Trading on Iraq
Slate's Saddameter rates the chance of invasion at 61%. Now, if only one could trade on the outcome. Companies such as IG Index allow sophisticated betting on elections and other events, and trading in those bets once they've been made. Imagine if the pundits -- webloggers included -- could put their money where their ever-flapping mouths are.
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