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PenforPrez
03-24-2008, 12:10 PM
Business Week magazine reports that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange will start futures options for the U.S. job market next month.

http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/mar2008/pi20080321_522616.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index _businessweek+exclusives

Basically, investors will be able to bet on whether the economy will gain or lose jobs.

One one hand, it seems like a brilliant idea. On the other, it seems a bit vultureish, does it not?

Paul