Cosmic Log: Buying into predictions

Friday, February 5, 2010 - 19:49 in Mathematics & Economics

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Who’ll win the Super Bowl? There’s a market for that. The Oscars? There’s a market for that. How well will Apple’s iPad do? Yep, there’s a market for that, too. Prediction markets, which started out as a political phenomenon, are becoming routine. Apple - Super Bowl - Alan Boyle - Academy Award - Editing

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