A new law has been enacted by Congress that bans trading of futures contracts based on motion picture box office receipts, which was the first contract that Cantor Exchange had anticipated making available to its participants. This legislation has caused us to postpone any trading of box office receipt contracts for an indefinite period of time.

Trading in Box Office Futures could help the U.S. film industry lower financing costs and finance more film projects. Stakeholders have made statements in support of Box Office Futures trading. Film financiers and film makers have described how Box Office Futures would help them in their businesses. University professors and film industry consultants have published white papers and analyses about the benefits of Box Office Futures for the complex film finance market.

On April 22, 2010, CX President Richard Jaycobs testified before a congressional subcommittee, along with a panel of other experts and stakeholders, to discuss the benefits of DBOR Movie Futures.