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Tag Archives: International Swaps and Derivatives Association
The CFTC is going to close the comments in 3 days. We have 3 days left to convince the CFTC to accept FOR-PROFIT prediction exchanges (e.g., InTrade USA or BetFair USA), and counter the puritan and sterile petition organized by the American Enterprise Institute (which has on its payroll Paul Wolfowitz, the bright masterminder of the Iraq war).
- ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581, Attention: Office of the Secretariat. Comments may be sent by facsimile to 202.418.5521, or by e-mail to secretary@cftc.gov. … Continue reading
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The CFTC is going to close the comments in 4 days. We have 4 days left to convince the CFTC to accept FOR-PROFIT prediction exchanges (e.g., InTrade USA or BetFair USA), and counter the puritan and sterile petition organized by the American Enterprise Institute (which has on its payroll Paul Wolfowitz, the bright masterminder of the Iraq war).
- ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581, Attention: Office of the Secretariat. Comments may be sent by facsimile to 202.418.5521, or by e-mail to secretary@cftc.gov. … Continue reading
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Tagged 202.418.5521, 202.418.5578, American Enterprise Institute, Bruce Fekrat, CFTC, Chris Hibbert, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, D.C., Director, Division of Market Oversight, event contracts, event derivative markets, event derivatives, event markets, for-profit prediction exchanges, governor, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Iraq, Jason Ruspini, Jed Christiansen, JONATHAN GEWIRTZ, laws, Michael Giberson, not-for-profit prediction exchanges, office, Paul Wolfowitz, Porter lawyer, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, Regulations, Secretary, Special Counsel, Three Lafayette Centre, Tom W. Bell, United States Of America, Vernon Smith, Washington, young economist
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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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Tagged CFTC, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, CME, event contracts, event derivative markets, event derivatives, event markets, for-profit prediction exchanges, Google, HedgeStreet, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, ISDA, Jason Ruspini, Khamenei, laws, non-sports, not-for-profit prediction exchanges, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, Regulations, Tom W. Bell, United States
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The freshest comments to the CFTC
- The International Swaps and Derivatives Association‘s comment to the CFTC — (ISDA) — (PDF file) – Jason Ruspini’s comment to the CFTC — (PDF file) -
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Tagged CFTC, event contracts, event derivative markets, event derivatives, event markets, for-profit prediction exchanges, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Jason Ruspini, laws, not-for-profit prediction exchanges, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, Regulations
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The CFTC is going to close the comments in 5 days. We have 5 days left to convince the CFTC to accept FOR-PROFIT prediction exchanges (e.g., InTrade USA or BetFair USA), and counter the puritan and sterile petition organized by the American Enterprise Institute (which has on its payroll Paul Wolfowitz, the bright masterminder of the Iraq war).
- THE MIDAS ORACLE TAKES: – CALL TO ACTION: Let’s fight so that the CFTC allows the FOR-PROFIT prediction exchanges to deal with “event markets”. – In the for-profit vs not-for-profit debate, our prediction market luminaries, doctored by Bob, are … Continue reading
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Tagged American Enterprise Institute, CFTC, Chris Hibbert, event contracts, event derivative markets, event derivatives, event markets, for-profit prediction exchanges, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Iraq, Jason Ruspini, Jed Christiansen, laws, Michael Giberson, not-for-profit prediction exchanges, Paul Wolfowitz, Porter lawyer, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, Regulations, Tom W. Bell, United States Of America, Vernon Smith, young economist
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