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Bruce Bartlett on taxes — [VIDEO]

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Posted in Politics, The Global Economy | Tagged Bruce Bartlett, Congress, economic crisis, economy, fiscal policy, GOP, jobs, Politics, republicans, tax, tax policy, taxes, US Congress, US economy, US government, US politics | Leave a comment

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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What I think of Robin Hanson’s comment to the CFTC… and what I think about his slam at TradeSports-InTrade, BetFair-TradeFair, and HedgeStreet.

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Overall, his input is very brainy. It’s a major contribution to the general discussion about prediction markets. – Please, allow me to disagree on one thing he said. – Robin Hanson: One proposed distinguishing criteria includes the size of an … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Exchanges & Markets | Tagged CFTC, Congress, event derivative markets, event derivatives, individual trader, InTrade, Iowa Electronic Markets, KING, prediction markets, Robin Hanson | 14 Comments

My response to the CFTC on event contracts

Posted on July 5, 2008 by Jason Ruspini

Here is my response to the CFTC’s “Concept Release on the Appropriate Regulatory Treatment of Event Contracts.” I appreciate this opportunity to help in working towards regulated prediction markets in the US, and I thank the Commissioners for it. Given … Continue reading →

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Malta Lotteries And Gaming Authority: the non-regulating regulator

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Caruso

The Malta Lotteries And Gaming Authority is the governmental body whose job it is to oversee and regulate all gambling operations located in Malta. The 2004 Remote Gaming Regulations represents the governing legislation, and it includes the following encouraging clause: … Continue reading →

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“To someone like me who trades professionally and also ran for Congress a few years back, InTrade is a marriage made in heaven.”

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Via Fabian John (Financial Services Consultant) Speculative Trading with Binary Options – by Kurt Eckhardt -

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Explainers, Finance | Tagged binary options, Congress, event derivative markets, event derivatives, Financial Services Consultant, InTrade, Kurt Eckhardt, prediction markets | Leave a comment

How the CFTC is going to rule on the legality of “event markets”

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Psstt… Wanna know in advance what the CFTC is going to decide about “event markets”?… Simple… Read closely their “concept release”… You can spot the seeding of their future ruling… – CFTC – (PDF file): CFTC’s Concept Release on the … 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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The American Enterprise Institute’s proposals to legalize real-money prediction markets in the United States of America

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

The Promise of Prediction Markets – by Kenneth J. Arrow, Robert Forsythe, Michael Gorham, Robert Hahn, Robin Hanson, John O. Ledyard, Saul Levmore, Robert Litan, Paul Milgrom, Forrest D. Nelson, George R. Neumann, Marco Ottaviani, Thomas C. Schelling, Robert J. … Continue reading →

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The CFTC safe-harbor option for event markets

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Jason Ruspini

The recommendation for safe-harbor of a group of influential economists to the CFTC aims squarely at the 4(c)3(K)* clause of the Commodity Exchange Act. The CFTC may approve a public interest exemption under 4(c) provided that the affected contracts are … Continue reading →

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