What is a prediction market?

A prediction market is a game that concentrates on one specific subject. The intention of the game is to predict future events around that subject by buying and selling shares of what you think that is going to happen.

 

The subject of a prediction market can go from the wallstreet stock market to political events to the weather.

 
   

List of prediction markets - all kinds

Predict wallstreet stock exchange:

http://www.predictwallstreet.com/

Do you think that stock will go higher or lower at the close of the markets tomorrow? 

 

Predict the technologies people will be searching the web for in the future:

http://buzz.research.yahoo.com/

Put your (fantasy) money where your mouth is by buying stock in the technologies you believe will be popular and selling stock in the technologies you think will flop.

 

Predict the news:

http://us.newsfutures.com/

Buy, sell, trade predictions of tomorrow's news.

 

Cars:

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/csx.html

Think you know which vehicle will be the next big thing? Put your instincts to the test with CSX—Car Stock Exchange—a prediction market game that lets you buy and sell virtual car stocks alongside other enthusiasts from around the world. Build your portfolio just for fun…or compete against your peers for monthly prizes.

Predict future political events:

http://www.thewsx.com/

Welcome to the Washington Stock Exchange, a market for predicting future political events like the next President, whether the Democratic Party will control the US House (HOUSE06), or whether the US will launch military strikes on Iran (IRANWAR)...

 

http://njpse.nationaljournal.com/

NJPSE is a free fantasy political stock market. NJPSE players predict specific political outcomes.

Predict the media:

http://mediapredict.com/

 

And even blogs!:

http://blogshares.com/index.php

BlogShares is a fantasy stock market for weblogs. Players get to invest a fictional $500, and blogs are valued by incoming links

 

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Celebrity stock exchange

Hollywood stock exchange:

http://www.hsx.com/  

HSX is just like the real stock market, only way more fun!

Buy shares of your favorite actors and their new movies. Watch their values rise or fall based on their success. Prices soar with a blockbuster opening at the box office and plummet with a bomb no one went to see.

Celebrity stock:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ 

A great game about celebrities. Defenitly worth a visit.

Just like in the real world, share prices rise and fall as demand for them changes - so as well as receiving dividends, you can make money by day-trading and buying low (when demand for a specific celeb is low) and selling high (as the celeb gets more press coverage and the demand for them increases).

 

Dutch prediction markets

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