Commodity Futures Trading Commission Archives - Marketplace

A markets regulator is concerned about bets on election results

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder

May 14, 2024

Financial regulators are worried about derivatives markets — especially ones regarding elections.

"There's some concern that goes back to the election between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, where people placed ... big bets that Mitt Romney would win," said the University of Michigan's Erik Gordon.

John Moore/Getty Images

LISTEN

EMBED

SUBSCRIBE