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Tag Archives: US Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Why does the CFTC allow the Cantor Exchange and not InTrade?
Joe Weisenthal has a small opinion piece on why the CFTC allows real-money prediction markets on movie business, and bans those on politics or sports. The problem in the piece is that Joe is 100% wrong. Joe says that there … Continue reading
Posted in All Best Posts Ever, Exchanges & Markets, Hedging & Insurance, Politics, Regulations
Tagged Cantor Exchange, CFTC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Hedging, hedging risk, hedging risks, hedging your political ads, InTrade, laws, Regulations, risk, risk hedging, risks, US CFTC, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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My response to the CFTC on event contracts
Here is my response to the CFTC’s “Concept Release on the Appropriate Regulatory Treatment of Event Contracts.” I appreciate this opportunity to help in working towards regulated prediction markets in the US, and I thank the Commissioners for it. Given … Continue reading
Posted in All Best Posts Ever, All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Industry), Exchanges & Markets, Finance, Forecasting (Science & Practice), Politics, Regulations
Tagged arbitrator, Brookings Institution Press, candidate, CFTC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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The CFTC takes a necessary step toward sorting out its role with respect to prediction markets.
As noted here in multiple posts over the past few days, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is thinking about prediction markets. Last week it released a “Concept Release on the Appropriate Regulatory Treatment of Event Contracts†and invited public … Continue reading
Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Industry), Politics, Regulations
Tagged CFTC, Chris F. Masse, Chris Hibbert, Chris Masse, Congress, David Pennock, event derivative markets, event derivatives, laws, prediction markets, regulation, Regulations, United States, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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David Pennock on US gambling/futures laws and the legality of prediction exchanges.
David Pennock lists what is currently legal in the U.S. Here are three points he makes: HedgeStreet is one of the few companies that has trudged down the lengthy, costly, and arduous path of obtaining official sanction from the US … Continue reading
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Tagged Advanced Solutions Group, America, CEO, Chris F. Masse, Chris Masse, David Pennock, Designated Contract Market and Derivatives Clearing Org, Designated Contract Market and Derivatives Clearing Org, Exempt Board of Trade, HedgeStreet, Hurricane Forecasting Center, Independent Betting Arbitration Service, InTrade Board of Trade, Ireland, John Delaney, Michael Coven, Mike Knesevitch, MP3, naturaldisaster, non-sports arm, prediction markets, Tom Bell, United Kingdom, United States, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, USD
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