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Jason Ruspini will answer SOME of these CFTC questions. — 12 days left, Jason.
CFTC – (PDF file): CFTC’s Concept Release on the Appropriate Regulatory Treatment of Event Contracts – V. Issues for Comment A. Request for Comment The following questions consider the Commission’s regulatory purview over event contracts, the interests that may appropriately … Continue reading →
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The lawyerly questions that the CFTC are asking to Tom W. Bell
CFTC – (PDF file): CFTC’s Concept Release on the Appropriate Regulatory Treatment of Event Contracts – V. Issues for Comment A. Request for Comment The following questions consider the Commission’s regulatory purview over event contracts, the interests that may appropriately … Continue reading →
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CFTC’s Concept Release on the Appropriate Regulatory Treatment of Event Contracts
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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Prediction markets are about lowering transaction costs. That’s how sports come in.
I found John Blank’s letter to the CFTC (discovered by Mike Giberson) as interesting as Vernon Smith’s one. Here’s the PDF file —in case you missed it. – I would like to focus on John Blank’s 3-point introduction. In short, … Continue reading →
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Best Trading Interface? Here’s One Possibility.
Alex Kirtland is right on the money when he suggests equating prediction markets with a familiar concept like stock trading. This is often the easiest way to get new users up to speed. Clearly, building a simple trading interface is … Continue reading →