] If the presidential race were a financial market and
] George W. Bush were a stock, would you buy or sell? Would
] you be a bull or bear when trading shares in candidate
] John Kerry?
]
] ...
]
] It so happens this year's presidential race is the basis
] of a real electronic futures market. Run by the
] University of Iowa's Henry B. Tippie business school, the
] futures market really lets investors put their money
] where their vote is.

[ Wow. UIowa also has a market right now which is based on predicting the final (real) market cap of Google, post-IPO, among others. Kind of an interesting concept. Apparently a very accurate predictor. -k]

Columns: In this presidential poll, it pays to be ahead