Regulators approved the trading of futures and option contracts tied to the opening weekend box-office revenue of the crime thriller “Takers.” ...

Just after passing one hurdle and getting approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, film-futures trading hit a snag in Congress. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., who oversees the ...

By Monday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission will decide whether to approve Media Derivatives Inc.’s plans for film futures trading, the first of two proposals tied to a movie’s returns ...