US judge allows election betting, dealing blow to markets regulator

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission had prohibited Kalshi from listing and clearing its cash-settled political event contracts. Read More

US Traders Flock to an Election-Betting Site They're Banned From

The agency is pushing for a clampdown on election-related betting and ... In May, the CFTC proposed banning derivatives from being used to bet on US elections and sports games. Read More

Election Contracts and Sports Event Contracts: The Future of Regulated Event-Based Trading

Although these contracts are marketed as regulated financial instruments, they face ... based derivatives. The CFTC's order on the matter will likely influence whether election and sports markets ... Read More

Robinhood halts Super Bowl betting after CFTC request

This followed a legal victory by Kalshi, which secured permission to offer US-based users contracts for election betting after a court ruling against the CFTC. This article was generated with the ... Read More

Robinhood Says CFTC Asked It to Halt Super Bowl Wagers

The firm announced Monday that it would give retail traders access to the sports event contracts through the derivatives ... the US presidential election last year. That same day, the CFTC said ... Read More

Robinhood halts rollout of Super Bowl betting contracts after CFTC request

Event derivatives trading involves buying and selling contracts that let traders speculate on the outcomes of specific events, including elections ... CFTC's efforts to block KalshiEX's election ... Read More