Gaming prediction markets: Equilibrium strategies with a market maker

Algorithmica (New York)

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 930-969

  Chen, Yiling ^e   Dimitrov, Stanko ^a   Sami, Rahul ^a   Reeves, Daniel M ^b   Pennock, David M ^b   Hanson, Robin D ^c   Fortnow, Lance ^d   Gonen, Rica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b YAHOO RESEARCH   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Bluffing; Game theory; Prediction markets; Strategic betting

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN EQUILIBRIUM; BLUFFING; DYNAMIC GAME; EQUILIBRIUM BEHAVIOR; EQUILIBRIUM STRATEGY; INCENTIVE COMPATIBLE; INCOMPLETE INFORMATION; INDEPENDENT SIGNALS; INFORMATION STRUCTURES; LOGARITHMIC MARKET SCORING RULE; MARKET PRICE; MARKET SCORING RULES; MARKET-MAKER; MYOPIC STRATEGIES; PREDICTION MARKETS; RATE OF CONVERGENCE; STAGE GAME; STAGE MODELS; STRATEGIC BETTING;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BAYESIAN NETWORKS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; FORECASTING; GAME THEORY; PROFITABILITY;

COMMERCE;

EID: 78149359256     PISSN: 01784617     EISSN: 14320541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00453-009-9323-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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