[wangchong87]

I can see Binary Options have limited hedging value as compared to Vanilla Options. But it's incorrect to label it as a scam.

Most futures/options on "traditional" markets are settled in cash rather than physical delivery.

[bcoates]

There's nothing wrong with settling in cash. There is something wrong with failing to maintain the separation between marketplace and counterparty. There's no meaningful settlement at all here; there is literally no way to get USD into or out of this site--you just get BTC back on take-it-or-don't terms.

You're playing craps, only the dealer rolls the dice for you behind a screen and tells you if you won or not.

I wasn't familiar with the specific subspecies of this called "Binary Options" before, but even basic investigation makes it clear that yes, Binary Options are a scam product. There do not appear to be any legitimate binary options marketplace/peddlers.

There's no reason you couldn't structure an exactly equivalent product out of legitimate securities, so there's no reason for this product to exist outside of running cons.

[Anderkent]

> You're playing craps, only the dealer rolls the dice for you behind a screen and tells you if you won or not.

Huh? If I understand this correctly, you win if the price on mtgox goes above a certain strike range. That's public information, so surely you can check yourself if you won or not?

[ye]

> You're playing craps, only the dealer rolls the dice for you behind a screen and tells you if you won or not.

Looks like you have no clue what you're talking about.

The outcome depends on a 3rd party system, which is out of Futureblock's control.

The only real problem I see with the whole thing is trust. Do you trust them not to steal your coins?