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- Jason Ruspini rebuts Eric Zitzewitz on the regulation of political prediction markets. — [COMMENT]
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Category Archives: Regulations
Jason Ruspini rebuts Eric Zitzewitz on the regulation of political prediction markets. — [COMMENT]
Did Eric Zitzewitz read Dodd-Frank? Jason Ruspini: Unfortunately, election contracts and ALL event contracts appear to be prohibited by CFTC regulation 40.11, released in July 2011 as part of Dodd-Frank: “(a) Prohibition. A registered entity shall not list for trading … Continue reading
Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Regulations
Tagged academia, bets, Betting, betting markets, CFTC, derivatives, Dodd-Frank, Economics, Eric Zitzewitz, event derivative markets, event derivatives, events, forecasting, Jason Ruspini, laws, Politics, predicting, prediction markets, real-money prediction markets, Regulations, Research
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Legality of real-money prediction markets in America — [LINKS]
#1. CFTC’s Bart Chilton says ‘no’. – #2. DOJ says ‘yes’, other than for sports and horse racing.
Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Regulations
Tagged America, bets, Betting, betting markets, CFTC, derivatives, DOJ, event derivative markets, event derivatives, event futures, events, futures, Gambling, gaming, laws, prediction markets, Regulations, United States Of America, US CFTC, US DOJ
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New Zealand’s election gag law suspends iPredict’s political prediction markets. — [LINKS]
- Election gags and efficient markets. – Election gag.
Posted in Exchange & Market Management, Exchanges & Markets, Market Liquidity, Market Prices & Probabilities, Market Trading, Politics, Regulations
Tagged betting markets, event derivative markets, event derivatives, Exchange, exchanges, iPredict, iPredict New Zealand, laws, Market, markets, New Zealand, prediction market management, prediction markets, Regulations
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Though not a legal, registered financial advisor, Justin Wolfers hands out financial ‘advice’ to anyone who is foolish enough to listen. — [SCREENSHOT]
More. – “A financial adviser or stock broker should be licensed to provide any consultation on investment in securities.” -
Posted in Analysis (Market Calls), Betting, Collective Forecasting, Collective Intelligence - Wisdom Of Crowds, Exchanges & Markets, Finance, Financial Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities, Prediction Journalism, Predictions - Forecasts, Regulations
Tagged 2012 elections, 2012 US presidential election, bets, Betting, betting markets, event derivative markets, event derivatives, financial advisor, financial advisors, forecasting, forecasts, GOP, InTrade, Justin Wolfers, laws, Mitt Romney, predicting, prediction markets, Predictions, Regulations, Republican candidates, Republican Party, Republican primary, republicans, Rick Perry
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Internet “non-gambling” in D.C. — [LINK]
Nelson Rose.
Posted in Betting, Gambling, Regulations
Tagged Betting, Gambling, Internet betting, laws, Nelson Rose, non-gambling, Regulations
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To get news on the E-cat, come here on Midas Oracle. To get news on CFTC rulings, go to Knowledge Problem. — [IRONY]
It should be the other way around, but those are not normal times.
Posted in Finance, Financial Markets, Regulations
Tagged CFTC, derivatives, futures, manipulation, manipulations, oil derivatives, oil futures, oil market manipulators
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BetFair news — [LINKS]
- BetFair’s LMAX is a failure. – BetFair moves to Gibraltar. – CEO’s health.
Posted in Betting, Exchanges & Markets, Finance, Financial Markets, Regulations
Tagged BetFair, Betting, betting exchanges, David Yu, Gambling, laws, LMAX, prediction exchanges, Regulations
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