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San Francisco Onion Futures Company

The gist

A San Francisco site sells private onion futures contracts priced from $3.52 to $9.39.
It tests a U.S. ban on onion futures, with no refunds on failed delivery.

How it unfolded

  1. date unknownThe company's website lists contract prices: October 2026 $9.39, November 2026 $3.52, December 2026 $8.26, January 2027 $6.99, February 2027 $8.91, March 2027 $4.12.
  2. Sep 19, 2026A Hacker News post titled "San Francisco Onion Futures Company" (onionfutures.com) was submitted by z-mach9, drawing 81 points and 28 comments.
  3. Sep 19, 2026A GeekNews topic and a Reddit r/hackernews post on the same company appeared.

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