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What InTrade CEO John Delaney told the CFTC about “event markets” (prediction markets)

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

John Delaney (CEO of InTrade) – (InTrade PDF file – CFTC PDF file): July 4th 2008 The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street NW Washington, DC 20581 U.S.A. Attention: Office of the Secretariat RE: â€œConcept Release … Continue reading →

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Chris Masse’s second comment to the CFTC on “event markets” (prediction markets)

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Chris F. Masse Midas Oracle cfm —— midasoracle —— com chrisfmasse —— gmail —— com July 6th, 2008 Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st St. NW Washington D.C. 20581 Attention: Office of the Secretariat- secretary@cftc.gov Reference: Concept … Continue reading →

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Chris Masse’s first comment to the CFTC on “event markets” (prediction markets)

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Chris F. Masse Midas Oracle cfm —– midasoracle —– com chrisfmasse —– gmail —– com July 6th, 2008 Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st St. NW Washington D.C. 20581 Attention: Office of the Secretariat- secretary@cftc.gov Reference: Concept … Continue reading →

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Tom W. Bell rebuts the puritan and sterile petition organized by the American Enterprise Institute (which has on its payroll Paul Wolfowitz, the bright masterminder of the Iraq war).

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Tom W. Bell: The CFTC should not limit “no action” status to markets run by tax-exempt organizations. The no-action letters that the CFTC issued to the IEM emphasized not the nature of the hosting institution, the University of Iowa, but … Continue reading →

Posted in All Best Posts Ever, Analysis (Industry), Exchanges & Markets, Regulations | Tagged American Enterprise Institute, CFTC, event contracts, event derivative markets, event derivatives, event markets, for-profit prediction exchanges, Iowa, Iraq, laws, not-for-profit prediction exchanges, Paul Wolfowitz, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, Regulations, The University of Iowa, Tom W. Bell, United States Of America | Leave a comment

The CFTC is going to close the comments in 3 days. We have 3 days left to convince the CFTC to accept FOR-PROFIT prediction exchanges (e.g., InTrade USA or BetFair USA), and counter the puritan and sterile petition organized by the American Enterprise Institute (which has on its payroll Paul Wolfowitz, the bright masterminder of the Iraq war).

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581, Attention: Office of the Secretariat. Comments may be sent by facsimile to 202.418.5521, or by e-mail to secretary@cftc.gov. … Continue reading →

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The CFTC is going to close the comments in 4 days. We have 4 days left to convince the CFTC to accept FOR-PROFIT prediction exchanges (e.g., InTrade USA or BetFair USA), and counter the puritan and sterile petition organized by the American Enterprise Institute (which has on its payroll Paul Wolfowitz, the bright masterminder of the Iraq war).

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Regulations | Tagged 202.418.5521, 202.418.5578, American Enterprise Institute, Bruce Fekrat, CFTC, Chris Hibbert, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, D.C., Director, Division of Market Oversight, event contracts, event derivative markets, event derivatives, event markets, for-profit prediction exchanges, governor, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Iraq, Jason Ruspini, Jed Christiansen, JONATHAN GEWIRTZ, laws, Michael Giberson, not-for-profit prediction exchanges, office, Paul Wolfowitz, Porter lawyer, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, Regulations, Secretary, Special Counsel, Three Lafayette Centre, Tom W. Bell, United States Of America, Vernon Smith, Washington, young economist | 1 Comment

The CFTC is going to close the comments in 5 days. We have 5 days left to convince the CFTC to accept FOR-PROFIT prediction exchanges (e.g., InTrade USA or BetFair USA), and counter the puritan and sterile petition organized by the American Enterprise Institute (which has on its payroll Paul Wolfowitz, the bright masterminder of the Iraq war).

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- THE MIDAS ORACLE TAKES: – CALL TO ACTION: Let’s fight so that the CFTC allows the FOR-PROFIT prediction exchanges to deal with “event markets”. – In the for-profit vs not-for-profit debate, our prediction market luminaries, doctored by Bob, are … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Regulations | Tagged American Enterprise Institute, CFTC, Chris Hibbert, event contracts, event derivative markets, event derivatives, event markets, for-profit prediction exchanges, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Iraq, Jason Ruspini, Jed Christiansen, laws, Michael Giberson, not-for-profit prediction exchanges, Paul Wolfowitz, Porter lawyer, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, Regulations, Tom W. Bell, United States Of America, Vernon Smith, young economist | Leave a comment

The CFTC is going to close the comments in 6 days. We have 6 days left to convince the CFTC to accept FOR-PROFIT prediction exchanges (e.g., InTrade USA or BetFair USA), and counter the puritan and sterile petition organized by the American Enterprise Institute (which has on its payroll Paul Wolfowitz, the bright masterminder of the Iraq war).

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Regulations | Tagged American Enterprise Institute, CFTC, Chris Hibbert, event contracts, event derivative markets, event derivatives, event markets, for-profit prediction exchanges, Iraq, Jason Ruspini, Jed Christiansen, laws, Michael Giberson, not-for-profit prediction exchanges, Paul Wolfowitz, Porter lawyer, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, Regulations, Tom W. Bell, United States Of America, Vernon Smith, young economist | Leave a comment

The CFTC is going to close the comments in 7 days. We have 7 days left to convince the CFTC to accept FOR-PROFIT prediction exchanges (e.g., InTrade USA or BetFair USA), and counter the puritan and sterile petition organized by the American Enterprise Institute (which has on its payroll Paul Wolfowitz, the bright masterminder of the Iraq war).

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Regulations | Tagged American Enterprise Institute, CFTC, Chris Hibbert, event contracts, event derivative markets, event derivatives, event markets, for-profit prediction exchanges, Iraq, Jason Ruspini, Jed Christiansen, laws, Michael Giberson, not-for-profit prediction exchanges, Paul Wolfowitz, Porter lawyer, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, Regulations, Tom W. Bell, United States Of America, Vernon Smith, young economist | Leave a comment

A letter to the CFTC about for-profit prediction market exchanges

Posted on June 29, 2008 by John Salvatier

I submitted a comment to the CFTC about their “Concept Release on the Appropriate Regulatory Treatment of Event Contracts.” Specifically, I addressed the American Enterprise Institute’s call for a ban on for-profit prediction market exchanges as well as restricting fees … Continue reading →

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