New Posts For Thread: Prediction market for Intrade customershttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29805511/prediction-market-for-intrade-customersIntrade, the Dublin based "prediction market", has ceased operations and frozen customer funds, pending a investigation into alleged "financial irregularities". The announcement was made over the weekend just a few weeks after the company was reassurhttp://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/03/11/online-betting-site-intrade-halts-operations/...'Poorly-documented' $1.5 million payments to the founder of Intrade...Definitely not looking good for anyone with money in an Intrade account.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29805511/prediction-market-for-intrade-customers?post_id=529764991#529764991http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/03/11/online-betting-site-intrade-halts-operations/...'Poorly-documented' $1.5 million payments to the founder of Intrade...Definitely not looking good for anyone with money in an Intrade account.Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:53:30 -0500Intrade did a lot of shady things. This is not unexpected.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29805511/prediction-market-for-intrade-customers?post_id=529730189#529730189Intrade did a lot of shady things. This is not unexpected.Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:37:09 -0500Never used them, but not because I thought that they were shady. I hated the way they organised everything as if they were financials rather than simple betting. That and the monthly fee seemed likely to put off any casual bettor.The financial irreguhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29805511/prediction-market-for-intrade-customers?post_id=529724829#529724829Never used them, but not because I thought that they were shady. I hated the way they organised everything as if they were financials rather than simple betting. That and the monthly fee seemed likely to put off any casual bettor.The financial irreguMon, 11 Mar 2013 07:50:00 -0500I placed some money in there for last years US election. The price on the democrats was significantly better than on here just as it had been 4 years prior to that and my reason to use them was influenced by the sequential aspects of the premium chahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29805511/prediction-market-for-intrade-customers?post_id=529723185#529723185I placed some money in there for last years US election. The price on the democrats was significantly better than on here just as it had been 4 years prior to that and my reason to use them was influenced by the sequential aspects of the premium chaMon, 11 Mar 2013 06:18:47 -0500This all looks decidedly ominous for account holders, particularly as the company itself makes reference to "financial irregularities", has frozen customer funds and ceased any telephone support. So far, the reaction in the US at least has been stranhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29805511/prediction-market-for-intrade-customers?post_id=529722755#529722755This all looks decidedly ominous for account holders, particularly as the company itself makes reference to "financial irregularities", has frozen customer funds and ceased any telephone support. So far, the reaction in the US at least has been stranMon, 11 Mar 2013 05:46:36 -0500To Our Customers:With sincere regret we must inform you that due to circumstances recently discovered we must immediately cease trading activity on www.intrade.com.These circumstances require immediate further investigation, and may include financialhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29805511/prediction-market-for-intrade-customers?post_id=529721683#529721683To Our Customers:With sincere regret we must inform you that due to circumstances recently discovered we must immediately cease trading activity on www.intrade.com.These circumstances require immediate further investigation, and may include financialMon, 11 Mar 2013 04:02:03 -0500Intrade, the Dublin based "prediction market", has ceased operations and frozen customer funds, pending a investigation into alleged "financial irregularities". The announcement was made over the weekend just a few weeks after the company was reassurhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29805511/prediction-market-for-intrade-customers?post_id=529721361#529721361Intrade, the Dublin based "prediction market", has ceased operations and frozen customer funds, pending a investigation into alleged "financial irregularities". The announcement was made over the weekend just a few weeks after the company was reassurMon, 11 Mar 2013 03:17:32 -0500