Chris Rabalais

Current

• Owner at Crystal World Holdings, Inc.

Past

• Executive Vice-President at C.I.S. Computer Corporation

Education

• Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

Connections

1 connection

Industry

Financial Services

Chris Rabalais’s Summary

Produced the world's first legal financial instrument based on sports teams and formed partnerships to distribute the products on the global markets.

Flagship products:

SportsRiskIndex - Exchange traded index futures contract that measures the approximate value of sports teams and franchises quoted in millions of dollars.

HostCitySelect - Binary location contract to mitigate the risks of a city being selected to host a major sports event such as the SuperBowl, Olympics or World Cup.

HostCountrySelect - binary location contract to mitigate the risks of a country being selected to host a major sports event such as the SuperBowl, Olympics or World Cup.

Chris Rabalais’s Specialties:

Strategic direction, new product development, sports league partnerships, interaction with regulatory agencies and overseeing general company operations.

Chris Rabalais’s Experience

• Owner

  Crystal World Holdings, Inc.

  (Financial Services industry)

  February 2001 — Present (8 years 10 months)

  Developer of sports-focused financial products to be traded on regulated global markets.

• Executive Vice-President

  C.I.S. Computer Corporation

  (Computer Networking industry)

  January 1990 — July 1999 (9 years 7 months)

  System integration company providing complete computer hardware and software sales and support services.

Chris Rabalais’s Education

• Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

  Computer Science 1987 — 1990

Chris Rabalais’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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