diff --git a/libraries/chain/betting_market_group_object.cpp b/libraries/chain/betting_market_group_object.cpp
index 2ac7d7a4..393a9f3f 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/betting_market_group_object.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/betting_market_group_object.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 
 #include <boost/msm/back/state_machine.hpp>
 #include <boost/msm/front/state_machine_def.hpp>
-#include <boost/archive/binary_oarchive.hpp>
-#include <boost/archive/binary_iarchive.hpp>
 #include <boost/msm/back/tools.hpp>
 
 namespace graphene { namespace chain {
@@ -460,18 +458,6 @@ betting_market_group_status betting_market_group_object::get_status() const
    };
 }
 
-void betting_market_group_object::pack_impl(std::ostream& stream) const
-{
-   boost::archive::binary_oarchive oa(stream, boost::archive::no_header|boost::archive::no_codecvt|boost::archive::no_xml_tag_checking);
-   oa << my->state_machine;
-}
-
-void betting_market_group_object::unpack_impl(std::istream& stream)
-{
-   boost::archive::binary_iarchive ia(stream, boost::archive::no_header|boost::archive::no_codecvt|boost::archive::no_xml_tag_checking);
-   ia >> my->state_machine;
-}
-
 void betting_market_group_object::on_upcoming_event(database& db)
 {
    my->state_machine.process_event(upcoming_event(db));
@@ -541,38 +527,3 @@ void betting_market_group_object::dispatch_new_status(database& db, betting_mark
 
 } } // graphene::chain
 
-namespace fc { 
-   // Manually reflect betting_market_group_object to variant to properly reflect "state"
-   void to_variant(const graphene::chain::betting_market_group_object& betting_market_group_obj, fc::variant& v, uint32_t max_depth)
-   {
-      fc::mutable_variant_object o;
-      o("id", fc::variant(betting_market_group_obj.id, max_depth))
-       ("description", fc::variant(betting_market_group_obj.description, max_depth))
-       ("event_id", fc::variant(betting_market_group_obj.event_id, max_depth))
-       ("rules_id", fc::variant(betting_market_group_obj.rules_id, max_depth))
-       ("asset_id", fc::variant(betting_market_group_obj.asset_id, max_depth))
-       ("total_matched_bets_amount", fc::variant(betting_market_group_obj.total_matched_bets_amount, max_depth))
-       ("never_in_play", fc::variant(betting_market_group_obj.never_in_play, max_depth))
-       ("delay_before_settling", fc::variant(betting_market_group_obj.delay_before_settling, max_depth))
-       ("settling_time", fc::variant(betting_market_group_obj.settling_time, max_depth))
-       ("status", fc::variant(betting_market_group_obj.get_status(), max_depth));
-
-      v = o;
-   }
-
-   // Manually reflect betting_market_group_object to variant to properly reflect "state"
-   void from_variant(const fc::variant& v, graphene::chain::betting_market_group_object& betting_market_group_obj, uint32_t max_depth)
-   {
-      betting_market_group_obj.id = v["id"].as<graphene::chain::betting_market_group_id_type>( max_depth );
-      betting_market_group_obj.description = v["description"].as<graphene::chain::internationalized_string_type>( max_depth );
-      betting_market_group_obj.event_id = v["event_id"].as<graphene::chain::event_id_type>( max_depth );
-      betting_market_group_obj.asset_id = v["asset_id"].as<graphene::chain::asset_id_type>( max_depth );
-      betting_market_group_obj.total_matched_bets_amount = v["total_matched_bets_amount"].as<graphene::chain::share_type>( max_depth );
-      betting_market_group_obj.never_in_play = v["never_in_play"].as<bool>( max_depth );
-      betting_market_group_obj.delay_before_settling = v["delay_before_settling"].as<uint32_t>( max_depth );
-      betting_market_group_obj.settling_time = v["settling_time"].as<fc::optional<fc::time_point_sec>>( max_depth );
-      graphene::chain::betting_market_group_status status = v["status"].as<graphene::chain::betting_market_group_status>( max_depth );
-      const_cast<int*>(betting_market_group_obj.my->state_machine.current_state())[0] = (int)status;
-   }
-} //end namespace fc
-
diff --git a/libraries/chain/betting_market_object.cpp b/libraries/chain/betting_market_object.cpp
index d5efd56c..8f706458 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/betting_market_object.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/betting_market_object.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 
 #include <boost/msm/back/state_machine.hpp>
 #include <boost/msm/front/state_machine_def.hpp>
-#include <boost/archive/binary_oarchive.hpp>
-#include <boost/archive/binary_iarchive.hpp>
 #include <boost/msm/back/tools.hpp>
 
 namespace graphene { namespace chain {
@@ -422,18 +420,6 @@ void betting_market_object::cancel_all_bets(database& db) const
     }
 }
 
