Tag Archives: U.S. military

What I mean by “advanced” and “retarded”

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- An event is “advanced” when it is before the others on the timeline. – An event is “retarded” when it is after the others on the timeline. – - I use the term “advanced, primary indicator” to talk about … Continue reading →

Posted in All Best Posts Ever, Analysis (Market Calls), Exchanges & Markets, Leading & Lagging Indicators, Market Prices & Probabilities, Miscellaneous, Psychology, Science | Tagged advanced, bombing, bombs, Central Intelligence Agency, chief, event derivative markets, event derivatives, InTrade, InTrade trader, Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, meta forecasting tools, Mossad, Pentagon, physics, prediction markets, retarded, Says Any Attack, strikes, time, U.S. military, United States, USD, war | Leave a comment

Clueless and retarded InTrade traders (“the sheep”) can’t take “no” for an answer. — Short sellers (“the wolves”) will BBQ them.

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Still trading at 30% this Thursday morning. – - – US Military Chief Says Any Attack on Iran Would be Destabilizing. – Israel has signaled the U.S. and other allies that air operations to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities are not … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities, Politics | Tagged bombing, bombs, chief, event derivative markets, event derivatives, InTrade, Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, meta forecasting tools, prediction markets, Says Any Attack, strikes, U.S. military, United States, USD, war | 3 Comments

NewsFutures’ hyper marketese on their prediction market consultancy and software package for enterprise prediction markets

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

NewsFutures: Top-10 reasons why NewsFutures is the ideal partner to harness the wisdom of your crowd 1.) Integrated Solutions We offer complete solutions, not just great software. This approach delivers a much higher success rate and enables the client organization … Continue reading →

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InTrade-TradeSports is still plagued by the North Korea Missile scandal.

Posted on September 4, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Any good journalist writing up a piece on InTrade or interviewing John Delaney does mention the North Korea Missile scandal. — Bet on It! – (page two – page three + a crappy listing of exchanges) – by Spectrum’s Steven … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Exchanges & Markets, Market Contract Statements, Market Expiry | Tagged Bryan Whitman, event derivative trader, Japan, John Delaney, journalist, National Security Advisor, North Korea, prediction markets, Sea of Japan, Stephen Hadley, Steven Cherry, TradeÂsports, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. military, United States, Vancheeswaran, White House | Leave a comment

FREAKONOMICS: John Delaney of InTrade-TradeSports.

Posted on August 10, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Freakonomics (last month): Q: Briefly, what is Intrade? A: InTrade is a marketplace, just like eBay or the NYSE, that provides innovative markets to trade, and the best darn predictive information on uncertain future events bar none! InTrade is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Ethics, Exchanges & Markets, Market Expiry | Tagged Bryan Whitman, eBay, event derivative trader, Japan, John Delaney, National Security Advisor, non-sports prediction markets, North Korea, prediction markets, Sea of Japan, sister site, sports prediction markets, Stephen Hadley, U.S. military, United States, US government, Vancheeswaran, White House | Leave a comment

Event derivative trader Vancheeswaran has been expelled from the TradeSports-InTrade forum.

Posted on July 29, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

And, of course, no reason was cited. Trade Exchange Network Membership Information Dear vancheeswaran, The site administrators have removed your access rights: Violation of T&Cs powered by eve community<http://eve.groupee.com/landing/goto.php?a=community> Hummm… Quite vague. Do they dislike the truth, at Intrade-TradeSports? Here … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Exchanges & Markets, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce | Tagged ALL, America, Bryan Whitman, event derivative trader, Japan, John Delaney, National Security Advisor, North Korea, prediction market trader, prediction markets, Sea of Japan, Stephen Hadley, Trader, U.S. military, United States, US government, Vancheeswaran, White House | Leave a comment

INTRADE-TRADESPORTS: John Delaney LIED in his Freakonomics interview.

Posted on July 15, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

That’s what tries to demonstrate event derivative trader “Vancheeswaran” in a comment on the Freakonomics blog post featuring a complacent interview of InTrade-TradeSports’ John Delaney. — InTrade-TradeSports’ John Delaney: We listed a market on whether the U.S. Government would formally … Continue reading →

Posted in All Best Posts Ever, Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Ethics, Exchanges & Markets, Market Contract Statements, Market Expiry | Tagged Bryan Whitman, event derivative trader, Japan, John Delaney, National Security Advisor, North Korea, prediction markets, Sea of Japan, Stephen Hadley, U.S. military, United States, US government, Vancheeswaran, White House | Leave a comment