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House Adds Movie-Futures Trading Ban to Financial Reform

Movies | Box Office
 June 24, 2010 By Ira Teinowitz 2 years ago

Language was in original Senate bill, but not in House version -- courts may have to decide issue

  

Why Movie Futures Trading Is a Bad Idea

Movies
 June 22, 2010 By Chris Davison 2 years ago

Creatively it devalues art, while on the business side it increases the possibility of market manipulation

  

40 Congressmen: Keep Ban of Movie Futures Trading

Movies
 June 10, 2010 By Ira Teinowitz 2 years ago

Bipartisan group wants ban kept in reconciled financial reform package

  

Why Hollywood Should Embrace Movie Futures Trading

Movies
 April 28, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 3 years ago

Analysis: In today's arid film-funding climate, a little legalized gambling might not be such a bad thing

  

As Film-Futures Trading Clears One Hurdle, New Battle Flares

Movies
 April 16, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 3 years ago

Senator makes move to ban it just as trading commission approves Media Derivatives plan

  

MPAA Lobbies Against Futures Trading on B.O.

Movies
 March 25, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 3 years ago

Letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission calls them the "economic equivalent to legalized gambling on movie receipts"

  
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