-void betting_market_object::pack_impl(std::ostream& stream) const
-{
-   boost::archive::binary_oarchive oa(stream, boost::archive::no_header|boost::archive::no_codecvt|boost::archive::no_xml_tag_checking);
-   oa << my->state_machine;
-}
-
-void betting_market_object::unpack_impl(std::istream& stream)
-{
-   boost::archive::binary_iarchive ia(stream, boost::archive::no_header|boost::archive::no_codecvt|boost::archive::no_xml_tag_checking);
-   ia >> my->state_machine;
-}
-
 void betting_market_object::on_unresolved_event(database& db)
 {
    my->state_machine.process_event(unresolved_event(db));
@@ -466,31 +452,3 @@ void betting_market_object::on_canceled_event(database& db)
 
 } } // graphene::chain
 
-namespace fc { 
-   // Manually reflect betting_market_object to variant to properly reflect "state"
-   void to_variant(const graphene::chain::betting_market_object& event_obj, fc::variant& v, uint32_t max_depth)
-   {
-      fc::mutable_variant_object o;
-      o("id", fc::variant(event_obj.id, max_depth) )
-       ("group_id", fc::variant(event_obj.group_id, max_depth))
-       ("description", fc::variant(event_obj.description, max_depth))
-       ("payout_condition", fc::variant(event_obj.payout_condition, max_depth))
-       ("resolution", fc::variant(event_obj.resolution, max_depth))
-       ("status", fc::variant(event_obj.get_status(), max_depth));
-
-      v = o;
-   }
-
-   // Manually reflect betting_market_object to variant to properly reflect "state"
-   void from_variant(const fc::variant& v, graphene::chain::betting_market_object& event_obj, uint32_t max_depth)
-   {
-      event_obj.id = v["id"].as<graphene::chain::betting_market_id_type>( max_depth );
-      event_obj.group_id = v["name"].as<graphene::chain::betting_market_group_id_type>( max_depth );
-      event_obj.description = v["description"].as<graphene::chain::internationalized_string_type>( max_depth );
-      event_obj.payout_condition = v["payout_condition"].as<graphene::chain::internationalized_string_type>( max_depth );
-      event_obj.resolution = v["resolution"].as<fc::optional<graphene::chain::betting_market_resolution_type>>( max_depth );
-      graphene::chain::betting_market_status status = v["status"].as<graphene::chain::betting_market_status>( max_depth );
-      const_cast<int*>(event_obj.my->state_machine.current_state())[0] = (int)status;
-   }
-} //end namespace fc
-
diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/betting_market_object.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/betting_market_object.hpp
index 2abe6b20..34946344 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/betting_market_object.hpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/betting_market_object.hpp
@@ -24,25 +24,12 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <graphene/chain/protocol/types.hpp>
+#include <graphene/chain/protocol/betting_market.hpp>
 #include <graphene/db/object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/db/generic_index.hpp>
-#include <graphene/chain/protocol/betting_market.hpp>
-#include <sstream>
 
 #include <boost/multi_index/composite_key.hpp>
 
-namespace graphene { namespace chain {
-   class betting_market_object;
-   class betting_market_group_object;
-} }
-
-namespace fc { 
-   void to_variant(const graphene::chain::betting_market_object& betting_market_obj, fc::variant& v, uint32_t max_depth = 1);
-   void from_variant(const fc::variant& v, graphene::chain::betting_market_object& betting_market_obj, uint32_t max_depth = 1);
-   void to_variant(const graphene::chain::betting_market_group_object& betting_market_group_obj, fc::variant& v, uint32_t max_depth = 1);
-   void from_variant(const fc::variant& v, graphene::chain::betting_market_group_object& betting_market_group_obj, uint32_t max_depth = 1);
-} //end namespace fc
-
 namespace graphene { namespace chain {
 
 FC_DECLARE_EXCEPTION(no_transition, 100000, "Invalid state transition");
@@ -101,21 +88,6 @@ class betting_market_group_object : public graphene::db::abstract_object< bettin
 
       betting_market_group_status get_status() const;
 
