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Great cubicles… for our great prediction market startups

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Posted in Inventions & Innovations | Tagged cubicle, cubicles, desk, desks, e-Office, office | 1 Comment

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).

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- 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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WHEN CHRIS MASSE SENDS YOU AN E-MAIL AT WORK, BE ON YOUR GUARD.

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- 40% of companies surveyed investigated an email-based violation of privacy or data protection regulations in the past 12 months. – 26% of companies surveyed terminated an employee for violating email policies in the last 12 months. – 23% of … 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).

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Regulations | 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 | 1 Comment

CFTC’s Concept Release on the Appropriate Regulatory Treatment of Event Contracts

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

CFTC – (PDF file): CFTC’s Concept Release on the Appropriate Regulatory Treatment of Event Contracts – SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is soliciting comment on the appropriate regulatory treatment of financial agreements offered by markets commonly … Continue reading →

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Great cubicles… for our great prediction market startups

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