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CFTC Issues Staff Advisory on "Mention Market" Event Contracts

22 Sep 2026 4:41 p.m.

The CFTC's Division of Market Oversight issued an advisory on listing and trading of "mention market" event contracts, covering contracts based on whether a person says certain words or appears at events.

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