The CFTC plans to hold a public hearing next week to examine the growing...
The CFTC plans to hold a public hearing next week to examine the growing controversy surrounding a plan by two firms to offer futures contracts tied to box-office receipts. The post The CFTC plans to...
View ArticleHollywood clashed with Wall Street on Wednesday at a government hearing about...
“-financial engineering synthetic derivatives”- More. The post Hollywood clashed with Wall Street on Wednesday at a government hearing about the potential sale of futures contracts...
View ArticleCFTC: 3-2 in favor of approval of movie contracts -SO FAR.
What was said at the CFTC hearing on movie futures. Hollywood Reporter. Business Week. More. CFTC. The post CFTC: 3-2 in favor of approval of movie contracts -SO FAR. appeared first on Midas Oracle.ORG...
View ArticleBREAKING: The CFTC approves MDEXs real-money prediction markets on movie box...
“-In a 3-2 vote, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Monday afternoon approved a contract created by the company Media Derivatives that would allow traders to bet on the gross...
View ArticleCFTC Takes Jurisdiction Over Prediction Markets.
First, a hearty congratulations to Robert Swagger and Trend Exchange. Along with the Cantor Exchange folks, they have run quite a gauntlet, and although there remains a tremendous obstacle in the form...
View ArticleLiberal politicians (sucking up to the Hollywood lobby) have managed to...
Cantor Fitzgerald abandoning box-office futures despite regulatory approval. CNBC: The End of the Box Office Futures Business The Wrap The post Liberal politicians (sucking up to the Hollywood lobby)...
View ArticleSports 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...
View ArticleSports 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...
View ArticleU.S. regulators unveiled a series of proposed governance rules for...
The proposals by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission would be the first major step by the agency toward regulating the opaque $615 trillion over-the-counter derivatives market. The post U.S....
View ArticleEvery investment in film is gambling.
A Case for Movie Futures –- by Buzz Potamkin, former studio executive and producer, in the biz for 40+ years, now a consultant The post Every investment in film is gambling. appeared first on...
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