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	<title>Comments on: Big news, film (trading) fans!</title>
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		<title>By: charlotte</title>
		<link>http://blog.mercury-rac.com/2008/12/09/big-news-film-trading-fans/comment-page-1/#comment-820</link>
		<dc:creator>charlotte</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>great blog it&#039;s good to see someone using a blog for what it is actually meant for look forward to seeing further comments.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>great blog it&#39;s good to see someone using a blog for what it is actually meant for look forward to seeing further comments.</p>
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		<title>By: jedc_mercury</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi, Alex.  Thanks for the note.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Like I said above, I think this is a really exciting development.  I hope there aren&#039;t any problems with the CFTC, but I&#039;m guessing you wouldn&#039;t put the application in unless you thought there was a very high chance of approval.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, I look forward to seeing CandorExchange develop this!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi, Alex.  Thanks for the note.</p>
<p>Like I said above, I think this is a really exciting development.  I hope there aren&#39;t any problems with the CFTC, but I&#39;m guessing you wouldn&#39;t put the application in unless you thought there was a very high chance of approval.</p>
<p>Again, I look forward to seeing CandorExchange develop this!</p>
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		<title>By: Alex</title>
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		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Jed - &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Thanks for the enthusiam, though I might disagree with your assessment of  the video&#039;s music being cheesy.  Though I admit, I take no responsibility for the selection! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Literally, over the years, we have heard many questions from individuals about the possibility of trading film contracts.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As you noted, Cantor has  filed an application with the CFTC for the Cantor Exchange, a new futures market that, if approved, will list Domestic Box Office Receipt Contracts. The contracts will also be known as Movie Box Office Contracts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The contracts have similarities to the virtual MovieStocks traded on HSX (e.g. based on four weeks of domestic box office performance), but this is a new product. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We&#039;re in the application process now, so subject to final approval, we hope to list contracts for trading during the first quarter of next year.   &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We&#039;ll keep you posted as we move forward in this exciting endeavor.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All the best, &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Alex -</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Jed &#8211; </p>
<p>Thanks for the enthusiam, though I might disagree with your assessment of  the video&#39;s music being cheesy.  Though I admit, I take no responsibility for the selection! </p>
<p>Literally, over the years, we have heard many questions from individuals about the possibility of trading film contracts.  </p>
<p>As you noted, Cantor has  filed an application with the CFTC for the Cantor Exchange, a new futures market that, if approved, will list Domestic Box Office Receipt Contracts. The contracts will also be known as Movie Box Office Contracts.</p>
<p>The contracts have similarities to the virtual MovieStocks traded on HSX (e.g. based on four weeks of domestic box office performance), but this is a new product. </p>
<p>We&#39;re in the application process now, so subject to final approval, we hope to list contracts for trading during the first quarter of next year.   </p>
<p>We&#39;ll keep you posted as we move forward in this exciting endeavor.  </p>
<p>All the best, </p>
<p>Alex -</p>
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