CRUCIAL Sponsors Special Session on Prediction Markets

Abstract

With the recent expansion of pay-to-play prediction markets in the United States and widespread concerns about insider trading (example 1, example 2) and manipulation (example 1, example 2), there has also been an uptick in the number of academic studies focussing on insider trading and manipulation in prediction markets.

CRUCIAL has taken the initiative to sponsor a special session on prediction markets in the 2026 Financial Fraud, Misconduct and Market Manipulation Conference to be held at Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) 10–11 September.

One of the papers in this session will be selected for the CRUCIAL Award for the Best Prediction Markets Paper.