Tag Archives: Michael Burns

WORLD-WIDE WEB EXCLUSIVE: The secret polling of the HSX traders, surveying how many of them would transition to the Cantor Exchange.

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- – - I don’t link to this web poll so as not to disturb the polling process. – Previously: Cantor Exchange Previously: Should the Hollywood Stock Exchange become a real-money betting exchange? – 2007-10-04 -

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Videos — Cantor Exchange

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

CNBC on Cantor Exchange — Via Jason Ruspini Fox Business on Cantor Exchange — Via Alex Costakis – Previously: Cantor Exchange Previously: Should the Hollywood Stock Exchange become a real-money betting exchange? – 2007-10-04 -

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Should the Hollywood Stock Exchange become a real-money betting exchange?

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Via Max Keiser, Trader Daily ($$$): Hollywood Ending – Trader Daily – October 4, 2007 – by Robert LaFranco A decade ago, a Wall Street trader and an L.A. dealmaker united to remake the movie industry in the image of … Continue reading →

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Are the Hollywood Stock Exchange numbers audited by an external organization?

Posted on September 15, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

The Harvard Crimson (on Anita Elberse’s work): Since its founding in 1996 [by Max Keiser and Michael Burns], HSX has had 1.7 million registered traders, according to Costakis. Each day, between 15,000 and 20,000 people use the site, racking up … Continue reading →

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HISTORY: Prediction Markets Timeline

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

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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The Hollywood Stock Exchange, Max Keiser, and their Wikipedia entries.

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

— Hollywood Stock Exchange entry at Wikipedia: The Hollywood Stock Exchange, or HSX, is a web-based, multiplayer game in which players use simulated money to buy and sell “shares” of actors, directors, upcoming films, and film-related options. [...] HSX is … Continue reading →

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Interesting inkling into the creation of the Hollywood Stock Exchange

Posted on March 1, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

This is interesting. When Max Keiser launched the Hollywood Stock Exchange, he had personified all aspects of the economy with characters: there was MaxBroker (Max Keiser), MacDaddy as the banker (Michael Burns), Dr. Zeros as the fed chairman (Max Keiser), … Continue reading →

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Oscars 2007 – Hollywood Stock Exchange – Bingo!

Posted on February 27, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

HSX Amy Lamare: Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX.com) Traders correctly picked 7 out of 8 Top Category Oscar Winners to continue its stellar record. Los Angeles, California, February 26, 2007 – Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX), announced a spectacular 88% success rate … Continue reading →

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HSX co-founder Max Keiser on a quest to reinvent economics

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

From the promotional documentation of Kinooga CEO Max Keiser: Max Keiser launched his career working as a registered securities brokers for some of the largest and most prestigious financial houses in the world, including Shearson Lehman, Alex Brown & Sons … Continue reading →

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FINALLY, THE HOLLYWOOD STOCK EXCHANGE ACKNOWLEDGES ITS TWO FOUNDERS, MAX KEISER AND MICHAEL BURNS.

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

In my previous story, I regretted that the names of the two HSX founders (Max Keiser and Michael Burns) were not clearly spelled out on the HSX website. Well, here’s from HSX’s Alex Costakis: I just saw your post about … Continue reading →

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