SEC Chair Atkins defends CFTC’s Selig despite questions over agency’s ability to regulate prediction markets
SEC Chair Paul Atkins came to the defense of CFTC Michael Selig as the derivatives agency digs in its heels on regulating prediction markets.
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SEC Chair Paul Atkins came to the defense of CFTC Michael Selig as the derivatives agency digs in its heels on regulating prediction markets.
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