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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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Event Derivative Exchange HedgeStreet is baaaaaaaaack… from the grave.

Via Fabian Jones, HedgeStreet (now owned by UK’s IG Group). EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/YEN, USD/CHF, Gold, Silver, and Crude Oil.

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UK-based financial trader JC Kommer is bullish on HedgeStreet/IG Group.

JC Kommer: [...] It took y-e-a-r-s for HedgeStreet to get approved as an exchange. IG will be off and running in a few weeks. IG Group is a great company, when they get moving, even you will start to get … Continue reading

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IG Group Holdings’ rationale for buying HedgeStreet

Tim Howkins (CEO of IG Group Holdings): For some time we have been interested in entering the US market, but regulatory constraints limit our ability to offer much of our existing product range. The acquisition of HedgeStreet marks an important … Continue reading

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A critical look at IG Group’s decision to buy HedgeStreet out.

RTT News. U.S.-based sed HedgeStreet, which has operated the HedgeStreet Exchange, has liabilities of approximately $1 million and operating costs of approximately $325,000 per month. Currently, the company is not generating any revenue. Hemscott: IG Group chief executive, Time Howkins, … Continue reading

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IG Group buys HedgeStreet for $6,000,000.

Just as predicted by our Deep Throat in early October 2007 —”They are packaging HedgeStreet for a closing/fire-sale.” RTT News. U.S.-based sed HedgeStreet, which has operated the HedgeStreet Exchange, has liabilities of approximately $1 million and operating costs of approximately … Continue reading

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HISTORY: Prediction Markets Timeline

For an updated version of this document, see the “paged” Prediction Markets Timeline. – CHRONOLOGY & HISTORY: Prediction Markets Timeline – Feel free to post a comment or contact me, and I’ll correct or add a factoid. Thanks. – #1. … Continue reading

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