-      // serialization functions:
-      // for serializing to raw, go through a temporary sstream object to avoid
-      // having to implement serialization in the header file
-      template<typename Stream>
-      friend Stream& operator<<( Stream& s, const betting_market_group_object& betting_market_group_obj );
-
-      template<typename Stream>
-      friend Stream& operator>>( Stream& s, betting_market_group_object& betting_market_group_obj );
-
-      friend void ::fc::to_variant(const graphene::chain::betting_market_group_object& betting_market_group_obj, fc::variant& v, uint32_t max_depth);
-      friend void ::fc::from_variant(const fc::variant& v, graphene::chain::betting_market_group_object& betting_market_group_obj, uint32_t max_depth);
-
-      void pack_impl(std::ostream& stream) const;
-      void unpack_impl(std::istream& stream);
-
       void on_upcoming_event(database& db);
       void on_in_play_event(database& db);
       void on_frozen_event(database& db);
@@ -157,21 +129,6 @@ class betting_market_object : public graphene::db::abstract_object< betting_mark
       void cancel_all_unmatched_bets(database& db) const;
       void cancel_all_bets(database& db) const;
 
-      // serialization functions:
-      // for serializing to raw, go through a temporary sstream object to avoid
-      // having to implement serialization in the header file
-      template<typename Stream>
-      friend Stream& operator<<( Stream& s, const betting_market_object& betting_market_obj );
-
-      template<typename Stream>
-      friend Stream& operator>>( Stream& s, betting_market_object& betting_market_obj );
-
-      friend void ::fc::to_variant(const graphene::chain::betting_market_object& betting_market_obj, fc::variant& v, uint32_t max_depth);
-      friend void ::fc::from_variant(const fc::variant& v, graphene::chain::betting_market_object& betting_market_obj, uint32_t max_depth);
-
-      void pack_impl(std::ostream& stream) const;
-      void unpack_impl(std::istream& stream);
-
       void on_unresolved_event(database& db);
       void on_frozen_event(database& db);
       void on_closed_event(database& db);
@@ -625,101 +582,16 @@ typedef multi_index_container<
   > > betting_market_position_multi_index_type;
 
 typedef generic_index<betting_market_position_object, betting_market_position_multi_index_type> betting_market_position_index;
-
-
-template<typename Stream>
-inline Stream& operator<<( Stream& s, const betting_market_object& betting_market_obj )
-{ 
-   // pack all fields exposed in the header in the usual way
-   // instead of calling the derived pack, just serialize the one field in the base class
-   //   fc::raw::pack<Stream, const graphene::db::abstract_object<betting_market_object> >(s, betting_market_obj);
-   fc::raw::pack(s, betting_market_obj.id);
-   fc::raw::pack(s, betting_market_obj.group_id);
-   fc::raw::pack(s, betting_market_obj.description);
-   fc::raw::pack(s, betting_market_obj.payout_condition);
-   fc::raw::pack(s, betting_market_obj.resolution);
-
-   // fc::raw::pack the contents hidden in the impl class
-   std::ostringstream stream;
-   betting_market_obj.pack_impl(stream);
-   std::string stringified_stream(stream.str());
-   fc::raw::pack(s, stream.str());
-
-   return s;
-}
-template<typename Stream>
-inline Stream& operator>>( Stream& s, betting_market_object& betting_market_obj )
-{ 
-   // unpack all fields exposed in the header in the usual way
-   //fc::raw::unpack<Stream, graphene::db::abstract_object<betting_market_object> >(s, betting_market_obj);
-   fc::raw::unpack(s, betting_market_obj.id);
-   fc::raw::unpack(s, betting_market_obj.group_id);
-   fc::raw::unpack(s, betting_market_obj.description);
-   fc::raw::unpack(s, betting_market_obj.payout_condition);
-   fc::raw::unpack(s, betting_market_obj.resolution);
-
-   // fc::raw::unpack the contents hidden in the impl class
-   std::string stringified_stream;
-   fc::raw::unpack(s, stringified_stream);
-   std::istringstream stream(stringified_stream);
-   betting_market_obj.unpack_impl(stream);
-   
-   return s;
-}
-
-
-template<typename Stream>
-inline Stream& operator<<( Stream& s, const betting_market_group_object& betting_market_group_obj )
-{ 
-   // pack all fields exposed in the header in the usual way
-   // instead of calling the derived pack, just serialize the one field in the base class
-   //   fc::raw::pack<Stream, const graphene::db::abstract_object<betting_market_group_object> >(s, betting_market_group_obj);
-   fc::raw::pack(s, betting_market_group_obj.id);
-   fc::raw::pack(s, betting_market_group_obj.description);
-   fc::raw::pack(s, betting_market_group_obj.event_id);
-   fc::raw::pack(s, betting_market_group_obj.rules_id);
-   fc::raw::pack(s, betting_market_group_obj.asset_id);
-   fc::raw::pack(s, betting_market_group_obj.total_matched_bets_amount);
-   fc::raw::pack(s, betting_market_group_obj.never_in_play);
-   fc::raw::pack(s, betting_market_group_obj.delay_before_settling);
-   fc::raw::pack(s, betting_market_group_obj.settling_time);
-   // fc::raw::pack the contents hidden in the impl class
-   std::ostringstream stream;
-   betting_market_group_obj.pack_impl(stream);
-   std::string stringified_stream(stream.str());
-   fc::raw::pack(s, stream.str());
-
-   return s;
-}
-template<typename Stream>
-inline Stream& operator>>( Stream& s, betting_market_group_object& betting_market_group_obj )
-{ 
-   // unpack all fields exposed in the header in the usual way
-   //fc::raw::unpack<Stream, graphene::db::abstract_object<betting_market_group_object> >(s, betting_market_group_obj);
-   fc::raw::unpack(s, betting_market_group_obj.id);
-   fc::raw::unpack(s, betting_market_group_obj.description);
-   fc::raw::unpack(s, betting_market_group_obj.event_id);
-   fc::raw::unpack(s, betting_market_group_obj.rules_id);
-   fc::raw::unpack(s, betting_market_group_obj.asset_id);
-   fc::raw::unpack(s, betting_market_group_obj.total_matched_bets_amount);
-   fc::raw::unpack(s, betting_market_group_obj.never_in_play);
-   fc::raw::unpack(s, betting_market_group_obj.delay_before_settling);
-   fc::raw::unpack(s, betting_market_group_obj.settling_time);
-
-   // fc::raw::unpack the contents hidden in the impl class
-   std::string stringified_stream;
-   fc::raw::unpack(s, stringified_stream);
-   std::istringstream stream(stringified_stream);
-   betting_market_group_obj.unpack_impl(stream);
-   
-   return s;
-}
-
 } } // graphene::chain
 
