If there isn't one today, there will be one tomorrow...

[dsrtao]

An inter-MMORPG currency exchange. Sell Zorkmids, buy EQgold, go long on WoWgold and short on USDollars...

I wish I were joking, but I'm not: expect the arrival of such a thing imminently.

Comments

[alexx-kay.livejournal.com]

The problem with loans (and futures, though not currency futures) is that they require persistent characters; otherwise the debtor can simply vanish (stop playing that character) rather than paying back the loan.

While this is true, it may not be as much of a barrier as you think. For most MMOs, improving persistent characters are the *point*, and to stop playing a well-developed one represents a significant loss of goods.