While I haven't heard anything concrete, I don't think Lab_Rat is considering a third-party exchange. BitFunder burned a lot of people pretty badly, and any exchange that gets big enough is going to run the risk of attracting legal attention from the US and having to shut down. I have gotten the impression (which may be incorrect) that Lab_Rat is investigating an "in house" solution that will allow the automated trading of LRM bonds (and only LRM bonds).
grnbrg.
The sad fact is that this hasn't happened yet because its not Zach's problem. He sold the shares once, and that's all he needs for the business to continue. He continues to sell shares without an automated platform in place. See, what's all the fuss?
Its the bondholders who are stuck holding the bag. When you buy LRM bonds, you're essentially committing to holding them for the (roughly) 3 years it will take for dividends to pay out 100% of your investment OR you can sell them slowly, over a forum, at a loss. Will LRM be around in 3 years? I guess I'll find out.
grnbrg, I think the best thing you could do for bondholders, bond price, and the long-term viability of LRM is to stop facilitating sales of new bonds. Then it would be Zach's problem and he'd make time to address it. Not that I'm telling you what to do! Just a friendly suggestion.
Think of the price bump this mystery ASIC nonsense would've caused. The more skeptical among us could've sold our bonds to the dreamers without taking a bath. I'd love to have that option right now.