Zero-Intelligence agents in prediction markets

Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 861-868

  Othman, Abraham ^a  

^a Carnegie Mellon University   (United States)

Author keywords

Marginal trader hypothesis; Prediction markets; Simulation; Zero intelligence

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; FORECASTING; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

AGENT-BASED MODEL; MARGINAL TRADER HYPOTHESIS; MARKET STUDIES; PREDICTION MARKETS; PRICE FORMATION; SIMULATION; ZERO INTELLIGENCES; ZERO-INTELLIGENCE AGENTS;

COMMERCE;

EID: 84899904188     PISSN: 15488403     EISSN: 15582914     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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