Political Futures Markets Make the Call in Presidential Election
By Staff WriterNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--By and large, electronic trading of political futures instruments accurately predicted the outcome of the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, bolstering the argument that these markets have an edge over polls. The winner-takes-all market run by the University of Iowa School of Business, one of several run by the...
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