tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649274.post5718662880023589693..comments2024-03-27T17:16:12.789+05:30Comments on The Leap Blog: Prediction markets & weather derivativesAjay Shahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03835842741008200034noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649274.post-23957736299192590482008-03-25T21:42:00.000+05:302008-03-25T21:42:00.000+05:30any view or your opinion on why SEBI want to imple...any view or your opinion on why SEBI want to implement margining of institutional trades.Subbuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968926003878562075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649274.post-21563855976730662482007-06-05T01:44:00.000+05:302007-06-05T01:44:00.000+05:30This reminds me about a book, "Wisdom of Crowds" b...This reminds me about a book, "Wisdom of Crowds" by James Surowiecki. <BR/>I am sure the Bookies on the weather will be more accurate than the Meteorological department as well.<BR/>When I was a school boy in Bombay, we used to look at the MRF Rainday advertisement, about when MRF thought the rains would begin. though I followed it only for a couple of years, it was surely accurate. Dont know where it is still going on.Nirav Kanodrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03526331968762900470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649274.post-31249419060364178342007-05-26T13:40:00.000+05:302007-05-26T13:40:00.000+05:30Killing/Raping/Running ponzi schemes is perfectly ...Killing/Raping/Running ponzi schemes is perfectly legal in the virtual worlds and MMORPG(Massively multi-player online role playing game) environments. Currency conversion to real currency is possible with a dollar peg that some Virtual World companies are placing on in-game currencies. Do we see the laws being overtaken by technology. Is there a market for an Indian virtual world with a Rupee peg of in-game currency and with in-game monsoon figures linked by gaming company to the in-game monsoon and allows people to run prediction markets, betting, gambling and all that is illegal in the real world.tarunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01896144197925207165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649274.post-49755292174144790722007-05-23T21:43:00.000+05:302007-05-23T21:43:00.000+05:30as far as i know, the courts in India have given j...as far as i know, the courts in India have given judgments that say that <B>wagering contracts</B> are legal. i'm not sure about the cricket betting. i'll check it out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515923744862080509noreply@blogger.com