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Hollywood Stock Exchange® (www.hsx.com) is an integrated marketing,
research and technology company driven by its patented entertainment stock
market. At HSX.com, visitors buy and sell virtual shares of celebrities,
movies and music with a currency called the Hollywood Dollar®.The Company's
Virtual SpecialistTM technology allows an unlimited number of
consumers to trade thousands of virtual entertainment securities in a fair
and orderly, supply-and-demand-based market. HSX syndicates the data
collected from the Exchange as market research to entertainment, consumer
product and financial institutions and as original programming to radio,
television and print media. Founded in 1996, HSX is now a subsidiary of
Cantor Index Holdings, L.P. and an affiliate of Cantor Index Limited, a
leading online financial spread trading firm. HSX is headquartered in |
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Cantor Index offers a wide range of retail equity derivative products, based on exchange-traded futures and shares. These products have quickly become one of the most exciting and efficient retail equity derivatives available. Cantor Index's real time, online trading has become a focal point of its development thanks to the contribution of eSpeed's technology (www.espeed.com). For more information about Cantor Index visit www.cantorindex.co.uk |
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Cantor Fitzgerald L.P. is a financial services firm with operating units that are involved in a variety of market-baseds business initiatives. From its position as a leading financial intermediary in both the equity and fixed income markets, Cantor has expanded the scope of its business to include portfolio trading, investment banking, financial spread betting, market advisory, energy brokerage, CO2 emissions trading and electronic trading technology. Cantor brings its experience and expertise in the financial markets and its legacy of innovation in technology to benefit institutional investors and traders around the world. Whether it's creating new products and services or enabling its clients to trade more efficiently and effectively through cutting edge technological solutions, Cantor is re-inventing markets everyday. For more information about Cantor Fitzgerald visit www.cantor.com |
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May 2003:
The Hollywood Stock Exchange crosses the one million mark in registered trades.
January 2003:
A live IMX television show, supporting the new music market, begins airing
weekdays on muchmusic
December 2002:
HSX launches IMX, the Interactive Music Exchange, a Virtual Specialist ASP
solution.
October 2002:
Alexander Costakis is appointed the new Managing Director of Hollywood Stock
Exchange.
March 2002:
HSX secures sale of its research product to legendary motion picture studio,
MGM.
Winter 2002:
Cantor Index and HSX roll-out the
July 2001:
With Cantor Index, HSX launches the first online movie trading product,
allowing
May 2001:
Cantor Index Holdings, a leading online financial trading firm, acquires the
Hollywood Stock Exchange.
March 2001:
Launched HSX Research (www.hsxresearch.com), a subscription-based market
research application which strives to become the leading provider of
information to the entertainment research market
October 2000:
Launched Virtual Producer (www.virtualproducer.com), an immersive online experience
that allows consumers to participate in every aspect of the production of a
film
June 2000:
Deal signed with Pacific Century CyberWorks' (Now.com) to create content based
on HSX Market
May 2000:
Daily web show, Buy, Sell or Hold, launched on HSX.TV
March 2000:
O2K (Oscar 2000) at House of Blues featuring Moby and Earth Wind & Fire and
hosted by Rob Schneider
January 2000:
HSXpresso Cafe opens at Sundance Film Festival
December 1999:
Second round of capital raised from Citigroup Ventures, National Broadcasting
Company (NBC) and XL Ventures
September 1999:
Patent received for Virtual Specialist Technology
July 1999:
Weekly radio show launched on 97.1 FM in
June 1999:
Music Market Launched in NYC at Jupiter Plug.In Conference
March 1999:
Oscar Party at House of Blues featuring Beck and Crystal Method
July 1998:
First round of venture capital raised from Keystone Venture Capital
December 1997:
April 1996:
Founded by Max Keiser and Michael Burns
May 4, 2003
LOS ANGELES (May 4, 2003) - On a weekend when moviegoers across the country set records with the release of mega-blockbuster X2: X-Men United, traders on the Hollywood Stock Exchange® (www.hsx.com) made history of their own. For seven years, HSX has provided the world's online community with the only 24 hours-a-day/seven-days-a-week virtual entertainment market. And now, that community has grown to include more than one million registered users.
On this historic occasion, a few other remarkable HSX numbers merit mention:
About the
The Hollywood Stock Exchange ('HSX') is a leading interactive gaming technology and research company, acquired by Cantor Index Holdings in May 2001. Through its patented virtual specialist technology and licensing agreements with third parties, HSX is able to provide consumers with an unrivalled interactive experience. Virtual stock exchanges, such as www.hsx.com, allow users to buy and sell virtual shares of entertainment and other assets using virtual currencies, such as 'Hollywood Dollars' ('H$'). Trading data derived from the virtual stock market is collected and delivered as market research for entertainment, consumer product, and financial institutions
HSX AND MUCHMUSIC FUSE INTERACTIVE GAME PLAY WITH LIVE TV, 16 December 2002
NEW YORK, NY, December 16, 2002 - muchmusic usa, the nation's only viewer-driven all music network, will take live television and the interactive game play to an unprecedented level when it fuses the two together and premieres IMX: Interactive Music Exchange on Monday, January 20 at 6 PM EST.
