JoshuaZ comments on 1001 PredictionBook Nights - Less Wrong

51 Post author: gwern 08 October 2011 04:04PM

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Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 18 October 2011 02:49:00PM *  6 points [-]

Japan to announce it has acquired a nuclear weapon before midnight ET on 31 Dec 2011: 11% chance

Japan to announce it has acquired a nuclear weapon before midnight ET on 31 Dec 2012: 15% chance

Japan to announce it has acquired a nuclear weapon before midnight ET on 31 Dec 2013: 5% chance

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Comment author: gwern 18 October 2011 03:19:46PM 4 points [-]

Yes, that's pretty amusing. On the other hand, remember that the further in the future a contract is, the more mispriced you can expect it to be - Intrade does not pay interest or otherwise compensate you for opportunity cost. (I believe this was covered in one of the footnotes.)