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An event derivative trader compares the trading costs of BetFair, InTrade, TradeSports and MatchBook.

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Google PageRank of the main Prediction Exchanges

Pop Sci PPX is graded 7 / 10. — (Congrats to them. We will see whether that can be sustained over time.) BetFair, InTrade, TradeSports, the Iowa Electronic Markets, the Hollywood Stock Exchange, and NewsFutures USA (their exchange, not their … Continue reading

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The Case for Decrimininalization of Prediction Markets

[This article is cross-posted from Major Wager.] – A recent article in the prestigious academic journal Science (May 16, 2008, Vol 320, p. 877-8) once again makes the case for regulated prediction markets, more commonly known as “betting exchanges” to … Continue reading

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Betting Exchange MatchBook: Antigua or Ireland??

Matchbook Officially Launches Exchange Betting Site in North America 05 Dec 2005 (PRESS RELEASE) — Matchbook (www.matchbook.com) announced today that it has officially launched its online exchange betting gaming site, following its successful spring 2005 beta launch. The organization is … Continue reading

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MatchBook’s user-created prediction markets – 6 years after Flutter. – Inkling not the only one.

Here’s from MatchBook (a real-money prediction exchange, a.k.a. betting exchange, which has volumes on American Football, betting market expert Niall O’Connor tells me): X Bets X Bets are events that customers request for betting among themselves. They can only be … Continue reading

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