Current Markets

2008 U.S. Presidential Election Markets

The IEM 2008 U.S. Presidential Election Markets are real-money futures markets where contract payoffs will be determined by the popular vote cast in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election.

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2008 Presidential Nomination Markets

The IEM 2008 Presidential Nomination Markets are real-money futures markets where contract payoffs will be determined by the outcomes of the 2008 U. S. National Conventions of the Democratic and Republican parties.

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Federal Reserve Monetary Policy Market

The IEM Federal Reserve Monetary Policy Market B (FedPolicyB) is a real-money futures market. Contract payoffs are determined by monetary policy decisions of the Federal Open Market Committee regarding the federal funds target rate.

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Other Markets

Beowulf Movie Box Office Market

Computer Industry Returns Market

MSFT (Microsoft) Price Level Market

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IEM?

The IEM is an on-line futures market where contract payoffs are based on real-world events such as political outcomes, companies' earnings per share (EPS), and stock price returns. The market is operated by University of Iowa Henry B. Tippie College of Business faculty as an educational and reseach project. More...

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News

May 7, 2008
Clinton Contract Takes a Beating on Iowa Electronic Markets "The contract for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton lost well more than half its value in trading on the University of Iowa's Iowa Electronic Markets following her defeat in the North Carolina primary Tuesday ...

April 28, 2008
IEM Cited in Column "Columnist L ...

April 28, 2008
IEM Says Clinton's Chances Are Slim "Despite Hillary Clinton's win in Pennsylvania, the IOWA ELECTRONIC MARKETS at the University of Iowa College of Business rate her chances as slim ...

April 23, 2008
Obama Continues To Lead Iowa Electronic "On Monday, the IOWA ELECTRONIC MARKETS showed that Barack Obama had a 75 percent chance of winning the Democratic nomination; Hillary Clinton was at 21 percent ...