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How the CFTC try to define our prediction markets

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

CFTC – (PDF file): CFTC’s Concept Release on the Appropriate Regulatory Treatment of Event Contracts – II. Commodity Options and Futures and the Attributes of Event Contracts The Commission, with some exceptions, has exclusive jurisdiction over two relevant types of … Continue reading →

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CFTC’s Concept Release on the Appropriate Regulatory Treatment of Event Contracts

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

CFTC – (PDF file): CFTC’s Concept Release on the Appropriate Regulatory Treatment of Event Contracts – SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is soliciting comment on the appropriate regulatory treatment of financial agreements offered by markets commonly … Continue reading →

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If the British legal betting companies offer bets on the sport, it is because there is demand for bets on the sport —and if that demand were not offered in a regulated environment, it would be filled in an unregulated one (like what we see with TradeSports-InTrade and MatchBook in the US market).

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Mark Davies of BetFair (PDF file): International Leaders in Sport conference, Auckland, New Zealand. April 3-4th 2008. Keynote speech, April 4th. Mark Davies, Betfair. “New Understandings in Sports Betting” Minister, ladies and gentlemen… Thank you very much for your kind … Continue reading →

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CME Group = Chicago Mercantile Exchange + Chicago Board Of Trade

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

New website: CME Group –> On Thursday, they sent out an e-mail to everybody saying that the two legacy websites will be closed just after the launch of the new website —that is, this Saturday, January 19, 2008. –> Then, … Continue reading →

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Network Effects = Network Externalities

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Wikipedia: A network effect is a characteristic that causes a good or service to have a value to a potential customer which depends on the number of other customers who own the good or are users of the service. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Explainers | Tagged Chicago Board Of Trade, Niall O'Connor, US Treasury | 2 Comments

CME Group = A new entity representing the July 2007 merger of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).

Posted on July 14, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

CME Group Commodities Manage price risk with the widest range of commodity derivatives of any U.S. exchange – on grains, livestock, oilseeds, dairy, lumber, and other products. NYMEX Softs™ are also offered on the CME Globex® trading platform. Energy & … Continue reading →

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CNBC ALERT: HedgeStreet’s Russell Andersson – 2:50pm ET – Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

CNBC – (& CNBC Europe, I believe) – Topic: Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions HedgeStreet “Binary Options” contracts on corporate mergers and acquisitions: – NYSE & ISE – Microsoft & Yahoo! – Hershey & Cadbury – Deutsche Borse & ISE – … Continue reading →

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Ben Bernanke predicts that the economy will rebound later this year (2007).

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Crossing Wall Street: [...] That’s good to hear. Of course, in February he was expecting 2.5% to 3% growth this year — not the 0.6% we have. More importantly, however, is what the market says. The markets’ odds for a … Continue reading →

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Mergers & Acquisitions prediction markets at InTrade-TradeSports

Posted on June 2, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

InTrade-TradeSports: – XM and Sirius Satellite Merger – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) Merger – NYSE and ISE Merger – Microsoft and Yahoo Merger – Hershey and Cadbury Merger – Deutsche Borse and ISE Merger – News Corp and Dow … Continue reading →

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Which buyer of the Chicago Board of Trade do you think would be better for the marketplace?

Posted on May 12, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Futures: – Chicago Mercantile Exchange; the cultures are closer. So is the name. 39.13 % – InterContinental Exchange (ICE): bigger bucks for the shareholders (for now) 13.04 % – Why does the CBOT need to be bought? It’s doing fine … Continue reading →

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