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Tag Archives: World Cup
The BetFair Starting Price is such a phenomenal success that their MSR-like system melted down under pressure last Saturday, April 5th, 2008, for the British equivalent of the Kentucky Derby —the Grand National at Liverpool.
- BetFair: Settlement of Grand National win market Betfair Customer Services 05 Apr 18:35 The reconciliation of the Betfair SP for the Grand National win market resulted in prices which we believe were significantly unfair for backers of some horses, … Continue reading
Posted in Exchange & Market Designs, Exchanges & Markets, Market Expiry
Tagged Andrew Black, BBC, BetFair, Betfair Customer Services, BetFair SP, BetFair Starting Price, BetFair Starting Prices, BF planner, Derby, Grand National, horse racing, John McCririck, Liverpool, Olympics, prediction markets, soccer, World Cup, YouTube
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The Journal Of Prediction Markets – January 2008
The Journal Of Prediction Markets: Steven Levitt, author of Freakonomics, makes important contribution to the third issue: Testing the efficiency of Markets in the 2002 World Cup by Steven Levitt with co author Richard Gil heads the list of interesting … Continue reading
Contrary to Steve Levitt, Justin Wolfers knows where to find good soccer trading data.
The Wall Street Journal, via Market Power: Messrs. Levitt and Gil found that the odds of a team winning jumped immediately after it scored a goal. But adjusting for other factors, those odds kept climbing for 10 to 15 minutes … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Exchanges & Markets, Market Liquidity
Tagged accuracy, BetFair, economist, event derivative markets, event derivatives, Ireland, Justin Wolfers, Market Liquidity, Market Trading, Niall O'Connor, online market, Pennsylvania, prediction markets, soccer, Steve Levitt, the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, The Wall Street Journal, TradeSports, volumes, Wall Street Journal, World Cup
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What was the music played at the 2007 World Cup of Rugby?
If you watched TV during the 2007 Rugby World Cup (hosted by France and won by South Africa), you surely noticed a symphonic music played at the beginning and at the end of each game. Composer: Jean-Michel Jarre (French); He … Continue reading
Posted in Art
Tagged Composer, France, Industrial Revolution Part 2, Jean Michel Jarre, rugby, South Africa, World Cup
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2007 WORLD CUP OF RUGBY: BetFair, Betdaq, TradeSports and NewsFutures all predict that South Africa will pulverize England into fine particles.
BetFair: 2007 World Cup of Rugby South Africa (“the Springboks”) will win: It should be said that the prediction markets got it wrong betting on New Zealand and then on France, in previous rounds. — The other prediction exchanges (betting … Continue reading
Academics to discuss prediction market experience
According to the preliminary schedule of the 2008 American Economic Association annual meetings, some leading prediction market scholars will be gathering to discuss empirical data from prediction markets. The meetings will be held in New Orleans in early January [2008]. … Continue reading
Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Events & Meetings
Tagged American Economic Association, Austin, California, Charles Plott, Eric Zitzewitz, Forrest Nelson, George Mason University, Google, Iowa, Justin Wolfers, New Orleans, Paul Tetlock, Pennsylvania, PHILIP POLGREEN, prediction markets, Ricard Gil, Robin Hanson, Santa Cruz, Stanford University
Dartmouth College, Stanford University, Steven Levitt, Texas, University of California-Santa Cruz, University of Chicago, University of Iowa, University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas, World Cup
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$18,441,883 of bets matched by BetFair for the winner of the 2007 World Cup of Rugby
Wow. That’s a lot. BetFair: 2007 World Cup of Rugby South Africa will win (against England, who did beat France, who did beat New Zealand), BetFair says. On this South Africa chart, spot the volume, lately. Seems like the English … Continue reading
Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Market Liquidity, Market Prices & Probabilities
Tagged France, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom, USD, World Cup
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They perform their haka to intimidate you? Look at them straight in the eyes and stand up to them.
International Herald Tribune: Standing up to All Blacks haka was France’s platform for World Cup upset CARDIFF, Wales: Standing eyeball to eyeball with the All Blacks during the haka set the tone for France’s memorable upset Rugby World Cup victory. … Continue reading
Posted in Psychology
Tagged Bernard Laporte, CARDIFF, coach, France, International Herald Tribune, Jo Maso, manager, New Zealand, Pieter De Villiers, rugby, rugby player, Sebastien Chabal, Serge Betsen, United Kingdom, Wales, World Cup, YouTube
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FRANCE’S TEAM EJECTS NEW ZEALAND’S ALL BLACKS OUT OF THE 2007 WORLD CUP OF RUGBY.
The picture above (from the archives) represents the New Zealand’s team performing their “haka” before an international match. Here are the static BetFair charts, just after the France vs. New Zealand game. (TradeSports has little liquidity on Rugby Union events.) … Continue reading