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Ask Fear & Greed: Why are betting markets more accurate than polls?

Ask Fear & Greed: Why are betting markets more accurate than polls?

FEAR & GREED | Business News
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<p>Listener Michael asks: <em>Is there a difference in the sort of metrics or data betting markets and pollsters use in arriving at their prediction?&nbsp;In the US elections betting markets were confidently pointing towards one direction and the polls seemed to indicate a close race.</em><br><br>Join Sean Aylmer &amp; Michael Thompson as they answer listener questions. <br><br>If you have your own question for Ask Fear &amp; Greed, get in touch via our <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://fearandgreed.com.au&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1732914069947048&amp;usg=AOvVaw0rJc8OFcLRbosxUD_Xs4CX" rel="nofollow">website</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/company/fear-and-greed&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1732914069947048&amp;usg=AOvVaw06mi878as1Unwek-fT93NZ" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/fearandgreedpodcast/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1732914069947048&amp;usg=AOvVaw3irfUKL7jzi63L1BD1htMS" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/FearAndGreedPodcast&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1732914069947048&amp;usg=AOvVaw2-WGgi5-ytAdJ1C6iicgQE" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>!</p> <p><a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au" rel="nofollow">Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au</a></p> <p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>