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My response to the CFTC on event contracts
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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Tagged arbitrator, Brookings Institution Press, candidate, CFTC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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Will HedgeStreet USA, the hypothetical InTrade USA, and the hypothetical TradeFair USA, be regulated in the future by a merged SEC+CFTC regulatory structure?
That sounds like a good prediction market proposal. – As you all know: The SEC regulates the securities markets (which support capital formation). The CFTC regulates the futures markets (which exist to discover prices). The SEC is rules based, meaning … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis (Market Proposals), Exchanges & Markets, Finance, Regulations
Tagged Acting Chairman, CFTC, CFTC Acting Chairman Walt Lukken Regarding Department, Chicago Tribune, CME Group, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Congress, D.C., Department of the Treasury, good government solutions, hybrid products, Jason Ruspini, merger, Paulson, SEC, Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. Department, United States, US Treasury, USD, Walt Lukken, Washington
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Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) urged Attorney General General Gonzales to enforce the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA).
Lawrence G. Walters: [...] First, Sen. Kyl strongly urged Gonzales to agree that there is a need for “strong regulations.†Gonzales did so agree. Next, Sen. Kyl pushed Gonzales to agree that the regulations would include a requirement that banks … Continue reading
NETELLER RECORDS OF THE TRADESPORTS-INTRADE CLIENTS WHO ARE US CITIZENS/RESIDENTS ARE NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE US DOJ AND IRS.
Following yesterday’s story on the $55 million of US money (from NETeller clients) held hostage by the US government… Via our Daniel Horowitz (who should set up a blog at WordPress.com), Russ Fox: First, Neteller is considered to be a … Continue reading
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Tagged bank, bank secrecy, CEO, conference speaker, crappy PM, Department of the Treasury, foreign bank account, Internal Revenue Service, Isle of Man, John "phoney" Maloney, John Delaney, prediction markets, Russ Fox, San Francisco, Trader, United States, US government, USD
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