Prediction Markets

This cluster centers on discussions about prediction markets, including their definition, effectiveness as forecasting tools compared to gambling or polling, specific platforms like PredictIt and Polymarket, and concerns like accuracy, manipulation, and insider trading.

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US predictit.org OpenPredictionMarkets PredictIt TradeSports i.e wikipedia.org prediction markets market money insider bet people good predictions information falsifiable

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antepodius Jul 14, 2020 View on HN

What about using a prediction market?

bentocorp Oct 28, 2024 View on HN

How is a "prediction market" different to gambling?

nazgulnarsil Feb 2, 2009 View on HN

care to put your money where your mouth is in a prediction market?

simplyskeptic Aug 8, 2023 View on HN

the prediction markets? why don't we just flip coins over it, that sounds scientific as well!

wsinks Feb 9, 2022 View on HN

Wasn't this the promise of 'prediction markets'?https://www.predictit.org(you can read promise as 'value prop' too, I don't know much about these, just that they exist and are a recent creation)

biophysboy Jan 6, 2026 View on HN

How often are these prediction markets "correct"? Has this been studied?

nostrademons Sep 2, 2018 View on HN

Sounds like a job for a prediction market!

grimtrigger Nov 14, 2013 View on HN

Prediction markets offer a possible solution.

Zababa Aug 8, 2021 View on HN

Look up "predictions markets".

dash2 Nov 5, 2021 View on HN

It seems like this would be a great place for a prediction market. Anonymously aggregate the information of people who know enough that they are prepared to lay money on the line. Replace the conflicts of interest with a direct interest in profiting from being right.