One of the first and oldest prediction markets was run by the University of Iowa in 1998 to predict the outcome of United States Presidential Elections. In fact, those markets have been more accurate than the most accurate polls in every election the University of Iowa has run their markets. Since then there have been numerous examples of companies using prediction markets to forecast product sales, revenues, and the completion dates of large projects.

Prediction markets are specialized, small-scale financial markets operated to predict future events. While traditional markets exist to allocate resources, prediction markets are conducted solely for using the information "contained" in prices to make predictions about future events.

aggregate information from all participants, each of whom has different information about the issue in question; provide incentives that encourage knowledgeable participants to reveal their knowledge in their trades; provide feedback to participants-through market prices, traders learn about the beliefs of other traders and are motivated to collect more information; allow traders to share their knowledge anonymously, thereby, encouraging traders to signal information through the market that they.

Experimental prediction markets have been used successfully to forecast future events in several settings. The first prediction markets were conducted at the Uinversity of Iowa in a continuing project known as the Iowa Electronic Market. They were created to test the ability of markets to forecast election outcomes, and they continue to be used on the IEM for that purpose and for predicting other events such as interest rate decisions by the Federal Reserve.

In futures markets investors make investments based upon their beliefs about the future, and they may profit or lose depending upon the outcomes of their investments. Unlike gambling, however, futures markets provide some "social good," the most common of which is to allow investors to "hedge risk" or to protect themselves against future price increases.

Prediction markets for infectious diseases also have applications beyond influenza. With a proper pool of traders in place, new prediction markets could be created almost overnight to address new emerging infectious diseases even before a specific etiologic agent has been identified. For example, information about SARS existed in the spring of 2003, and a prediction market for SARS could have quickly, accurately, and inexpensively aggregated expert opinion about this new disease.

Prediction markets, with as few as 20 or 30 traders, can yield good results, but the accuracy tends to improve as the number of traders increases.

Improved forecasting: Leveraging a diverse group of people with different viewpoints about future sales, revenues, etc. typically generates a more accurate forecast than traditional forecasting methods. Decreased risk: Markets can act as an "early warning system" by giving the business a constant pulse on people's opinions. Knowing about a problem and addressing it early can have huge cost and competitive ramifications.

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Most markets can be found within the borders of major towns and cities, however it may be possible to find a player created makeshift market set up almost anywhere.

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