Unregulated Stock Markets in Second Life

SLCapex is a stock exchange owned and operated by “residents” of the online virtual world Second Life. Despite its almost complete lack of regulation and legal protections against fraud or insider trading, issuers were able to raise approximately US$145,000 from investors, which grew to US$900,000 i...

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Main Authors: Bloomfield, Robert, CHO, Young Jun
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soa_research/871
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soa_research/article/1870/viewcontent/SSRN_id1695057.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English