Tag Archives: U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Sports Risk Index would allow you to hedge risks on sport prediction markets.

The patent. The latest developments. (audio) I am skeptical, since the US Congress has just outlawed movie prediction markets, but I wish good luck to Chris Rabelais et al. Maybe the political scene will be different next year, who knows. … Continue reading

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Don’t let the best leaves the boat.

Jeffrey Harris, the chief economist at the CFTC who last year said he could find no direct link between speculation and high energy prices, is leaving the agency.

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Ayn Rand’s influence on Alan Greenspan is responsible for the 2008 financial crisis.

Or so is PBS’s thesis in “The Warming”. Pretty convincing. ADDENDUM Wikipedia: Brooksley E. Born is an American attorney and former public official who, from August 26, 1996 to June 1, 1999, was chairperson of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission … Continue reading

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CFTC to Consider Setting Position Limits for Energy Trading

- Wall Street Journal – New York Times

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