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CFTC-regulated, real-money prediction markets about movie box office — Cantor Exchange

Cantor Exchange http://www.cantorexchange.com/ — A twin site of the Hollywood Stock Exchange. Here are my early thoughts about the “Cantor Exchange”. I regret to say that their “Cantor Exchange” website does not seem very usable. (I hope it is not … Continue reading

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ROBERT SHILLER: “We need prediction markets…” on future house prices.

Via Stacy Herbert (Max Keiser‘s special someone) Video – spot the last minute If you are reading this in a feed reader, and if the video does not appear embedded just below this present sentence, then download this post to … Continue reading

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One Wall Street / Chicago fanboy hopes that political prediction markets will soon be proposed by the established derivative exchanges, who work more professionally than InTrade (in his view).

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“In its upcoming proceedings, therefore, the CFTC should exempt prediction markets from regulations that would prevent them from flourishing, like requiring that such shares be traded on designated commodity exchanges.”

… wrote that academic guy in the Wall Street Journal. But he doesn’t mention that HedgeStreet and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (and the CBOT) are all for the “excluded commodities” and the “Designated Contract Makers” way. – Honesty and fairness, … Continue reading

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I come in agreement with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s comment to the CFTC.

I read it very quickly, and I agree with what they say —except the last section which I don’t get. I’ll tell you more tomorrow. CME Group – (PDF file) – CME’s comment is not far away from HedgeStreet’s take, … Continue reading

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The Chicago Mercantile Exchange is not a friend of the prediction markets. Nor is the ISDA.

Will the Chicago Mercantile Exchange write to the CFTC? … asks Google’s Bo Cowgill. That could be… However, I’m not holding my breath. Here’s why. The CME (along side the CBOE and ISDA) represents forces that does not push for … Continue reading

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CME’s Economic Event Futures

Short, factual only, but very interesting article from David Goodboy. … on speculating and hedging directly on Non-Farm Payroll reports. -

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2008 hurricane binary option contracts

- MondoVisione: Hurricane binary option contracts will pay the full contract value ($10,000) to the buyer if the combined CHI for all of the hurricanes during the season equals or exceeds a certain value (strike); otherwise, it pays nothing and … Continue reading

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CME Group = Chicago Mercantile Exchange + Chicago Board Of Trade

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

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 Softsâ„¢ are also offered on the CME Globex® trading platform. Energy & … Continue reading

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