Tag Archives: PMIA

The Prediction Market Industry Association (PMIA) is a shallow organization that hasn’t accomplished anything, and now the world-wide world knows about that fake organization lead by a triumvirat of non-US people who are not fully representative of the international prediction market scene.

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Prediction Market Industry Association (PMIA), one year later

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Let’s revisit our archives: – Deep Throat: I agree that the Prediction Market Industry Association (PMIA) (in its present form) is highly suspicious. The purpose of the PMIA was to provide resume and marketing fodder for Jed, Emile and John. … Continue reading →

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Pssttt… Did I tell you that I like InTrade CEO John Delaney’s comment to the CFTC about “event markets” (prediction markets)? I can’t remember whether I did tell you that already. (I do suffer memory lapses, sometimes. I know it’s a common affliction, because I see that Robin Hanson and Justin Wolfers, just before they signed Bob’s puritan and sterile petition, completely forgot that they were on the board of the Prediction Market Industry Association, which is supposed to lobby for the legalization of InTrade’s real-money prediction markets in the United States of America. A lapse in memory, probably.)

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

John Delaney (CEO of InTrade) – (InTrade PDF file – CFTC PDF file): Nearly all leading academics, not known for their attraction to unanimity, have publicly supported event markets. A great majority of these academics have been supplied with Intrade … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Humor | Tagged academics, CEO, George Mason University, Humor, InTrade, John Delaney, Justin Wolfers, Pennsylvania, PMIA, Prediction Market Industry Association, prediction markets, Robin Hanson, United States Of America, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School | 2 Comments

The fact that the Prediction Market Industry Association didn’t submit a comment to the CFTC on “event markets” (prediction markets)…

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

… is the ultimate proof that it is a fake organization —as Deep Throat told us last month. PMIA = a marketing vehicle for some of its founders. -

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Ethics, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce | Tagged Deep Throat, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, PMIA, prediction market industry, Prediction Market Industry Association | Leave a comment

Deep Throat on the idle Prediction Market Industry Association (PMIA)

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Guest Author

I agree that the Prediction Market Industry Association (PMIA) (in its present form) is highly suspicious. The purpose of the PMIA was to provide resume and marketing fodder for Jed, Emile and John. It’s like being president of a high … Continue reading →

Posted in All Best Posts Ever, All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Industry) | Tagged college applications, Emile, John, officer, PMIA, Prediction Market Industry Association, President | 4 Comments

So far, the Prediction Market Industry Association (PMIA) is a shallow organization run by a bunch of delirium-tremens incompetents. — It sounds too European, too French. — Yeah, it’s too French. — All words and no actions. — Hot air in a golden-painted balloon ready to burst.

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Prediction Market Industry Association’s goals as stated last year: 1) Create a central, standardized registry of available prediction stocks and contracts from different prediction markets. This open central resource will help demonstrate the wide coverage of available predictions, facilitate search, … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Industry) | Tagged Adam, Adam Siegel, CEO, CI Foo Camp, delirium, Nigel Eccles, PMIA, Prediction Market Industry Association, Tim O'Reilly | 3 Comments

Is it good to have a prediction market melting pot of academics and businesses?

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

The Journal of Prediction Markets: The Journal of Prediction Markets Editor: Leighton Vaughan Williams Associate Editors: John Delaney – CEO InTrade Bruno Deschamps – University of Bath Olivier Gergaud – UniversitÃ© de Reims Champagne-Ardennes Robin Hanson – George Mason University … Continue reading →

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Prediction Market Industry Association = useless, so far

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

We have witnessed a backlash against the prediction markets just after the Hew Hampshire fiasco. Some bloggers and journalists picked on the prediction markets (InTrade, that is), even though both the polls and the pundits were awfully wrong too. [*] … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Prediction Journalism | Tagged Adam, Adam Siegel, blog, bloggers, Chris Masse, Emile Servan-Schreiber, Eric Zitzewitz, event derivative markets, event derivatives, Everyday Economist, Felix Salmon, George Tziralis, Jason Ruspini, Jed Christiansen, John Tierney, Jonathan Kennedy, Justin Wolfers, Lance Fortnow, Leighton Vaughan-Williams, Mike Giberson, Nigel Eccles, PMIA, polls, Prediction Market Industry Association, prediction markets, Robin Hanson, Sean Park, Steve Roman, the New York Times, Tim Harford, Wall Street Journal | 5 Comments

PMIA Search Needs an Explanation.

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Alex Kirtland

Fellow blog friend Alt Search Engine wants to understand more about the new PMIA prediction market search. Help him out here. Improve on my meager comment. ~alex www.usableMarkets.com

Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Information Technology | Tagged PMIA, Prediction Market Search, Search Engine, www.usablemarkets.com | 2 Comments

Prediction Market Industry Association

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

InTrade-TradeSports: PREDICTION MARKET INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION IS BORN Monday, Oct 22, 2007 PREDICTION MARKET INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION IS BORN Industry and thought leaders join forces to help promote and grow the field of prediction markets. London (Oct 22 2007) – The recent … Continue reading →

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