Comments on: Three open source prediction market software options

By: Klaus Johannes Rusch

Klaus Johannes Rusch — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:21:08 +0000

The FreeMarket project at http://www.freemarket-project.org/ is no longer available and the USIFEX Website is defunct too, including the FAQs about conditional claims.

By: Mike Linksvayer

Mike Linksvayer — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 03:11:25 +0000

Letloto, Google knows more than I about Symbian development. That does raise a feature PM software should consider -- a lightweight UI for mobile users. I occasionally access TradeSports Light, though not from a mobile.

By: Letlotlo Ngwenya

Letlotlo Ngwenya — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 06:32:06 +0000

With the open market software still rare in South Africa, how does one begin to create software such as Symbian for Nokia smartphones if there wont be anywhere where one can get assistance localy.

Is there a website with free Symbian Software where things can be downloaded?

By: Mike Linksvayer » Blog Archive » Mobs and Markets and WSX06

Mike Linksvayer » Blog Archive » Mobs and Markets and WSX06 — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 05:53:31 +0000

[...] If the Washington Stock Exchange advisory board is any indication, WSX could displace IEM and Tradesports as the source for quotable market odds for the 2006 US elections. The AB may mean nothing, but assembling the names it has demonstrates some foresight on the part of WSX, as does reducing its risk through use of proven open source prediction market software. [...]

By: Jesse Gillespie

Jesse Gillespie — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 17:41:14 +0000

For what it’s worth, the freemarket demo site is intended more as a showcase of the current capabilities of the software than as a living, functioning prediction market. It’s common for users to sign up, look arround, and never come back, so the site doesn’t see a whole lot of action.

Conditional claims are interesting, and it’s something we hope to integrate as an option once the code stabilizes.