The story of Augur, an Ethereum prediction market

Re:The story of Augur, an Ethereum prediction market by coralreef on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @11:41AM (#18230248)

Actually from what I can tell, it is a more liquid model.

In Augur you buy shares of an outcome, and the value of those shares can change day to day, and you can sell at any time. Whereas with a bookie, you bet on the outcome with fixed odds. Bookie lines may shift, but your bet will be locked in and unable to appreciate in value.

I'm not sure why bookies haven't implemented this share model, maybe its needlessly complicated.

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Re:The story of Augur, an Ethereum prediction market by joosters on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @01:40PM (#18231407)

Bookies have implemented this. Betting exchanges have existed for over a decade now, you can lay off your bets to lock in a profit if the odds have moved. Even 'traditional' bookies offer various forms of cashing out a bet.

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Re:The story of Augur, an Ethereum prediction market by coralreef on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @06:03PM (#18233685)

Could you name some of these exchanges? One problem is that they may not service certain jurisdictions as well.

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Re:The story of Augur, an Ethereum prediction market by kluge on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @01:36PM (#18241416)

Betfair is the biggest one.

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