Mississippi Code Title 87. Contracts and Contractual Relations § 87-1-33

If any person shall deal in contracts called “futures,” or shall, by himself or his agent, directly or indirectly buy or sell any “future” contract, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be fined not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), and be imprisoned in the county jail not more than three (3) months.