What's the diff between "performativity" and "performance"? 

J. 

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On Jul 29, 2012, at 6:14 PM, Max Sawicky wrote: 

> There were no futures contracts before 1970? Not for commodities, or does the 
> statement just apply to a specific type of futures contract? 

Sure there were. But markets were pretty small. Volume didn't really take off 
until the financial contracts (like T-bonds) were listed. There were unlisted 
options in the old days too, but volume was tiny until the CBOE started trading 
them around 1973. 

> P.S. I have instituted a fatwa on anyone using the word "performativity." 

Why? It can be a useful word. 

Doug 
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