First hockey, now baseball: FutureSports deal with MLB will let fans trade on teams
Chicago startup FutureSports is expanding the opportunity for traders and fans to take monetary positions on sports, in a new deal with MLB.FutureSports said Monday it will establish financial indexes based on the performance of the Cubs, White Sox and 28 other teams in the league using in-game statistics provided by MLB. The futures contracts will be offered by Loop-based CME Group, which operates the world’s largest derivatives exchange.“Our mission is to evolve sports or transition sports…
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