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YouTube goes widescreen —so we can get more of Jason Ruspini (if that was really a necessity).

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

YouTube has just increased the width of their videos… but they didn’t increase the width of their video widgets, alas. – Hence, you have to go to the YouTube website to watch Jason Ruspini in (simili) widescreen —the original captation … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Information Technology | Tagged fiscal policy, InTrade, Jason Ruspini, prediction markets, tax futures, tax rates, YouTube | Leave a comment

Greg Mankiw doesn’t agree with the InTrade prediction markets on the future tax rates.

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

“This surprises me.” The Jason Ruspini prediction markets (the “tax futures”).

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities, Politics | Tagged future tax rates, Greg Mankiw, InTrade, Jason Ruspini, prediction markets, tax futures | 16 Comments

JASON RUSPINI’S CROCKERY: The Brain states forcefully that they are not “event futures”, but “binary options”. Still, as soon as he premieres prediction markets on tax rates at InTrade, he calls them “tax futures” —of course.

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- Measured Enthusiasm for Prediction Markets – (PDF file) – by Jason Ruspini. – My thoughts: Peter McCluskey thinks they are “futures”. PAM was only extremely marginally about “terrorism and assassination futures”. Even though they don’t do much more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Analysis (Meta), Exchanges & Markets, Finance | Tagged accuracy, CFTC, event derivative markets, event derivatives, event futures markets, Finance, InTrade, Jason Ruspini, Justin Wolfers, Peter McCluskey, prediction markets, Regulations, Robin Hanson, tax futures, United States | 2 Comments

How have Jason Ruspini’s tax futures markets at InTrade-TradeSports fared, so far?

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- The most liquid of the Jason Ruspini-created contracts: – - – I would like to talk a bit about the Internet marketing of these prediction markets, in the rest of this present post. – As you all know, Jason … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Finance, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, Market Liquidity, Market Prices & Probabilities, Midas Oracle Statistics, Prediction Journalism | Tagged BBN, Bloomberg, Chris Masse-free, Club For Growth, event derivative markets, event derivatives, event futures, Fabian John, Google, Internet Marketing, Internet marketing thoughts, InTrade, Jakob Nielsen, Jason Ruspini, John Delaney, prediction markets, tax futures, tax futures markets, tax prediction markets, Tom Next, web forum, YouTube | Leave a comment

Jason Ruspini was an imprudent and cocky predictor, but, in the end, he is a honest man.

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Jason Ruspini went overboard on BBN TV, claiming his tax futures markets will become InTrade’s most popular ones in 2009, but he managed to control well his descent to Earth: [Y]es they have lost a lot of steam and that … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Market Liquidity | Tagged Jason Ruspini, tax futures, tax prediction markets, tax rate futures, tax rate prediction markets | Leave a comment

Hedge your taxes –and forecast them too.

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

The mainstream media continue to show interest for Jason Ruspini’s tax futures markets. Previously: Video.

Posted in Exchange Genesis, Exchanges & Markets, Finance | Tagged event derivative markets, event derivatives, InTrade, Jason Ruspini, mainstream media, prediction markets, tax futures, tax prediction markets, tax rate futures, tax rate prediction markets | Leave a comment

2009 tax futures yielding 1.5%

Posted on February 24, 2008 by Jason Ruspini

The “>34″ contracts are being offered at 96. If you discount the possibility of the marginal tax rate for that year being below 34%, this is an annual yield of about 1.5%, after transaction fees. The 2010 “>34″s are paying … Continue reading →

Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Market Calls), Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities, Market Trading, Market Transaction Costs | Tagged InTrade, Jason Ruspini, prediction markets, tax futures, tax prediction markets, tax rate futures, tax rate prediction markets | 2 Comments

In spite of their inherent complexity, Jason Ruspini’s tax rate prediction markets show some liquidity.

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Not surprising: plenty of good advanced indicators. (David Pennock, do take notice. ) Jason “Avida Dollars” Ruspini’s tax rate prediction markets are finally accessible thru InTrade V2. Great. That allows me to publish dynamic charts, now. (With V1, there aren’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Market Liquidity, Market Prices & Probabilities | Tagged David Pennock, event derivative markets, event derivatives, event futures, Federal Reserve System, Jason Ruspini, prediction markets, tax event futures, tax futures, tax prediction markets, tax rate prediction markets | 3 Comments

Intrade, with carry

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Jason Ruspini

For years now, a criticism of Intrade has been its lack of a positive carry in long-term markets. In contrast to regulated futures exchanges, Intrade does not pay out interest on deposits to most traders. While understandable, this discourages liquidity … Continue reading →

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Meet Jason Ruspini, Financial Research Analyst.

Posted on February 17, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

[I took the shot when he was smiling ---saying, "Well, obviously, they are not EuroDollars yet", or something of that effect.] Jason Ruspini @ LinkedIn Jason Ruspini’s blog Jason Ruspini @ Midas Oracle [Jason Ruspini is the little joker who … Continue reading →

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