[PLK]

These markets trade REAL money and are open to traders world-wide. From website: "The IEM 2012 U.S. Presidential Election Markets are real-money futures markets where contract payoffs will be determined by the popular vote cast in the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election."

Go here if you want to see past performance of the markets: http://tippie.uiowa.edu/iem/media/previous.html

[Arthurio]

One of these charts is Obama's current intrade numbers... The other chart is for Nasdaq 2001. Can you guess which is which?

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks for the link.

If Obama pulls this off, I’ll be shocked.

I wonder how much campaign money goes into this pool. That can be funneled by individuals too.

[Red in Blue PA]

But how much money is traded in those “markets”?

I think money raised by the candidates is a better factor, and looking at these number Romney kicks ass.

[Red in Blue PA]

But how much money is traded in those “markets”?

I think money raised by the candidates is a better factor, and looking at these number Romney kicks ass.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

“are open to traders world-wide”

This is a big point. Many outside of the US would love to see Obama selected and have us screwed even more.

[ari-freedom]

“These markets trade REAL money and are open to traders world-wide.”

Including George Soros and friends?