The difference between a market and a central planner is that a market deals efficiently with the problems of uncertain, inexact, and incomplete information. Information is a scarce and disperse resource, and economic development occurs when this resource is used optimally. Speculative markets base their profits on the accurate prediction of price patterns and and have outperformed other prediction alternatives in stock prices, weather, sports, presidential elections, and public policies.  Many companies have found applications in this markets by outsourcing policy decision making.