In development for almost a year, IMX is a fully converged music industry
simulation game. Through the power of muchmusic usa's web site, www.mmusa.tv
and utilizing the proven interactive technology of the Hollywood Stock Exchange
(HSX), a leading interactive gaming technology and research company, viewers
will be empowered to become real-life music executives, investing 'IMX
dollars' to buy, hold or sell the stock of their chosen artists, albums,
and songs. With each investment, participants can make or break artists as they
look to increase their overall portfolio, enabling them to redeem valuable
prizes, such as, the latest CDs to Sony PlayStations. The valuation of each artist
and their securities will constantly fluctuate depending on the Billboard
charts, radio airplay, soundscan, concert sales and other real market
variables. In conjunction with the interactive game, muchmusic
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The technology that powers the interactive music game was developed with HSX.
Like other HSX games, web users will be able to invest in real time. Just as
box office results guide share prices of HSX interactive games such as
MovieStocks and StarBonds, HSX will provide IMX with the technology for
constantly updated real market measure, such as Billboard chart data to
underline all music trading.
The IMX program will air Monday - Friday at 6:00 PM. Encores air Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at Midnight, Saturdays at 1:00 PM and 1:30 AM and Sundays
at 11:00 AM and 10:00 PM. All times Eastern Standard.
About
muchmusic
muchmusic
About
Hollywood Stock Exchange ('HSX') is a leading interactive gaming
technology and research company, acquired by Cantor Index Holdings in May 2001.
Through its patented virtual specialist technology and licensing agreements
with third parties, HSX is able to provide consumers with an unrivalled interactive
experience. Virtual stock exchanges, such as www.hsx.com allow users to buy and
sell virtual shares of entertainment and other assets using virtual currencies
such as the 'Hollywood Dollar H$'. Trading data derived from the
virtual stock market is collected and delivered as market research for
entertainment, consumer product and financial institutions.
World's Largest Entertainment Focus Group Will Provide Most Comprehensive, Accurate Consumer Data
LOS ANGELES (February 28, 2001) - As the U.S. market research business continues to experience rapid growth with revenues estimated at $5.4 billion for 2000*, Hollywood Stock ExchangeÒ (www.hsx.com) today announced the launch of its first subscription-based market research applications. HSX Research, a separate business division of HSX, will strive to leverage the community and technology of hsx.com to become the leading provider of information to the entertainment research market.
HSX Research's primary application, HSX Trader Insight, consists of six dynamic reports that provide clients with long-lead estimates of audience awareness, intention and box office projecting for all film projects. Future applications, such as advertising effectiveness analysis, product placement analysis, entertainment product indexing and other value-added market research services will be available later this year.
Brian Dearth, the company's recently named CEO, will oversee the new division. Prior to his appointment, Dearth served as HSX's VP Market Research. He also served as a senior vice president for VNU's Entertainment Group and managed marketing for Claritas Inc. Melissa Perrot has been named Vice President, Market Research for the company.
'HSX Research is the only market research application that provides accurate, unbiased, real-time insight into the minds of the most influential entertainment consumers,' said Brian Dearth, CEO of the Hollywood Stock Exchange. 'Our clients will be able to rely on hundreds of thousands of active respondents to provide them with continuous, accurate data. HSX Research will be an open gateway into the opinions and desires of our community comprised of trend-setting, early adopting entertainment consumers.'
HSX Research expects to serve clients across several industries, including entertainment, consumer products/packaged goods and financial institutions. Such clients can look forward to the following benefits from the company's various applications:
Basic research information can be pulled off of the Exchange in minutes - and deeper market research questions will be answered without having to do long-lead planning.
Because HSX tracks films and music from early development through release, clients will have the long lead-time needed to create more efficient and cost-effective marketing campaigns.
Through the use of HSX's patented Virtual SpecialistTM technology, the Exchange generates an unparalleled depth of real-time consumer data that will allow HSX to provide its Research customers with detailed, actionable marketing information.
HSX Research allows major marketing decisions to be made based on hundreds of thousands of respondents, instead of the much smaller samples used in the past.
HSX Research customers will also have the advantage of the site's valuable community of more than 730,000 traders, strong demographics and the division's leadership & research industry expertise.
'The business of Market Research has been in HSX's plan since the beginning,' said HSX co-founder and chairman Michael Burns. 'Our customers in the entertainment, packaged goods and financial industries will soon see that, with these revolutionary research applications, it has been worth the wait.'
For more information please visit www.hsxresearch.com.
*Source: Inside Market Research
About
The Hollywood Stock Exchange® (www.hsx.com)
is an integrated marketing, research and technology company driven by its
patented entertainment stock market. At HSX.com, visitors buy and sell virtual
shares of celebrities, movies and music with a currency called the Hollywood
Dollar®. HSX syndicates the data collected from the Exchange as market research
to entertainment, consumer product and financial institutions and as original
programming to radio, television and print media. Founded in 1996, HSX is
headquartered in
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Account History
Are you the type of trader who likes to stroll down memory lane and relive your big conquests? Or did you just lose your shirt and you need to find out where you went wrong? Your account history keeps track of all of the trades you have made so you can either gloat over your triumphs or learn from your mistakes. It also tracks the amount of Hollywood Dollars that are credited to your account through sweepstakes, open orders, and cancelled orders.
Hollywood Dollars are the official
currency of the Hollywood Stock Exchange. When you join the
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