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- Jason Ruspini rebuts Eric Zitzewitz on the regulation of political prediction markets. — [COMMENT]
- Eric Zitzewitz petitions the CFTC in favor of real-money prediction markets about politics. — [TEXT]
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Tag Archives: Regulations
Jason Ruspini rebuts Eric Zitzewitz on the regulation of political prediction markets. — [COMMENT]
Did Eric Zitzewitz read Dodd-Frank? Jason Ruspini: Unfortunately, election contracts and ALL event contracts appear to be prohibited by CFTC regulation 40.11, released in July 2011 as part of Dodd-Frank: “(a) Prohibition. A registered entity shall not list for trading … Continue reading
Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Regulations
Tagged academia, bets, Betting, betting markets, CFTC, derivatives, Dodd-Frank, Economics, Eric Zitzewitz, event derivative markets, event derivatives, events, forecasting, Jason Ruspini, laws, Politics, predicting, prediction markets, real-money prediction markets, Regulations, Research
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Legality of real-money prediction markets in America — [LINKS]
#1. CFTC’s Bart Chilton says ‘no’. – #2. DOJ says ‘yes’, other than for sports and horse racing.
Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Regulations
Tagged America, bets, Betting, betting markets, CFTC, derivatives, DOJ, event derivative markets, event derivatives, event futures, events, futures, Gambling, gaming, laws, prediction markets, Regulations, United States Of America, US CFTC, US DOJ
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New Zealand’s election gag law suspends iPredict’s political prediction markets. — [LINKS]
- Election gags and efficient markets. – Election gag.
Posted in Exchange & Market Management, Exchanges & Markets, Market Liquidity, Market Prices & Probabilities, Market Trading, Politics, Regulations
Tagged betting markets, event derivative markets, event derivatives, Exchange, exchanges, iPredict, iPredict New Zealand, laws, Market, markets, New Zealand, prediction market management, prediction markets, Regulations
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Though not a legal, registered financial advisor, Justin Wolfers hands out financial ‘advice’ to anyone who is foolish enough to listen. — [SCREENSHOT]
More. – “A financial adviser or stock broker should be licensed to provide any consultation on investment in securities.” -
Posted in Analysis (Market Calls), Betting, Collective Forecasting, Collective Intelligence - Wisdom Of Crowds, Exchanges & Markets, Finance, Financial Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities, Prediction Journalism, Predictions - Forecasts, Regulations
Tagged 2012 elections, 2012 US presidential election, bets, Betting, betting markets, event derivative markets, event derivatives, financial advisor, financial advisors, forecasting, forecasts, GOP, InTrade, Justin Wolfers, laws, Mitt Romney, predicting, prediction markets, Predictions, Regulations, Republican candidates, Republican Party, Republican primary, republicans, Rick Perry
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The myth of the sole inventor — [PAPER + VIDEO]
The Myth of the Sole Inventor – PDF file. Discussion.
Posted in Business, Business & Economic Models, Business Administration, Economics, Inventions & Innovations, The Global Economy
Tagged Business, Economics, economy, global economy, growth, innovation, innovations, intellectual property, invention, inventions, IP, laws, Mark Lemley, patent, patents, Regulations, US economy
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Internet “non-gambling” in D.C. — [LINK]
Nelson Rose.
Posted in Betting, Gambling, Regulations
Tagged Betting, Gambling, Internet betting, laws, Nelson Rose, non-gambling, Regulations
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Freedom ranking of US states — [MAP]
US States freedom ranking (PDF): US States Freedom Ranking (2011): 1. New Hampshire 2. South Dakota 3. Indiana 4. Idaho 5. Missouri 6. Nevada 7. Colorado 8. Oregon 9. Virginia 10. North Dakota 11. Florida 12. Oklahoma 13. Iowa 14. … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Freedom, laws, liberty, Regulations, United States Of America, US government, US states, US States freedom ranking, USA
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