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Ex-HSX Max Keiser claims that InTrade’s Ron Paul prediction market is manipulated. — [VIDEO]

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Republican Scott Brown has become the Senator-elect from Massachusetts.

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Nobel Prize for Economics 2009 — Prediction Accuracy

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2009 to Elinor Ostrom “for her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons” and Oliver E. Williamson … Continue reading

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Nobel Prize for Economics 2009 Predictions

The 2009 Nobel prize for economics (2009 Sveriges Riksbank prize in economic sciences) will be awarded on Monday, October 12, 2009. 1. Bookmakers Ladbrokes’s probabilities (odds) for the 2009 Nobel prize in economics: Eugene Fama 2/1 Paul Romer 4/1 Ernst … Continue reading

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Who will get the 2009 Nobel Prize for Economics? Don’t bet on it. Too risky.

1. Prediction Markets 2a. InTrade has just opened some Nobel prediction markets —see under “current events”. 2b. Inkling Markets – Which economist will receive the 2009 Nobel Prize for Economics (a.k.a. the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences)? Previously: Will … Continue reading

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The Prediction Market applicaton brings the power of prediction markets to Facebook.

“Buy and sell shares in future ‘events’, and if they come true, your portfolio will rise! Compare your prediction powers against friends to see who is the best!” They have a FaceBook page, too.

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Prediction Market Definition —updated

Definition – A prediction market is a market for a contract that yields payments based on the outcome of a partially uncertain future event, such as an election. A contract pays $100 only if candidate X wins the election, and … Continue reading

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Oscars 2007 – Hollywood Stock Exchange – Bingo!

HSX Amy Lamare: Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX.com) Traders correctly picked 7 out of 8 Top Category Oscar Winners to continue its stellar record. Los Angeles, California, February 26, 2007 – Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX), announced a spectacular 88% success rate … Continue reading

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