Snowfall futures - I have seen it all....

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Chicago Merc to Trade Snowfall Futures

By DAVE CARPENTER
AP Business Writer

CHICAGO (AP) -- First came temperature futures, then frost-day futures. Now - futures involving how much snow falls at Logan Airport in Boston or New York's Central Park.

In the latest evidence that almost anything goes in the marketplace, meteorologically speaking, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange said Thursday it will begin trading snowfall futures and options contracts later this month.

The world's largest derivatives exchange said the new product, which will trade electronically starting Feb. 26, should help cities manage risk associated with snow accumulation. Insurance companies, retailers and other businesses with a lot riding on the weather also can use the futures to hedge their risk.

"The impact of weather can influence regional and local markets, playing a critical role in the overall economy," said Rick Redding, the exchange's managing director of products and services. "CME weather futures provide the safety and soundness investors are seeking to manage their weather-related risk."
 
Futures on the size of Playmate's breasts coming to an exchange near you. Will allow investors and traders to manage their hormone related risks!
 
Risktaker how do you have fun in Vegas if Vegas was designed to empty your pockets.

Vegas = playing into something designed to make you a loser

Markets = speculating in an attempt to sell your financial instrument at a higher price to someone else in the future. There is no design in the markets that ensures there will not be a buyer to buy you out. There may be a lot of obstacles (ie time, money, entry costs to play, unforseen circumstances etc...) but the possibility to outplay the market or match the market in the long run is there.
 
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Risktaker how do you have fun in Vegas if Vegas was designed to empty your pockets.

Vegas = playing into something designed to make you a loser

Markets = speculating in an attempt to sell your financial instrument at a higher price to someone else in the future. There is no design in the markets that ensures there will not be a buyer to buy you out. There may be a lot of obstacles (ie time, money, entry costs to play, unforseen circumstances etc...) but the possibility to outplay the market or match the market in the long run is there.
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Vegas fun- Music shows, scantilly clad females, swimming pools, the actual act of pulling the handle and watching the wheel spin, traveling to Vegas, scantilly clad females, traveling to/from Vegas, not having any of my kids around, smoking a cigar, did I mention the scantilly clad females? If you play long enough, they take your money.

Markets- Staring at a computer screen, no scantilly clad females. If you play long enough, they take your money.

Don-
 
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I live in a land of boundless opportunity and bubbles of all manner and description.............

Chicago Merc to Trade Snowfall Futures

By DAVE CARPENTER
AP Business Writer

CHICAGO (AP) -- First came temperature futures, then frost-day futures. Now - futures involving how much snow falls at Logan Airport in Boston or New York's Central Park.

In the latest evidence that almost anything goes in the marketplace, meteorologically speaking, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange said Thursday it will begin trading snowfall futures and options contracts later this month.

The world's largest derivatives exchange said the new product, which will trade electronically starting Feb. 26, should help cities manage risk associated with snow accumulation. Insurance companies, retailers and other businesses with a lot riding on the weather also can use the futures to hedge their risk.

"The impact of weather can influence regional and local markets, playing a critical role in the overall economy," said Rick Redding, the exchange's managing director of products and services. "CME weather futures provide the safety and soundness investors are seeking to manage their weather-related risk."
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There's actually a legitimate purpose for these contracts and they're pretty common in the OTC market.

Examples:

http://www.wrma.org/wrma/library/file772.pdf
http://www.wrma.org/wrma/library/file774.pdf
 
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