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What InTrade CEO John Delaney told the CFTC about “event markets” (prediction markets)

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

John Delaney (CEO of InTrade) – (InTrade PDF file – CFTC PDF file): July 4th 2008 The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street NW Washington, DC 20581 U.S.A. Attention: Office of the Secretariat RE: â€œConcept Release … Continue reading →

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What I think of Robin Hanson’s comment to the CFTC… and what I think about his slam at TradeSports-InTrade, BetFair-TradeFair, and HedgeStreet.

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Overall, his input is very brainy. It’s a major contribution to the general discussion about prediction markets. – Please, allow me to disagree on one thing he said. – Robin Hanson: One proposed distinguishing criteria includes the size of an … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Exchanges & Markets | Tagged CFTC, Congress, event derivative markets, event derivatives, individual trader, InTrade, Iowa Electronic Markets, KING, prediction markets, Robin Hanson | 14 Comments

The definitive proof that it’s presently impossible to practice prediction market journalism with BetFair.

Posted on April 19, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- Unlike InTrade and NewsFutures, BetFair does not deliver any chart after that the prediction market has expired —leaving the blog post that linked to it totally blank (in a digital world where old content is King, and where Google … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Exchanges & Markets, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, Market Expiry, Market Liquidity, Market Prices & Probabilities, Prediction Journalism | Tagged charts, event derivative markets, event derivatives, expired contracts, expired event deivative, expired event futures, expired prediction makets, Google, Homer's brain, KING, prediction markets | Leave a comment

Newspapers publish static charts, which quickly become obsolete —in a Google world where old content is King.

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- News papers deserve to die. Newspapers = dinosaurs. -

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities, Prediction Journalism | Tagged charts, dynamic charts, Google, KING, static charts | Leave a comment

BetFair-TradeFair (slightly) improve their blog, finally (it was about time) —and open 2 new sections: “prediction markets” and “financials”.

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Here’s the vertical menu of the BetFair blog. Scroll down until you see “Politics”, and “Prediction Markets”. – - Here’s their section on politics: – Here’s their section on finance: – - My thoughts: Their “about” page still does not … Continue reading →

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Michael Bloomberg: I’m not running… but, beware, I am a King maker.

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- Michael Bloomberg: I listened carefully to those who encouraged me to run, but I am not â€” and will not be â€” a candidate for president. [...] If a candidate takes an independent, nonpartisan approach â€” and embraces practical … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities, Politics | Tagged 2008 US elections, 2008 US presidential elections, candidate for president, InTrade, KING, Michael Bloomberg, Politics, prediction markets, US elections, US politics, US President, US presidential elections, White House | Leave a comment

InTrade’s global warming prediction markets are more socially interesting than BetFair’s ones.

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

InTrade has just opened (and not publicized yet on their site feed) a set of global warming prediction markets —more exactly, event derivative markets on whether the world’s biggest national governments will soon agree to reduce CO2 emissions under the … Continue reading →

Posted in All Best Posts Ever, Exchange Genesis, Exchanges & Markets, Market Contract Statements | Tagged c, China, climate change, E.U., global warming, Google, India, InTrade, Japan, John Delaney, KING, London School of Economics, London School of Economics' Centre for Economic Perfomance, media sources, Mike Linksvayer, prediction markets, Ralf Martin, Russia, UNFCC Secretariat, UNFCCC, United Nations, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, United States, United States Congress, USD, Washington D.C. | 2 Comments

Great podcasts on information technology

Posted on November 26, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Random Bits Podcasts – Among others: Matt Mullenweg, WordPress Founder Alex King, Designer, Developer, WordPress Guru Craig Newmark, Craigslist Founder, Community Builder, Entrepreneur plus many more… Alex King’s advice to companies: Don’t let the person who writes the press releases … Continue reading →

Posted in Information Technology | Tagged Alex King, Builder, Craig Newmark, Craigslist, designer, entrepreneur, founder, Information Technology, KING, Matt Mullenweg, podcasts, WordPress, WordPress Founder | Leave a comment

J.K. Rowlingâ€™s The Deathly Hallows = Harry Potter MUST Die! + Harry Potter Must NOT Die!

Posted on July 7, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Associated Press: [...] “If you look at the tradition of the epic hero… there is this sort of pattern that the hero delivers people to the promised land but does not see it himself,” said Lana Whited, professor of English … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, History, Market Prices & Probabilities, Psychology | Tagged Anne Collins Smith, Arthur, assistant professor of philosophy and classical studies, associate professor, associate professor of English, classics professor, Connecticut College, Die! Associated Press, Ferrum, Ferrum College, KING, Lana Whited, Mary Lefkowitz, Massachusetts, Nacogdoches, Niall O'Connor, Philip Ray, Professor, professor of English, professor of philosophy, Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas, Tim Morris, University of Texas at Arlington, Virginia, Wellesley College in Massachusetts | Leave a comment

Tools for the active trader looking for sophisticated options trading and forecasting techniques.

Posted on May 12, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

VIDEO: Trade King co-founder Peter Seed interviewed by Money Show. Two interesting aspects of the interview: – the financial technicalities of options trading (the probability calculator and the profit and loss calculator); – their trader community used as a marketing … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, Resources - References | Tagged active trader, co-founder, KING, Peter Seed, Trader | Leave a comment

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