 FC_REFLECT_DERIVED( graphene::chain::betting_market_rules_object, (graphene::db::object), (name)(description) )
+
 FC_REFLECT_DERIVED( graphene::chain::betting_market_group_object, (graphene::db::object), (description)(event_id)(rules_id)(asset_id)(total_matched_bets_amount)(never_in_play)(delay_before_settling)(settling_time) )
+GRAPHENE_EXTERNAL_SERIALIZATION( extern, graphene::chain::betting_market_group_object )
+
 FC_REFLECT_DERIVED( graphene::chain::betting_market_object, (graphene::db::object), (group_id)(description)(payout_condition)(resolution) )
+GRAPHENE_EXTERNAL_SERIALIZATION( extern, graphene::chain::betting_market_object )
+
 FC_REFLECT_DERIVED( graphene::chain::bet_object, (graphene::db::object), (bettor_id)(betting_market_id)(amount_to_bet)(backer_multiplier)(back_or_lay)(end_of_delay) )
 
 FC_REFLECT_DERIVED( graphene::chain::betting_market_position_object, (graphene::db::object), (bettor_id)(betting_market_id)(pay_if_payout_condition)(pay_if_not_payout_condition)(pay_if_canceled)(pay_if_not_canceled)(fees_collected) )
diff --git a/libraries/chain/small_objects.cpp b/libraries/chain/small_objects.cpp
index 33e57271..58c63b80 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/small_objects.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/small_objects.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include <graphene/chain/tournament_object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/event_object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/match_object.hpp>
+#include <graphene/chain/betting_market_object.hpp>
 
 #include <fc/io/raw.hpp>
 
@@ -80,3 +81,5 @@ GRAPHENE_EXTERNAL_SERIALIZATION( /*not extern*/, graphene::chain::game_object )
 GRAPHENE_EXTERNAL_SERIALIZATION( /*not extern*/, graphene::chain::tournament_object )
 GRAPHENE_EXTERNAL_SERIALIZATION( /*not extern*/, graphene::chain::event_object )
 GRAPHENE_EXTERNAL_SERIALIZATION( /*not extern*/, graphene::chain::match_object )
+GRAPHENE_EXTERNAL_SERIALIZATION( /*not extern*/, graphene::chain::betting_market_group_object )
+GRAPHENE_EXTERNAL_SERIALIZATION( /*not extern*/, graphene::chain::betting_market_object )