Tag Archives: HedgeStreet

HedgeStreet morphs into Nadex.

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Nadex – North American Derivatives Exchange

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North American Derivatives Exchange = Nadex = Ex-HedgeStreet

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Apology to all (and to Chris Hibbert in particular), my link was broken, yesterday. North American Derivatives Exchange http://demo.nadex.com/ Thanks to our reader AE for the tip.

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HedgeStreet becomes Nadex.

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

North American Derivatives Exchange Thanks to our reader AE for the tip.

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“Building an exchange is challenging. Be patient. It is complex. It will take time. The retail derivatives market has a huge future.”

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Who said that? Russell Andersson of HedgeStreet… and just two months later HedgeStreet did belly up. So I can safely publish the fact that Russell Andersson is not a seer —without risking any “class-action” defamation suit. From Deep Throat, we … Continue reading →

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Does Russell Andersson misrepresent himself on LinkedIn?

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

His LinkedIn profile describes him as “currently” holding a VP position at HedgeStreet: – Reality Check: – The “management team” page of the HedgeStreet website lists Yossi Beinart (President and CEO), Peter C. Lee (COO), and Timothy McDermott (General Counsel). … Continue reading →

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IG-owned HedgeStreet’s new prediction markets

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

New contracts: – Initial Jobless Claims – European Central Bank Rate Announcements – Nonfarm Payrolls – Unemployment Rate HedgeStreet

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Madoff liquidator subpoenas HedgeStreet.

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Reuters

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Prediction Markets in India

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Eric Zitzewitz (in the November 2008 edition of The Analyst, an Indian publication for financial analysts): I think the CFTC is likely to define a set of limits which, if followed, will subject a prediction [exchange] to CFTC regulation which … Continue reading →

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At the contrary, mister Kirtland.

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Contra Alex Kirtland, I believe that the development of play-money prediction exchanges using MSR (like HubDub or AskMarkets), which popularity is now proved, is much more important news than stuff about CFTC-regulated, real-money prediction exchanges (like HedgeStreet or the Cantor … Continue reading →

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

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

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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