Can you really make money sports betting on low-risk, high-probability events? Topics covered include: Show Notes How Do Betting Odds Work? by OC Staff—oddschecker Senate Commerce Committee Wants Answers on NBA Gambling Scandal—Senate Commerce Committee "US sports betting crisis grows as MLB’s Clase and Ortiz indicted over alleged rigged pitches" by Tom Lutz—The Guardian ESPN Will Not Let Failure Push It Out Of The Gambling Business by Chris Thompson—Defector 22% of … [Read more...]
486: How Retail Traders Lose Big While Enriching Wall Street
Gambling in the stock market is increasing, with most traders losing money while generating billions of dollars per year for brokerages and wholesalers. Will all this trading lead to big market swoons? Topics covered include: Show Notes How Stocks Became the Game That Record Numbers of Americans Are Playing by Claire Ballentine—Bloomberg MURPHY, GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY, ET AL. v. NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSN. ET AL. SYLLABUS—The Supreme Court of The United … [Read more...]
143: Are You Investing, Speculating or Gambling?
What is the difference between investing, speculating and gambling. Why binary options trading is gambling. In this episode you'll learn: Show Notes Video of Campeche uphill climb Effective Theory - Lisa Randall - Edge Searching for particles on a benchtop - profile of Andrew Geraci - The Economist SEC warns investors about binary options Nadex Product Design and Financial Literacy - Kingsley Jones Percentage of days positive and negative S&P 500 Index - … [Read more...]
