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"Obamacare" Intrade contracts just collapsed to 35 from 70+ in biggest short term swing of the year.

Posted on 03/16/2010 11:36:09 PM PDT by AirForceGeorge

http://www.intrade.com/


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: healthcare; intrade; obama; obamacare
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1 posted on 03/16/2010 11:36:10 PM PDT by AirForceGeorge
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To: AirForceGeorge

Which means?


2 posted on 03/16/2010 11:37:17 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Sarah Palin - For such a time as this...)
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To: AirForceGeorge

I’m guessing something just happened and sly congressional staffers are moving the market. I hope. If this holds bad news for the bill will likely break tomorrow.


3 posted on 03/16/2010 11:37:55 PM PDT by AirForceGeorge
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To: AirForceGeorge

Someone mentioned in the other thread that CBO numbers on the HCR bill are about to come out. Maybe insiders heard some news?


4 posted on 03/16/2010 11:39:54 PM PDT by Paradox (The Party of Know.)
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To: onyx; Mrs. Don-o; SoCalPol; Fiddlstix; nutmeg; kristinn

~~PING!


5 posted on 03/16/2010 11:41:25 PM PDT by STARWISE (They (LIBS-STILL) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war- Richard Miniter)
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To: AirForceGeorge

Keep in mind, these markets are VERY thin. The “real-world” markets like the stock market have enough trouble pricing in information; compound that even further for InTrade where there are less participants. In my opinion, InTrade is for entertainment only.

Still, it could be a good sign...


6 posted on 03/16/2010 11:42:26 PM PDT by ksm1
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To: Paradox

Or Kucinich isn’t voting “yes” and is going to announce a bunch of others who are “no” votes, too?

The CBO guess is better.

Will someone please enlighten me? When I go to intrade.com, I see the price is $35. Yet the graph to its right seems to indicate a 70% chance that health care control will pass? What am I missing?


7 posted on 03/16/2010 11:43:02 PM PDT by Persevero ("Our culture is far better than a retarded Islamic culture." -Geert Wilders)
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To: AirForceGeorge; onyx; All

http://www.intrade.com

Health Care Reform - Will ‘Obamacare’ health care reform become law in the United States?

‘Obamacare’ health care reform (see contract rules) to become law before midnight ET 30 Jun 2010

Last Price: 35.1 (down) 35.2

You can buy
this at 66.6


8 posted on 03/16/2010 11:43:26 PM PDT by STARWISE (They (LIBS-STILL) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war- Richard Miniter)
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To: Persevero

I imagine the graph isn’t updated in real time.


9 posted on 03/16/2010 11:45:43 PM PDT by ruination
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To: AirForceGeorge

Although the “last trade” (at this moment) was at 35, the bid-ask spread is 50-66. That one transaction may have done through (in a thin market), but I don’t think the “real” price is down to 35 yet. Could be some clever market manipulation.


10 posted on 03/16/2010 11:45:54 PM PDT by AZLiberty (Yes, Mr. Lennon, I do want a revolution.)
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To: AZLiberty

done = gone.


11 posted on 03/16/2010 11:46:28 PM PDT by AZLiberty (Yes, Mr. Lennon, I do want a revolution.)
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To: ruination

Ah, so. Thanks.

Very eager to see what the spin is in the morning.


12 posted on 03/16/2010 11:48:10 PM PDT by Persevero ("Our culture is far better than a retarded Islamic culture." -Geert Wilders)
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To: STARWISE

So is this why Obama keeps changing “the date health reform will be passed” — because a whole bunch of insiders are trading on the information? Interesting cash cow!!!


13 posted on 03/16/2010 11:55:54 PM PDT by browniexyz
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To: gov_bean_ counter

That’s okay. Pelosi’s WOMEN ONLY meeting on Wednesday will fix the world. WTF is THAT all about?? Can you imagine if a male Congressman were to call a “MEN ONLY” meeting in the Capitol? WTF has this country come to? Do our Senators represent WE THE PEOPLE, or just THE ONES WITH VAGINAS?


14 posted on 03/16/2010 11:58:22 PM PDT by historyrepeatz
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To: STARWISE
You can buy this at 66.6

Interesting

15 posted on 03/17/2010 12:00:14 AM PDT by wastedyears (The essence of training is to allow error without consequence.)
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To: AirForceGeorge
The longs must've spent all of their alloted TARP funds!
16 posted on 03/17/2010 12:01:12 AM PDT by Ken H
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To: STARWISE

Interesting.

Buy price is 66.6.

Remove the decimal point and you have the The mark of the beast.


17 posted on 03/17/2010 12:02:14 AM PDT by DaveTesla (You can fool some of the people some of the time......)
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To: historyrepeatz

“We are WOMEN, we understand health care best of all” is what I guess the schtick will be. Nancy’s pulling out stops that few people even knew existed.


18 posted on 03/17/2010 12:03:24 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
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To: historyrepeatz

Tupperware, recipe exchanges, the usual. /s


19 posted on 03/17/2010 12:07:09 AM PDT by MaxMax (Conservatism isn't a party)
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To: historyrepeatz
Hmmm...


20 posted on 03/17/2010 12:11:25 AM PDT by Cobra64
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