conversation turned … Continue reading →

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Media Predict’s Brent Stinski interviewed by Sandra Ruttan

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Guest Author

Media Predict’s Brent Stinski interviewed by Sandra Ruttan – Originally posted on the “In For Questioning” blog — Betting on a Bestseller: Media Predict responds to questions about the stock market approach to publishing Yesterday we learned Simon & Schuster … Continue reading →

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In November 2000, the Iowa Electronic Markets declared the AL GORE speculators as the winners of their zero-sum game.

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Iowa Electronic Markets: Release: Nov. 17, 2000 Iowa Electronic Markets name Gore winner in futures payoff IOWA CITY, Iowa — The presidential election is over, at least in the Iowa Electronic Markets (IEM). The IEM has declared Al Gore the … Continue reading →

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ALL our real-money prediction exchanges (betting exchanges) have a play-money ground.

Posted on April 14, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

BetFair – (Hammersmith, London, England, United Kingdom, E.U.) BetFair Play For Fun Only English Soccer TradeSports – (The Netherlands Antilles) Play-Money TradeSports â€” PredictionX â€” Launched in February 2006. InTrade – (Dublin, Ireland, E.U.) FT Predict â€” (play-money InTrade with … Continue reading →

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When Markets Beat The Polls – Scientific American Magazine

When Markets Beat The Polls – Scientific American Magazine

Media Predict’s Brent Stinski interviewed by Sandra Ruttan

In November 2000, the Iowa Electronic Markets declared the AL GORE speculators as the winners of their zero-sum game.

ALL our real-money prediction exchanges (betting exchanges) have a play-money ground.

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