Tag Archives: New York Stock Exchange

Markets for Telling CEOs to Step Down

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Robin Hanson (back in April 1996): One of the biggest problems with existing corporate capitalism is keeping CEOs (chief executive officers) accountable to their shareholders. Unaccountable CEOs can give themselves huge salaries and perks, discriminate freely in hiring and promotion, … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Market Proposals), Business | Tagged CEO, current chief, decision markets, manager, New York Stock Exchange, prediction markets, Robin Hanson, USD, web page arguing | 1 Comment

A critical look at IG Group’s decision to buy HedgeStreet out.

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

RTT News. U.S.-based sed HedgeStreet, which has operated the HedgeStreet Exchange, has liabilities of approximately $1 million and operating costs of approximately $325,000 per month. Currently, the company is not generating any revenue. Hemscott: IG Group chief executive, Time Howkins, … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Finance | Tagged chief executive, HedgeStreet, IG Group, New York Stock Exchange, prediction markets, retail clients, Time Howkins, United States, USD | 6 Comments

BetFair results for the year 2007

Posted on October 30, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

The Sporting Exchange (BetFair Group) – The BetFair 2007 Annual Review = 2007 Results (ending April 30, 2007) – (PDF file) – 2007 revenue: Â£185,933,000 2007 group revenue: Â£181,928,000 2007 gross profit: Â£143,207,000 2007 EBITDA: Â£31,968,000 2007 profit: Â£19,388,000 — … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Exchanges & Markets | Tagged Australia, Bet Angel, BetFair Group, CEO, David Yu, Edward Wray, founder, GBP, Malta, New York Stock Exchange, Niall O'Connor, non-executive chairman, order-entry software, prediction markets, Steve Roman, United Kingdom, United States | Leave a comment

Interesting information about BetFair I found out on their corporate website

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

BetFair Corporate: Corporate and Operational Overview Corporate Overview Betfair is a registered bookmaker in the UK, where it operates an online betting exchange. Betfair also operates under licences in Australia, Austria and Malta and is seeking licences elsewhere within the … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Ethics, Exchanges & Markets, Regulations, Software | Tagged A. Betfair, Andrew Black, API, Australia, Austria, Betfair Australasia PTY Limited, Betfair Casino Limited, Betfair Counterparty Services Limited, BetFair Games, Betfair Games Limited, Betfair Ltd, Betfair Poker Limited, Chancellors Road, Confederation of British Industry Growing Business, cricket, Denmark, Department of Trade and Industry, Dublin, eBay, Ed, Edward Wray, Europe, European Union, football, Germany, golf, Google, Hammersmith Embankment Winslow Road, Hobart, horse racing, internet access, JP Morgan, London, London Stock Exchange, Malta, New York Stock Exchange, non-executive chairman, online betting exchange, online casino, online poker sites, Oracle, Queen, satellite offices, soccer, software tools, South Africa, sports betting exchange product, Sun Solaris, Tasmania, Tasmanian Gaming Commission, tennis, The Sporting Exchange Limited, TSE, TSE Development Ltd, United Kingdom, United States, vice president, Wales | Leave a comment

Does betting exchange BetFair handle more daily trades than the New York Stock Exchange?

Posted on August 23, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

No, but BetFair might well be the world’s third financial exchange in terms of transaction volumes (which is a secondary metrics, of course). Steve Roman (who works in NYC’s financial industry) attracted my attention to this line from The Los … Continue reading →

Posted in All Best Posts Ever, Analysis (Data), Analysis (Industry), Exchanges & Markets, Finance, Market Liquidity | Tagged Australia, Chicago, Civil Rights Action Corporation, Eric Zitzewitz, head, Internet gambling colossus Betfair, Jason Ruspini, Jed Christiansen, London, London Stock Exchange, Los Angeles Times, New Financial Betting, New York Board of Trade, New York Stock Exchange, prediction markets, Robin Marks, Steve Roman, The Los Angeles Times, United Kingdom | Leave a comment

BetFair has an anti-fraud team whereas InTrade-TradeSports has none.

Posted on August 12, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

That’s the chunk of truth that no US journalist or blogger or prediction market scholar will dare telling you. — Czarek Sokolowski / AP — The Los Angeles Times has a two-page investigation into the alleged corruption of that tennis … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Exchanges & Markets, Market Expiry, Regulations | Tagged Analysis (Data) - Sports / Politics Corruption, BetFair, British Horseracing Authority, Internet gambling colossus, journalist, London, Los Angeles Times, New York Stock Exchange, Nikolay Davydenko, online forum, Poland, prediction markets, Robin Marks, soccer, Sopot, spokesman, tennis, United States, USD | Leave a comment

HedgeStreet opens prediction markets on potential corporate mergers or acquisitions.

Posted on May 19, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

HedgeStreet P.R.: – Sirius Satellite Radio / XM Satellite Radio – Microsoft / Yahoo – News Corporation / Dow Jones – Hershey / Cadbury – Deutsche Borse / International Securities Exchange (ISE) – New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) / International … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets | Tagged International Securities Exchange, Microsoft, New York Stock Exchange, Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Sirius Satellite Radio, XM Satellite Radio, Yahoo - News Corporation | Leave a comment

The Civil War Gold Hoax

Posted on April 28, 2007 by Jason Ruspini

Straight from Wikipedia: Civil War Gold Hoax was an 1864 hoax perpetrated by two US journalists to exploit the financial situation during the United States Civil War. On May 18, 1864, two New York City newspapers, the New York World … Continue reading →

Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, History | Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Associated Press, city editor, commander General, Department of State, Francis A. Mallison, George McClellan, Joseph Howard, Journal of Commerce, New York City, New York Journal, New York Journal of Commerce, New York Stock Exchange, New York World, night foreman, President, reporter, Secretary of Treasury, the Brooklyn Eagle, the New York World, the World, Union army, United States, Virginia, Washington D.C. | Leave a comment

The structure of simExchange game stocks

Posted on March 6, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Brian Shiau (draft): Contracts on most prediction markets are often binary contracts that pay depending on whether the event described by the contract occurs or does not occur. This structure is often referred as a binary option [1]. However, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Meta), Exchanges & Markets, Market Contract Statements, Market Expiry, Market Prices & Probabilities, Mechanism Designs | Tagged Advanced Trading, Brian Shiau, California, California Institute of Technology, Hewlett Packard Laboratories, Keith Jacks Gamble, New York, New York Stock Exchange, North America, Oxford University, Oxford University Press Inc., prediction markets, Robin Hanson | 10 Comments

New York Times on prediction markets — REDUX

Posted on February 14, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

- New York Times. – Justin Wolfers Interview – by New York Times – (MP3) – 2007-02-14 JOURNALO: InTrade = betting market JUSTIN WOLFERS: InTrade = Las Vegas bookie meets New York Stock Exchange. prediction markets: strong track record (example: … Continue reading →

Posted in All Best Posts Ever, Analysis (Meta) | Tagged Al Gore, Andrew Leigh, Barak Obama, general election candidate, Hillary Clinton, information aggregation devices, Justin Wolfers, Justin Wolfers Interview, Las Vegas, MP3, New York Stock Exchange, New York Times, prediction markets, REDUX - New York Times | 4 Comments

Tag Archives: New York Stock Exchange

Meta

Recent Posts