Alex Forshaw

Alex Forshaw

The Tradesports Political Maven

Biography coming soon.

Sessions

2:30pm - 3:00pm Thursday, 02/07/2008
Predicting the Future of Prediction Markets
Location: Starlight Roof
Jason Jones (HighStep Capital), Craig Kaplan (PredictWallStreet, Inc. ), Adam Siegel (Inkling Markets), Justin Wolfers (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania), Alex Forshaw (The Tradesports Political Maven)
There is no denying the appeal of web-based prediction markets. They are the Web 2.0 notion of wisdom of crowds in action, with a knack for out-predicting experts on elections and sporting events. But can they ever outperform the biggest and most liquid prediction market of them all, the stock market? Read more.
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