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History of the Hollywood Stock Exchange (and why it matters today)

Regulatory / /

At 30 years old, the Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX) bridges the different eras of prediction markets. Founded in 1995 during the dotcom bubble, HSX was only the second play-money prediction market. Later, it was acquired by Cantor Fitzgerald, which attempted to offer real-money box office futures via Cantor Futures, one of the early attempts to

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Public Comments Slam CFTC Proposed Election Contract Ban

Elections, Government, Regulatory / /

In the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) third public comment hearing regarding election contracts in the past two years, public comments overwhelmingly opposed the proposed rule, with 755 comments opposing, 7 supporting, and 59 unclear, duplications, or spam. Information about the two prior public comment periods can be found here. This most recent public comment

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Cheat Sheet for May 10 CFTC Meeting on Event Contracts

Government, Regulatory /

Update 5/11/2024: CFTC proposal to ban election contracts Summary Meeting Details Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold an open meeting on Friday, May 10, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) at the CFTC’s Washington, D.C. headquarters.  Members of the public can attend the meeting in person, listen by phone, or view a live stream at

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