Smarkets TechCrunch Geek’n Rolla Pitch from Smarkets on Vimeo. Download this post to see the embedded video above —if your feed reader doesn’t show it to you. Smarkets – Blog post

Posted in Business, Entrepreneurship, Exchange Genesis, Exchanges & Markets, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, Internet Usability | Tagged BetFair, Betting, betting exchanges, bettors, complexity, event derivative exchanges, event derivative markets, Internet Usability, Jason Trost, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, simplicity, Smarkets, traders, trading, usability, videos | 3 Comments

Paul Kedrosky … sucks. — Plus, Jason Trost is bashing InTrade and BetFair in order to boost his startup, Smarkets.

Posted on August 31, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

I will soon publish a full post on the relative accuracy of the VP prediction markets (and whether the prediction markets are useful at all, taking into account the occasional upsets theorized by Koleman Strumpf) —tackling Paul Kedrosky, Felix Salmon, … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Meta), Exchanges & Markets | Tagged accuracy, BetFair, betting markets, CNN, event derivative markets, event derivatives, InTrade, Jason Trost, Koleman Strumpf, Paul Kedrosky, prediction markets, Smarkets | Leave a comment

OPEN-SOURCE PREDICTION EXCHANGE: How Smarkets is going to eat BetFair’s lunch —well, they hope.

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

TechCrunch UK Thereâ€™s an interesting twist – they plan to offer an open API for people to develop their own betting applications and use the Smarkets infrastructure. Their idea is this: users donâ€™t need knowledge of odds or experience. Itâ€™s … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchange Genesis, Exchanges & Markets, Information Technology, Software | Tagged API, BetFair, betting applications, betting exchange, event derivative markets, event derivatives, Hunter, Jason Trost, open-source software, prediction exchange, prediction markets, Smarkets, TradeSports, United Kingdom, web framework | 1 Comment

CALLING ALL DEEP THROATS: What is it that Smarkets want to do in Malta, E.U.? And what will Smarkets market anyway?

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Regulations | Tagged Jason Trost, Malta, prediction markets, Smarkets | 2 Comments

Smarkets is a Web-based, person-to-person betting exchange platform built on the fusion of social networking and trading technology.

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Still-in-beta Smarkets blog (the “about” page): Smarkets is a web-based, person-to-person betting exchange platform built on the fusion of social networking and trading technology. Unlike traditional methods of betting, online betting exchanges remove the bookmaker by allowing users to bet … Continue reading →

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