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HISTORY: Prediction Markets Timeline

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

For an updated version of this document, see the “paged” Prediction Markets Timeline. – CHRONOLOGY & HISTORY: Prediction Markets Timeline – Feel free to post a comment or contact me, and I’ll correct or add a factoid. Thanks. – #1. … Continue reading →

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I think Robin’s being too hard on himself.

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

That’s what I was told by someone who knows him [Robin Hanson] for more than just years. So I figured out I should write up a little something, especially since I saw this morning that my previous blog post (Is … Continue reading →

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A 1990 Corporate Prediction Market

Posted on November 23, 2006 by Chris F. Masse

Robin Hanson at Overcoming Bias: Betting markets have been around for a long time, and as far as I know, until recently they were all created to help traders achieve goals such as hedging, gambling, proving themselves, and so on. … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Xanadu Inc.

HISTORY: Prediction Markets Timeline

I think Robin’s being too hard on himself.

A 1990 Corporate Prediction Market

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